Busy time of the year for me between weddindgs family shoots and surf I have had little time for much else , did get some good waves though just as summer showed up fashionably late.

A few new prints and canvas amongst it so just flick me a message if you would like one for your'e wall!
Cheers
Later

Sunrise is getting later and later , my 5am starts are turning to 6am , not bad.

Locked in

Had a rad day in Tapanui with this crew , so hot !  The bar got a good hammering !

Love seeing this place good

Sid from up north found a few wee runners

Grunt

The rise

Catch yas out there
Later

Chrissy dinner was epic and the sox your'e Nan got you will surely come in handy but how about some bloody Sunshine!
Living in the Catlins I have come to realise that we can have some below average weather , hell it can be lock youre self indoors wearing youre pyjamas with the Yunca cranked cold at times ....but surely not in summer!

However all this unsavory weather has kept the swell pulsing and the offshore winds blowing so i guess every cloud has a silver lining.
Caught some great waves and caught up with some good bastards over the chrissy break , was also lucky enough to shoot a wedding or two.
 Hope you all got a good break  and managed to get out for a slide!
Later

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Over under

Not this time bro

The grom turned one the mouse fell down

Smoothe

Love shooting in the water early morning

Heaps a laughs with these guys , all the best for the rest of your'e lives togeather Natalie and Nigel Tunnah!

Peace


Later

Capping of an epic year with a month full of swell!

The weather has been average  and has probably kept a few away , the hail fell and the wind sandblasted all in its path , but if you could deal with the elements there was some good waves about! 

 The other element ..... tourists and with tourists comes totally fucked driving , from 70kmph on the open road to the wrong side of the road the campervans have kept my voyages to and from the beach both terrifying  and entertaining.  My middel finger is knackered.
 
Spent a lot more time surfing than shooting this month because fuck it its the
holidays right?
So just a few from the month , hope you had a cracker new year where ever you were and are looking forward to the one ahead!
Later


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Jack Mcleod styling

Plenty of company up here over chrissy

At least they are out there eh

Power

Pit

Ocean things

Nuggetts

Punt

Charlie Cox on the spot

Prints and canvas available just head to the contact page to order !
Chur

A few good swells and favourable windsmade for some good but chilly waves.
And finally after what seemed  like a f#%$!$# eternity i am allowed back in the water!
Surfers ear sux big styles , i definatly was not prepared for the recovery period having talked to other guys who said a few days of pain then you will be starting to come right!
Try nearly 2 weeks of pain! Mine was either really bad or i am really piss weak!

So until nek year have a killer chrissy and keep it deep!
Massive thankyou to all of you who allowed me to shoot your wedding , family portraits or bought a canvas off me ,has been a rad year and i have meet some epic new people.
And cheers heaps to the other surfers it has been awsome making images with you!

So here are the nuggies from november.
Cheers

Email - hayden.blacklabel66@gmail.com for prints and canvas.

Jimmi Crooks on one of the many bombs he found.

The sand monster

The sun came out ...briefly

​

Nicole Young was kind enough to help me for this shoot and she did an awsome job in the cold and wind! Cheers Nicole

Later.

Arrived back from Indo to a letter from the Dunedin district health telling me i was getting the dreadded  surfers ear op.......yea  farkin good to be back!
I shouldnt complain i had been waiting over 2 years for it , i had just hoped it would come mid winter.
Im a week and a bit out of the water with 5 more to go and as i type this its 2 foot and  groomed as fark out front looking super fun...its hard to watch .
Got in the water as much as i could before the op  , so heres what i got .
Hopefully see yas back out there at the start of december!
Later

Locked in

Last waves before the op and it was pumping!

Good times

Portrait shoot with Hailey Stoop

good weather good waves

Sem pondering

Morning

Hack

Off the bottom

Few barrells about!

Later

Managed to escape the deep south for some Indo time!
​For 2 weeks there will be no wetsuits no booties and no F#%@$&% seals , just boardies, sunburn and good times!

Locals had it dialled.

Some insane art and design ideas here  eh and it was everywhere!

The people were epic! Here is a few i meet , allways happy and keen for a yarn!

Definatley reccomend having a swim with the mantas.

Naps were the go!

Pleasure

I took alot of images of the famous Uluwattu entrance but this is for sure my favourite!

Nusa Lembongan

Bingin and Dreamlands

Nuff said...

Local

Leigan beach

Looking towards Kuta

Bingin

Ulluwattu the jewl in the crown that is Bali.

Cheers for checking this out mates
Chur

Yeap late as f$#@ !!
Busy month down these ways plenty of waves on offer , some moto x .footy and a wedding!
Spending more time surfing than shooting lately as away to Indo in a couple weeks and I'm fairly keen to keep all my skin!
Plenty of swell around for the month  and as I write this a chunky southerly is beginning to march through .
Prints and canvas available just flick me an email ! Cheers
Til nek month ..
Later

Firing!

Hassler Memorial Senior Feature race winner Scott Columb

Epic weather for The Hassler memorial day.

Hassler memorial

Black Head long exposure

Valley things

Finding

Clutha punished Cromwell in the Topp cup

It was pumping!

Spring mornings

Stoking

Prints and canvas are available just flick me a message to order!
Chur
Later

It finally feels like winter! Plenty of snow , wind and swell about to keep everyone stoked!
Mite be time to drag out the 5/4 steamer for a few months !
No shortage of waves over the month , but certainly not to many visitors down this way riding them.
The last weekend of July provided the pick of the waves for the month and there was no shortage of punters ,  plenty of good barrel rides going down despite being pelted by sleet and rain!
The skies have been pretty epic lately to so have been out hammering the landscape buzz.
Till nek month!
Later

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Cheers

Outside the Kaka Point café and bar.

Even home was firing at times this month!

A few round ones about

Fish eyed at the old church in Kaka Point

Epic view from above Papatowai

Haami Pou loving the decision to come this way for a sniff

Twas solid at times...

Screamer

Good mornings!!
Later

Where the F$#@ is winter? Has been a record high for the half year and I'm not complaining! But I am weirdly missing  the cold south westerly flow that brings snow , sleet and pumping waves to our piece of coast.!

Still June produced its fair share of waves and I managed to be on the spot for a few of them , so here's the latest from the southern coast.
Later

Rights were the pick this day.

Has been some killer sunrises this month , and the water is still not bad !

Love a good mission! Even when it doesn't go totally to plan!

Raw

Some commercial work for The Point Café & Bar in Kaka Point right on the beach, epic spot for a beer , a feed or to watch the footy! Get down there !! Link to there face book page is below.

Some size about at times eh.

Bit of commercial and a bit of family stuff...... not your standard family stuff eh
M1A1 clothing by Adam Robertson ,based in Hillend making the goods you want to wear! Go and check the new line in the link below

Still smiling after a bit of a grovel out front! A wave is a wave and you wont get wet sitting on your couch!

About

Shapes

Finding a place
See You

Swell swell swell !!
Winter arrived in a hell of hurry this month mind you bout time!
The south was flooded with swells one after another  but sporadic winds made it hard to be in the right place at the right time.

Probably surfed a bit more than I photographed this month which is a constant dilemma . Here's a couple from May , long weekend coming up and looks like a bit of swell to so mite see you out somewhere..... Later

Plenty of water time this month ,so stoked about it!

Dried out long enough to jam with the boys and grab a couple of frames of them
Grudge Money a 3 piece cover band , playing a wide variety of beats as long as its loud its good!!
Drums - Brendon Jury
Guitar and vocals - Quinton Teraki
Bass - Myself

Gordy found some cover.

A gem rolls through untainted

Jordan Kudla from the states , him and a few of his mates are studying in dunners but getting plenty of playtime down this way.

Swim

Cold to colder

Morning shape

Jared in Black and white

Colour

Jordan with the last say this month ....Chur