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Seems as quickly ( and late! ) as summer arrived it seems to be slipping away. With the end of daylightsavings upon us i hope you used the longer days wisely. Plenty of swell about to keep everyone stoked , a new swell every week and mostly favourable winds meant heaps of water time! Throw in a visit from sweet lady Aurora and its been a pretty epic month! So heres my month in a nutshell. Later Prints and canvas available just spin me a email if you are interested!  Took this shot around 3am , one of the best displays ive ever seen !  Few wee morning pockets. Swell  No nuts no glory  Silky smoothe , the big B Charlie on a birthday screamer  Thick  Clean  Brief sun  Later
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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 Canvas and print available , just head to the contact page to order!  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 Prints and canvas are available!  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 Prints and canvas are available just shoot me a message. 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
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