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I'd been to Hawaii three seasons to surf and shoot the odd photo but hadn't actually dedicated the majority of a season behind the lens. This was my first trip over there shooting. The first day, in fact. It was a new swell at Pipe and pretty backwashy and doubling up, but I was just loving being in the water so I stayed out shooting until it was near black. This was well after the sun had set, with the afterglow still lingering on the horizon. I had to slow the shutter down to get any semblance of a decent exposure and the spit from this wave made some interesting shapes against the blues and oranges behind it. Photo: Luke Shadbolt
Luke Shadbolt is a freelance photographer based in Sydney, Australia. He specializes in action sport, travel, landscape and lifestyle photography. He believes there is too much focus on bad news in the world and aims to put a smile on as many faces as he can with his imagery.
As with most water-related photographers, growing up in and around the ocean was his initial inspiration for getting into photography. He has since turned this passion into an enviable working lifestyle, even if the paycheck isn’t quite as enviable.
He was recently awarded the Nikon/Surfing Australia Surf Photo of the Year for 2013, as well as Bodyboarding Photographer of the Year for 2013 by both Le Boogie Bodyboarding Magazine and Riptide Magazine. He is supported by Aquatech Water Housings.
For more of Luke’s work, check out lukeshadbolt.com or his Instagram feed @lukebolt.