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Marty Paradisis in probably my favorite wave in Australia. I always go down here to shoot with bodyboarders. It's a wave made for booging, really. It's virtually unpaddleable, especially on a stand-up. I'd only met Marty a few days earlier, but he's the sort of guy that you just get along with straight up and by this time on the third day, it felt like I'd known him forever. 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.