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As pleasant as this setup looks with a nice glowing sunrise and a gentle offshore breeze, it's actually one of the heaviest 6ft waves you'll ever encounter. I always love getting down to this area of Australia. There is no phone reception, so it's great to get off the grid for a few days and enjoy not being locked into a screen. I was down here off the grid for a week once and by the time I got back into the world of the living, our Prime Minister had been outed by his own political party for a vote of no confidence. It was a really odd moment. 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.