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Slater at Shipsterns. I was fortunate enough to be in Tasmania when Slater first surfed Shippies. He started off a little slow, his first wave was a bogged bottom turn and the next couple he was too deep, but he changed his board and went on to dominate the place well into the afternoon. The wave is sucking in in preparation for the spit, so it's all instinct at this 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.