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Mr Simon Anderson, a man I have the utmost respect for – not only for his contributions to surfing, but for simply being a really cool, quirky, humble guy. I shot this outside his factory in Mona Vale with studio light positioned up high. I really like this portrait of him. It's strong and I feel represents him well. If only you could see the sand shoes and socks he was wearing along with his wetsuit. The ultimate professional. Photo: Nate Smith
Editor’s Note: We’ve chosen to focus our relaunch around the theme: EVOLVE. Transformation is core to who we are, and we put it out to The Inertia’s influencers and most talented contributors to share moments that caused significant personal growth and transformation – ideally with some relation to surfing, but also to life in general. These are Nate Smith’s moments.
I can recall when I was really young always being mesmerized by what my mates where doing on a wave as I’d paddle back out – sitting and watching them blow the tail or get barreled. I thought those would make amazing photos. So there was my solution for the next few months. Fifteen odd years later, and I’m still doing it. Funny, yet cool, how things work out.
See more from Nate at NateSmithPhoto.com