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The Ocean is the Ultimate Canvas

My name is Matthew Burt. I'm 25, and I'm from the Gold Coast in Australia. I am in love with the ocean and capturing the moments that it breeds.

BY Matt Burt |

My name is Matthew Burt. I'm 25, and I'm from the Gold Coast in Australia. I am in love with the ocean and capturing the moments that it breeds.
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    Northern Californial blow out. Photo: MattBurt

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    Raw Outer Bar San Francisco. Photo: MattBurt

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    San Francisco Fun Park. Photo: MattBurt

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    Decieving Perfection San Francisco. Photo: MattBurt

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    Home. Photo: MattBurt

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    Byron Bay affinity. Photo: MattBurt

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    Golden Curl. Photo: MattBurt

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    South Pacific Perfection (the guy I was shooting said he could barely see the waves coming in they where so glassy). Photo: MattBurt

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    My Muse with not another soul around. Photo: MattBurt

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    An old haunt from a very fond section of coast. Photo: MattBurt

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    As beautiful as it is Dangerous. Photo: MattBurt

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    Viewing window. This wave is barely surfable, but amazing to shoot if you are prepared to be dragged along the reef on your stomach. Photo: MattBurt

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    Moments before blinding Pacific light. Photo: MattBurt

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    Perfection in comfort. Photo: MattBurt

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    Rising from the storm. Photo: MattBurt

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    Indonesia, sometimes powerful. Photo: MattBurt

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    Silky beach breaks. Photo: MattBurt

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    An Indian Ocean claw. Photo: MattBurt

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    The ocean moves in strange ways. Photo: MattBurt

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    My favorite image ever. A lot of elements had to come together for this image. Photo: MattBurt

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    Blazing Cold. Taken in Victoria after three previous attempts to score waves there. I went down for three days and saw waves I couldn't believe existed. Photo: MattBurt

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    Home, being home. Photo: MattBurt

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    Paddle power, always. Ocean Beach San Francisco. By far the most impressive paddle surfing I have ever seen. Photo: MattBurt

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    North Coast style. The surfers on the North Coast of NSW are by far some of the most underrated. They surf for love, and they do it well. Photo: MattBurt

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    Speed is freedom. For some reason, I have always loved that idea of going fast on a wave. Photo: MattBurt

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    Mick Fanning. North Coast NSW power conversion. Photo: MattBurt

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    Joel Parkinson. North Coast NSW same session different approach. Photo: MattBurt

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    Because it feels good. Photo: MattBurt

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    Surfing doesn't stop because of the sun. Photo: MattBurt

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    Byron Bay, plain and simple. Photo: MattBurt

My name is Matthew Burt. I’m 25, and I’m from the Gold Coast in Australia. I am in love with the ocean and capturing the moments that it breeds. I first picked up a camera around seven years ago when I started taking photos of my friends and our adventures. From there, it has just manifested into something that consumes me every day.

I enjoy trying to take ocean photography away from the normalcy of peope riding waves and turning my photos into something that people look at and wonder how or why. I feel like this fact is something has kept me so addicted. To be able to take something different every day is the ultimate canvas.

From here, I’d love to be able to continue to learn about photography and collaborate with like-minded people to create exciting images.

See more from Matt on his website and on Instagram @Mattburt

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