KIM FEAST
It is too easy to list accomplishments.
What is more difficult is to define the character required to achieve such things. With a diverse range of skills across photography, film, surfing and design Kim Feast is hard to pin down.
Maybe this is a reflection of how his mind works? Always thinking, searching, creating and amongst a raging sea, clarity.
This is the key difference between Kim and other creatives. He is happiest and most focused when placed within the most extreme conditions.
When challenged - whether by nature or brief - he can provide a view of places we are unable to go to ourselves.
Bio - Brett Mitchell
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JAY DAVIES
One of my favourites; it felt like jay was rolling downhill on this, and luckily for me, everyone else shooting had drifted way up the lineup. There were so many ridiculous waves this day, and Jay was one of the handfuls capable of making them.
Noa Deane
I don't know if I will retake a shot like this ever, fluke or not; it took all of the entire lifetime of experience in the ocean combined with the learned knowledge to be able to it to have happened in the first place.
John Florence
In a short late session at home in Gracetown, my camera setup dictated that I couldn't change my shutter speed in the water. I had to choose my settings before going out, I shot this whole session at slow shutter, 1/20sec, which is somewhat hectic when you have one of the best surfers in the world and 90% of your photos can be unusable. Another session, I left the water shaking my head at my choice of settings. Regardless, for me, John's moodiness and ghostly appearance will make it stand the test of time.
Kelly Slater
I came in thinking I'd cooked this shot completely, I remember it clearly as for a start; it was Kelly, but there is a specific type of wave out here that doesn't break out the back and can often sneak under everyone, but they go super square. It crept under everyone, including the hungry pack of established WSL tour photographers but not Kelly, and came straight past where I was. I was of the impression that due to poor technique in the moment, id cut the Goats feet off as he tracked past me, but with time, the composition of everything, how much of that icy blue lip looks like its chasing him and gives the indication of how much energy is in this wave. I've come to terms with it and am genuinely stoked to have a shot of this calibre of a surfer I regard as the greatest of all time, like many others.
Seth Moniz
Weightless at sunset in WA:
I could argue that this is one of the shots that has sent me down the path I am on now. My first assignment for Surfer Magazine, whilst in the first few weeks of a Masters of Architecture Degree, combined with how life was, the experience made me re-evaluate where I wanted to be spending my time and energy.
Sebastien Zeitz
This personally is one of my favourite images ever shot the same year as Seth's one; I had to be ready and shoot blind; from my position. I lost Sebastien as he bottom turned up to the section, I had to predict where surfers would be in such a dynamic moment and be ready; Seabass flew way out into the flats mid spin in this shot. It was soo wild.
Taapuna
Maaaaan Tahiti, It rained so much on this trip, like three weeks out of the month we were there. But the days in between, holy moly. One place id dearly love to return to. A huge thank you to Domenic Mosqueria and Manea Fabisch; Id had my first crack at drop kneeing this wave on my bodyboard just before this photo. It's not a huge wave, but you can see how shallow and clear the water is. I was just scared the whole time looking at the reef and had much more fun once I swapped over to the camera; this was the second wave that came through once I got back to the lineup with my camera.
