In 'behind the lens' part 2 we offered a rare perspective of Photographer Matt Shepherd (aquaseen.com) taking some underwater product shots. This time we are showing some snaps from a shoot at the beach in laid-back Byron Bay where we were working with Skatergirl Hailey and our World-traveller friend Jordan. It went a little something like this:
"click" ...... "click"
"uh... you wanna go for a swim? "
"Ok!"
... and back to it...
repeat
add a surf
repeat.
Not surprisingly, but after a VERY laid back day we got some great shots! See the final edited snaps on the GROWN website.
Skating is Part of Hailey's daily routine, luckily we caught her right out of the surf! She took some great pics!
This is Part 2 of our ongoing raw and uncensored peak behind the scenes of GROWN operations. Do you ever look at a photo in a mag and wonder what was happening on the other side of the camera? Here are a few behind the lens snaps from one of our product shoots with none other than multi-award winning underwater photographer Matthew Shepherd!
Be sure to go to growndesigns.com to see the final results and of course follow Matt and check out his personal portfolio at aquaseen.com, he has some of the Worlds best Underwater shots and you won't be disappointed!
Derek Rabelo is just like any other normal 19 year
old surfer,
except for one amazing difference; he was born completely blind.
Derek hails from Guaranpari on the Northeast Coast of Rio in Brasil and a
video released last month has been blowing up throughout the surf
world, and spreading an amazing sense of awe to anyone who views it.
The Video (below) features Derek, not only surfing, but fully shredding
barrels in the North Shore's famous Pipeline!
Rabelo proves again and again that being blind doesn't have to be an
obstacle as he uses his other senses to guide him through the rips and
onto his waves.
Derek says he is still working on pulling through the entire tube at The
Pipeline. Check out the video and pass on this truly inspirational
story!
Percussive 12-string guitarist and didgeridoo player, Blake Noble is a
force to be reckoned with. Impressive is an understatement for this
predominantly instrumental guitarist from Byron Bay, who plays his
guitar more like a drum kit while simultaneously hitting funky bass
lines and stunning melodies and harmonics.
Blake's stunning songwriting skills, blended with his amazing NATURAL
talent for guitar (he has never had a single lesson!), have already
taken him far; and people are taking notice!
Blake is about to embark on a life and soul changing move to America
where he is lining up a tour schedule and looking to hit the ground
running. The Good news for us is he has promised to keep us posted
with Blog/Vlog updates from the good ol' U.S of A.
In the meantime, check out some of his vids below and hit up his site at blakenoblemusic.com
Above: 'Ninja' The video below is for a song called 'Bundjalung' and is the first 'lap tapping' song Blake wrote and was inspired by the guitarist 'Erik Mongrain', and the Bundjalung (Arakwal) people of Byron Bay and surrounds. The Bundjalung nation are the traditional owners of Byron Bay, the most Easterly point of Australia. The song also hit #10 on the Triple J unearthed roots chart and stayed in the top 25 for four weeks!
