Daily Image - September - Dawn Rouse

Epic Month

Matt Sills...one of Durban's up and coming young surfers at Dairy

Slade Prestwich in full flight at New Pier

Antonio Bortoletto styling at New Pier.

Stephen du Preez in one of my Bodyboarding shots taken at Cave Rock in June this year

Stalling into a Cave Rock barrel

Backhand Bomb - June 2011

New Pier at its best!

Davey Van Zyl North Beach

Dolphins catching waves at Cave Rock

Brandon Jackson throwing a big spray

at the steps opposite New Pier.

Natural Curves Hugh Thompson doing it for the ballies at Ansteys

A surfer getting barrelled at the Mr Price Pro in Ballito 2012

An unridden New Pier Gem

Davey Van Zyl North Beach

Noel Rahme in a perfect New Pier barrel

Rudy Palmboom at Cave Rock

Matt Pallett ...one more New Pier barrell

Travis Logie New Pier

A perfect sunrise at Ponto

Slade Prestwich at North Beach

Wes Fischer New Pier

Davey Van Zyl in a New Pier barrel 19 Sept 2012

Beyrick De Vries getting barreled at New Pier

Slade Prestwich making the most of the swell at New Pier last week!

Davey Van Zyl in a New Pier barrel 19 Sept 2012

Jordy ripping at the Mr Price Pro 2012

Jordy doing what he does best, at his home break, New Pier, with Umhlanga Rocks in the background

started shooting surfing in 2009 when a friend of mine from the USA asked me to do a few surfing pics of him...I had always been extremely keen on my photography before then ,but had not really done too much surfing photography...I grew up in Durban and spent most of my spare time on the beach , and my interest in surfing began in the early 70's when I met the guys who surfed at Bay and was warmly accepted by them...we have all been life long friends ever since. I spent a long time away from the beach raising my two children , Christopher and Catherine, and after my project in 2009 I was hooked...I was down there every day and it changed my life and helped me get through a very difficult period of my life...the amazing feeling of looking through my lens at the sea gave me an overwhelming sense of peace and belonging ....and then it was the birds and the dolphins and every tiny creature I could find on days when the surf wasn't happening...Today I have a small studio at home and have moved closer to the beach and still spend every moment I can down at the beach shooting all the friends I have made...my photography has changed my life and allowed me to become the person I think I was meant to be...