Daily Image - October - Kirstin Scholtz

My friend Ellie is probably one of the trendiest people I know. She found this classic tiger one-piece swimsuit and combined with her flawless Finnish features I couldn’t help shooting off a few portraits.

Into the blue… A beautiful contrast of primary colours on a pretty morning in Byron Bay, Australia.

Danny Fuller riding a perfect barrel in Fiji during the Volcom Pro Fiji. We were lucky enough to score a mega swell during the contest window and had a plethora of big wave surfers fly in on what proved to be an epic big wave free surf day.

Girls long boarding has taken off in the last few years. Kate Daniel owning the tarmac at sunrise.

Explosion of nature at Sunrise in Byron Bay, Australia.

I like to think this image represents hope and inspiration for South African school children. I shot this during for the Dream Builders Campaign in Soweto.

Dotty – One of my first trips to Brasil was to a tiny town called Itacare in the rainforest in Brasil. The town was a kaleidoscope of colour and characters. I think this old man’s expression says it all.

Teahupo’o in a purple mood.

I was privileged to shoot the Code Red swell in Tahiti in August 2011. It was the most frightening and exhilarating experience of my life. My hands were shaking as I shot some of the heaviest surf I’ve ever seen in my life.

Bruce Irons riding one of the biggest waves of the day, this was the wave that ripped his board shorts right off.

Shooting Teahupo’o is a photographer’s dream. Undoubtedly the most perfect wave in the world, she has so many moods and looks that one can never grow tired of shooting here.

Mermaid at Greenmount, Coolangatta, Australia.

Cole Christianson (HAW) rides a perfect barrel at Cloudbreak during the epic Fiji swell (Volcom Pro Fiji) in June of this year.

A few mega sets pulsed through during the afternoon of the mega swell that hit Fiji during the Volcom Fiji Pro this year. There were no takers.

Chris Davidson at Supertubes during the Billabong Pro JBay 2010. This is one of my favourite JBay shots as the chokka boat adds a different dimension to your regular Supers off the top.

Duck dive in Morea, French Polynesia.

Green backlit waves in the golden morning light are my favourite to shoot in Jeffreys Bay.

Riding in trucks with boys- North Shore, Hawaii. The Gudauskas brothers in their ‘rent a bomb’ truck.

Andy Irons, Portugal. I shot this image shortly before Andy passed away in 2010. At the time I didn’t realize how much significance it would have until a month later when we lost one of the most influential surfers and beautiful souls. I feel really privileged to have shot Andy on the ASP World Tour for six years from 2005 – 2010.

Taylor Knox, Tahiti, 2010. Powerful an stylish, Taylor Knox is amazing to shoot in good waves.

Taylor Knox taking off at Teahupo'o on a perfect afternoon.

Mama Africa, Mozambique 2006.

Reef Macintosh, Cloudbreak, Fiji 2012.

I remember the first time I saw Pipe break, it was as if the earth was moving. Perfect Pipe after the contest in 2010.

Palm trees and rainbows in Tahiti.

Stingray, Morea, French Polynesia.

Storms marches in, Sunset Beach, Hawaii.

John John Florence aged 12 still getting tube even when there’s no surf.

Portugal Blue.

Owen Wright, Tahitian flare.