Slideshows - Archive Dispatch Vol.4 - South Coast

Corey Ziems 2007 - Somewhere South. Traveling to any spot you cannot consider your local always arrive as if you didn't exist. All images by Kelly Cestari

Chad Shwab 2005 – Bluff.

Craig Johnson 2005 - Bluff. When I first started shooting water people thought dubious of me but there were a few always willing to go on a mission

Neil Millar 2005 – Bluff. Neil was one of the first guys always willing to go on a shoot mission and at times forcing me to shoot

Shaun Thornton 2008 Flash Caddy – Bluff. I met Shaun of all places on a snow capped mountain in the USA where we worked as lifties, turns out he lived on the Bluff and keen in surf photography.

Rudy Palmboom Jnr 2008 – Bluff. This was my first and only flash session to date, there were major trial and error issues

Brandon Roberts 2008 – Bluff. If the flash was not working I was cutting heads off, the only decent shot ruined by decapitation

Rudy Palmboom 2008 – Bluff. Once you figure out how to work with remote water flash it’s all fun. Come back Thornie I need a flash caddy

Corey Ziems 2007 – Warners. Corey is one of the traveling Lizzards with whom I work a lot.

Nikita Robb 2007 – Warners. Nikita lives in East London but ventures to the warmer waters now and then

Antonio Bortoletto 2007 – Warners. Our East Coast does get left barrels too

Davey VanZyl 2007 – Warners. Setup with a camera on the beach and the groms are on it like glitter to hair

Gavin Roberts 2007 – Warners. I work a lot with Gav as you will see

Klee Strachan 2007. If you know the background you know where it is.

Shawn Dennis 2008 – Margate. One of the many sessions with Shawn where it didn’t quite click, pun intended

Gavin Roberts 2008 – Margate. It’s not often I shoot Gav on his backhand but don’t be fooled into thinking it’s not deadly

Empty Wave 2008 – South Coast. Yes we do have lefts in KwaZulu Natal

Richie Sills 2005 – South Coast. This session was one of those nightmares saved be one decent shot, the rip was heavy my fins were giving me blisters but it was worthwhile in the end.

Slade Prestwich 2007. From now on no locations will be mentioned, if you know them don’t tell them

Quiton Shabalala 2007.

Gavin Roberts 2007. Told you we worked quite often

Stacey Guy 2008. Stace also rolls through to warmer waters now and then

Michael Johnson 2008

Matthew Kruger 2008

Gary Van Wieringeneneneneneneneg 2008

Frankie Oberholzer 2008. One of the not so good photos from the dream session. I really need to start working with Frankie more often

Antonio Bortoletto 2008. The dream session started off with fisheye but finding myself out of position because of the draining tide I went and changed for the long lens

Anotonio Bortoletto 2008. Ant also changed into something more comfortable

Shawn Dennis 2008. This is the beginning of the sequence on the wave Shawn and I finally got the ad shot we were looking for

Alex Grey 2008. Now do you believe it was a dream session?

Gony Zabizaretta 2008. The sun, wind, waves, water color, surfers, everything was 100% on form

Empty Wave 2008. One that managed to sneak through the hungry pack

Malcolm Mitchel 2008. Be nice to the locals and they will be nice to you

Shawn Dennis 2008. Strange black hair-dye was the order for a short while

Casey Grant 2008. Like any chook he rules the roost

Chris Leppan 2008.

Swanky 2008. While carting his riders around Swanky got in the mix a few times

Hayden MacNicol 2008.

Matt Pallet 2008. Matt has a habit of calling me to go shoot 2ft onshore mush. With photos like this going no where he wonders why I flat out say no

Dave Richards 2008. One from the dream session again.

Gavin Roberts 2008. Early morning sessions always provide some nice golden light to mix things up a bit.

Gavin Roberts 2008. Just another of the many barrel shots we have

Unknown 2008. Just as you arrived under the veil of secrecy, depart without a word and tell everyone it was crap