A Globe Trotting Show Reel

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Show reels are a filmers chance to show off their skills and Layne Stratton certainly got game. Filmed on location in: Portugal, Caribbean, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Morocco, Israel, Indonesia and Australia.

Probably Left … Kevin Schulz

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From the frigid temps of Canada’s winter to the warmth of Hawaii’s tropical winter, Kevin Schulz is one for all conditions…

#justpassingthru Coral Sea

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Mick Fanning, Rob Machado, Kai Otton & Mikala Jones on the kind of trip that makes you very jealous…

“It’s not that often that you get to go on a trip with three amazing surfers to a place that all of us have never been. It’s almost as if we were all taken back to being total groms again… flying in with our faces smashed up against the window looking for any signs of surf… “check this out over here!! wait.. what!! there’s waves on both sides of the island!!” Not to mention that it’s probably one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been.

We couldn’t get off the plane fast enough.  We couldn’t get in the water fast enough… we were all frothing.

We surfed every day on the trip and dialed in with local crew on where to be and when.

One night we were invited to the shack by the pier for a little hang with the local crew and some sort of radio station take over. I guess once a week, they take over a radio station on the island and spin tunes all night from the shack. I couldn’t believe my eyes when i walked in.  It was like going back in time to some 70’s radio station. The joint was small and everyone just crammed in there. Psychedelic posters and drawings all over the walls… black lights… an older more experienced gentleman sitting in the corner surrounded by records laying down some tracks.  People jamming on congas’s, bongos, djembe’s, triangle’s… felt like I walked into the a scene from the twilight zone. So we had a couple beers… and hung out for a few hours.

All in all it was an amazing trip.  Two regular foots, two goofy foots, a bunch of shredding going down and never a dull moment.”

Rob Machado

See more here.

 

The Big Wave Project (Official Trailer )

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The Big Wave Project – A Band Of Brothers

Filmed and Directed by award winning ocean cinematographer Tim Bonython

THE RAW AND UNCENSORED JOURNEY INTO ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST EXCITING CHALLENGES: RIDING THE WORLD’S BIGGEST WAVE
It is a production that is everything Tim Bonython lives for when it comes to documenting surfing.
Big wave surfing has evolved so much over the past 10 years and his relationship with this genre of the sport that has grown more than any other.
The Big Wave Project is about just that. It’s everything from where its come from to where it is now.
The production of the BIG WAVE PROJECT has taken Tim around the planet to interview the world’s most renowned big wave surfers to document the biggest & craziest waves. It’s a narrative film that will scare as much as it will exhilarate the viewer.
“The Danger Level increases as we attempt to climb a mountain of water where the peak keeps getting higher” Alex Gray, big wave surfer.
Five three years in the making, the BIG WAVE PROJECT follows a tight-knit crew of leading big wave surfers who are working together to attempt a personal goal that drills to core passion of surfing: Riding the World’s Biggest Wave.
We hear candid, personal, no-holes barred accounts as the real fear of death walks side by side with ultimate personal glory.
The BIG WAVE PROJECT depicts the history of the how the sport has developed from humble origins to modern tow-in surfing with the latest challenges of returning to the simple art of unassisted paddling into 100-foot walls of water.
This progression collides with the best swell season in 30-years as the World’s best paddle and tow into some of the greatest waves ever documented including what has been titled “the biggest wave ever attempted” featuring Aaron Golds infamous massive paddle-in wave at Jaws, Hawaii.
The BIG WAVE PROJECT also travels across Australia, Tahiti and finally to Europe’s new frontier of Nazare, in Portugual.
The BIG WAVE PROJECT incorporated the best surfers on the planet from around the world.
Jamie Mitchell, Aaron Gold, Mark Healey, Ryan Hipwood, Grant “Twiggy” Baker, Billy Kemper, with insights from Peter Mel, Big Wave icon Greg Noll, the legendary late Brock Little and many more…
A NEVER BEFORE SEEN RAW AND UNCENSORED JOURNEY INTO ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST EXCITING CHALLENGES – RIDING THE WORLD’S BIGGEST WAVES.
“The Danger Level increases as we attempt to climb a mountain of water where the peak keeps getting higher”. – Alex Gray, Big Wave Surfer.
5-years in the making “The Big Wave Project” follows a tight-knit crew (A Band Of Brothers) of leading big wave surfers who are working together to attempt a personal goal that drills to core passion of surfing – Riding the World’s Biggest Wave.
We hear candid personal, no-holes barred accounts as the real fear of death walks side by side with ultimate personal glory.
“The Big Wave Project” also documents the history of the how the sport has developed from humble origins when the original big wave surfers paddled with little or no support to outer reefs through modern tow-in surfing on almost unsurfable reef breaks to the latest challenge of returning to the simple art of unassisted paddling into 100-foot walls of water.
This progression collides with the best swell season in 30-years as the world’s best paddle and tow into some of the greatest waves ever documented including whats has been titled “the biggest wave ever attempted”
– Aaron Golds massive paddle-in wave at the famed Hawaiian break Jaws. “The Big Wave Project” also travels across Australia, Tahiti and finally to Europe’s New Frontier of Nazare.
Featuring Mark Healey, Ryan Hipwood, Grant “Twiggy” Baker, Andrea Moller, Paige Alms, Billy Kemper, Greg Long, Jamie Mitchell and Aaron Gold, with insights from Peter Mel, big wave icon, Greg Noll and the legendary Brock Little.
This film will be touring as part of the Australian Surf Movie Festival in May / June 2017
More screenings around the world to be announced. Visit: ASMF.net.au further details.
Contact us:
Tim Bonython
Director | Tim Bonython Productions p/l
Event | Film Productions | Stock Footage
100 Palmgrove Rd, Avalon Beach.
NSW, 2107. Australia
mob: 0412 500050 skype: surfingvisions
[email protected] | ASMF.net.au
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Cold Warm Water…

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Scoring perfect pumping barrels with no one around is still possible in Portugal.
Roberto D’Amico and Harry Timson got a call from Marlon Lipke to score some waves at his home breaks.
Hunting all day, studying currents and tides trying to be at the right place at the right time.

Filmed by Reinaldo Andrade
Edited by Alessandro Dotti

California Dreaming

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“Our Winter Narrative,” is a series of surfing short films documenting a fine winter surfing season in California. This is the third part out of three short films. First two parts below…

Surfers: Nat Young, Kolohe Andino, Ian Crane, Luke Davis, Kilian Garland, Adam Lambert, Kanoa Igarashi, Trevor Gordon, Yadin Nicol and Tom Curren