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The other day I went don to Bondi beach early in the moening.
I wanted to give another go to my DiCAPac underwater housing and try to get some good action shots of my mate Andy surfing.
The surf didn't look really good that day but Andy decided to go out anyway and I was pretty happy because that meant that I didn't really have to worry too much about the waves and could focus more on my camera settings and stuff...
I started taking photos when we got ready by the car and wanted to document the whole thing and put it together as a story. Well, it kind of worked, but the story didn't end up being "surf at Bondi" but "Bondi Rescue(d)".
I got in the water and I was pretty confident I'd manage to get some interesting shots (so far my underwater photos haven't been that great)... I took some shots of Andy getting in the water and paddling out and then tried to get some of the waves breaking from underneath the water. Once I did that I started swimming toward a group of surfers in order to get some close up shots... Well, growing up in Italy didn't help me there! Before I knew it I was a good 40-50 meters away from the bunch. I was swimming but not moving at all!
You know what happened obviously, I got sucked by a rip! Only, I didn't know it, and didn't know how to deal with it!
I kept swimming toward the shore but kept moving away from it. I wasn't too worried but it wasn't the best time I've had in m life either.
Anyway, after a while I saw the motor quad of the lifeguard moving along the beach and stopping in front of me... Was that for me? ... Of course it was.
The classic Bondi Rescue scene of Harris rescuing a bloody European backpacker with no clue of how to behave in the ocean! ... It was kind of funny.
When Anthony got close to me, on his rescue board, he asked: what's in your hands?
A bit embarrassed I said: oh, it's a camera...
He told me to give it to him so I could jump on the board, obviously he tried to get a shot of me first but the camera was switched off... Would have been gold if he got that shot! :)
So I was safe! And didn't even realise I was in trouble!
I went up to the car and dried myself, had a think about what just happened and took some more shots of surfers walking back up the hill after their surf session.
Then I went to a local cafe and got coffees for me and the guys at the lifeguard tower. When I got to the tower, Anthony and Luke seemed happy to see me and couldn't stop laughing and say: you legend! ... The asked to see the photos and we all laughed together at the crazy situation... One thing is rescuing someone, another is rescuing someone and having cameras on you while you do it... Ad another is he the person rescued had the camera! :D
Of course the final photo for this story was a shot of my rescuers...
Thanks Anthony and Luke!
The other day I went don to Bondi beach early in the moening.
I wanted to give another go to my DiCAPac underwater housing and try to get some good action shots of my mate Andy surfing.
The surf didn't look really good that day but Andy decided to go out anyway and I was pretty happy because that meant that I didn't really have to worry too much about the waves and could focus more on my camera settings and stuff...
I started taking photos when we got ready by the car and wanted to document the whole thing and put it together as a story. Well, it kind of worked, but the story didn't end up being "surf at Bondi" but "Bondi Rescue(d)".
I got in the water and I was pretty confident I'd manage to get some interesting shots (so far my underwater photos haven't been that great)... I took some shots of Andy getting in the water and paddling out and then tried to get some of the waves breaking from underneath the water. Once I did that I started swimming toward a group of surfers in order to get some close up shots... Well, growing up in Italy didn't help me there! Before I knew it I was a good 40-50 meters away from the bunch. I was swimming but not moving at all!
You know what happened obviously, I got sucked by a rip! Only, I didn't know it, and didn't know how to deal with it!
I kept swimming toward the shore but kept moving away from it. I wasn't too worried but it wasn't the best time I've had in m life either.
Anyway, after a while I saw the motor quad of the lifeguard moving along the beach and stopping in front of me... Was that for me? ... Of course it was.
The classic Bondi Rescue scene of Harris rescuing a bloody European backpacker with no clue of how to behave in the ocean! ... It was kind of funny.
When Anthony got close to me, on his rescue board, he asked: what's in your hands?
A bit embarrassed I said: oh, it's a camera...
He told me to give it to him so I could jump on the board, obviously he tried to get a shot of me first but the camera was switched off... Would have been gold if he got that shot! :)
So I was safe! And didn't even realise I was in trouble!
I went up to the car and dried myself, had a think about what just happened and took some more shots of surfers walking back up the hill after their surf session.
Then I went to a local cafe and got coffees for me and the guys at the lifeguard tower. When I got to the tower, Anthony and Luke seemed happy to see me and couldn't stop laughing and say: you legend! ... The asked to see the photos and we all laughed together at the crazy situation... One thing is rescuing someone, another is rescuing someone and having cameras on you while you do it... Ad another is he the person rescued had the camera! :D
Of course the final photo for this story was a shot of my rescuers...
Thanks Anthony and Luke!
Sole and I only watch one series online ... our favourite ... Bondi Rescue. I like the oh-so-fit lifeguards. I think, for Sole, it's the excitement every time a shark swims into the bay at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia.
Lifeguard Kris Yates cleaning the windows on the lifeguard tower at Tamarama Beach in Sydney, Australia.
The other day I went don to Bondi beach early in the moening.
I wanted to give another go to my DiCAPac underwater housing and try to get some good action shots of my mate Andy surfing.
The surf didn't look really good that day but Andy decided to go out anyway and I was pretty happy because that meant that I didn't really have to worry too much about the waves and could focus more on my camera settings and stuff...
I started taking photos when we got ready by the car and wanted to document the whole thing and put it together as a story. Well, it kind of worked, but the story didn't end up being "surf at Bondi" but "Bondi Rescue(d)".
I got in the water and I was pretty confident I'd manage to get some interesting shots (so far my underwater photos haven't been that great)... I took some shots of Andy getting in the water and paddling out and then tried to get some of the waves breaking from underneath the water. Once I did that I started swimming toward a group of surfers in order to get some close up shots... Well, growing up in Italy didn't help me there! Before I knew it I was a good 40-50 meters away from the bunch. I was swimming but not moving at all!
You know what happened obviously, I got sucked by a rip! Only, I didn't know it, and didn't know how to deal with it!
I kept swimming toward the shore but kept moving away from it. I wasn't too worried but it wasn't the best time I've had in m life either.
Anyway, after a while I saw the motor quad of the lifeguard moving along the beach and stopping in front of me... Was that for me? ... Of course it was.
The classic Bondi Rescue scene of Harris rescuing a bloody European backpacker with no clue of how to behave in the ocean! ... It was kind of funny.
When Anthony got close to me, on his rescue board, he asked: what's in your hands?
A bit embarrassed I said: oh, it's a camera...
He told me to give it to him so I could jump on the board, obviously he tried to get a shot of me first but the camera was switched off... Would have been gold if he got that shot! :)
So I was safe! And didn't even realise I was in trouble!
I went up to the car and dried myself, had a think about what just happened and took some more shots of surfers walking back up the hill after their surf session.
Then I went to a local cafe and got coffees for me and the guys at the lifeguard tower. When I got to the tower, Anthony and Luke seemed happy to see me and couldn't stop laughing and say: you legend! ... The asked to see the photos and we all laughed together at the crazy situation... One thing is rescuing someone, another is rescuing someone and having cameras on you while you do it... Ad another is he the person rescued had the camera! :D
Of course the final photo for this story was a shot of my rescuers...
Thanks Anthony and Luke!
The other day I went don to Bondi beach early in the moening.
I wanted to give another go to my DiCAPac underwater housing and try to get some good action shots of my mate Andy surfing.
The surf didn't look really good that day but Andy decided to go out anyway and I was pretty happy because that meant that I didn't really have to worry too much about the waves and could focus more on my camera settings and stuff...
I started taking photos when we got ready by the car and wanted to document the whole thing and put it together as a story. Well, it kind of worked, but the story didn't end up being "surf at Bondi" but "Bondi Rescue(d)".
I got in the water and I was pretty confident I'd manage to get some interesting shots (so far my underwater photos haven't been that great)... I took some shots of Andy getting in the water and paddling out and then tried to get some of the waves breaking from underneath the water. Once I did that I started swimming toward a group of surfers in order to get some close up shots... Well, growing up in Italy didn't help me there! Before I knew it I was a good 40-50 meters away from the bunch. I was swimming but not moving at all!
You know what happened obviously, I got sucked by a rip! Only, I didn't know it, and didn't know how to deal with it!
I kept swimming toward the shore but kept moving away from it. I wasn't too worried but it wasn't the best time I've had in m life either.
Anyway, after a while I saw the motor quad of the lifeguard moving along the beach and stopping in front of me... Was that for me? ... Of course it was.
The classic Bondi Rescue scene of Harris rescuing a bloody European backpacker with no clue of how to behave in the ocean! ... It was kind of funny.
When Anthony got close to me, on his rescue board, he asked: what's in your hands?
A bit embarrassed I said: oh, it's a camera...
He told me to give it to him so I could jump on the board, obviously he tried to get a shot of me first but the camera was switched off... Would have been gold if he got that shot! :)
So I was safe! And didn't even realise I was in trouble!
I went up to the car and dried myself, had a think about what just happened and took some more shots of surfers walking back up the hill after their surf session.
Then I went to a local cafe and got coffees for me and the guys at the lifeguard tower. When I got to the tower, Anthony and Luke seemed happy to see me and couldn't stop laughing and say: you legend! ... The asked to see the photos and we all laughed together at the crazy situation... One thing is rescuing someone, another is rescuing someone and having cameras on you while you do it... Ad another is he the person rescued had the camera! :D
Of course the final photo for this story was a shot of my rescuers...
Thanks Anthony and Luke!
The other day I went don to Bondi beach early in the moening.
I wanted to give another go to my DiCAPac underwater housing and try to get some good action shots of my mate Andy surfing.
The surf didn't look really good that day but Andy decided to go out anyway and I was pretty happy because that meant that I didn't really have to worry too much about the waves and could focus more on my camera settings and stuff...
I started taking photos when we got ready by the car and wanted to document the whole thing and put it together as a story. Well, it kind of worked, but the story didn't end up being "surf at Bondi" but "Bondi Rescue(d)".
I got in the water and I was pretty confident I'd manage to get some interesting shots (so far my underwater photos haven't been that great)... I took some shots of Andy getting in the water and paddling out and then tried to get some of the waves breaking from underneath the water. Once I did that I started swimming toward a group of surfers in order to get some close up shots... Well, growing up in Italy didn't help me there! Before I knew it I was a good 40-50 meters away from the bunch. I was swimming but not moving at all!
You know what happened obviously, I got sucked by a rip! Only, I didn't know it, and didn't know how to deal with it!
I kept swimming toward the shore but kept moving away from it. I wasn't too worried but it wasn't the best time I've had in m life either.
Anyway, after a while I saw the motor quad of the lifeguard moving along the beach and stopping in front of me... Was that for me? ... Of course it was.
The classic Bondi Rescue scene of Harris rescuing a bloody European backpacker with no clue of how to behave in the ocean! ... It was kind of funny.
When Anthony got close to me, on his rescue board, he asked: what's in your hands?
A bit embarrassed I said: oh, it's a camera...
He told me to give it to him so I could jump on the board, obviously he tried to get a shot of me first but the camera was switched off... Would have been gold if he got that shot! :)
So I was safe! And didn't even realise I was in trouble!
I went up to the car and dried myself, had a think about what just happened and took some more shots of surfers walking back up the hill after their surf session.
Then I went to a local cafe and got coffees for me and the guys at the lifeguard tower. When I got to the tower, Anthony and Luke seemed happy to see me and couldn't stop laughing and say: you legend! ... The asked to see the photos and we all laughed together at the crazy situation... One thing is rescuing someone, another is rescuing someone and having cameras on you while you do it... Ad another is he the person rescued had the camera! :D
Of course the final photo for this story was a shot of my rescuers...
Thanks Anthony and Luke!
This shot got me the cover of the Sunday Telegraph TV Guide. My first cover so its a little special.
The other day I went don to Bondi beach early in the moening.
I wanted to give another go to my DiCAPac underwater housing and try to get some good action shots of my mate Andy surfing.
The surf didn't look really good that day but Andy decided to go out anyway and I was pretty happy because that meant that I didn't really have to worry too much about the waves and could focus more on my camera settings and stuff...
I started taking photos when we got ready by the car and wanted to document the whole thing and put it together as a story. Well, it kind of worked, but the story didn't end up being "surf at Bondi" but "Bondi Rescue(d)".
I got in the water and I was pretty confident I'd manage to get some interesting shots (so far my underwater photos haven't been that great)... I took some shots of Andy getting in the water and paddling out and then tried to get some of the waves breaking from underneath the water. Once I did that I started swimming toward a group of surfers in order to get some close up shots... Well, growing up in Italy didn't help me there! Before I knew it I was a good 40-50 meters away from the bunch. I was swimming but not moving at all!
You know what happened obviously, I got sucked by a rip! Only, I didn't know it, and didn't know how to deal with it!
I kept swimming toward the shore but kept moving away from it. I wasn't too worried but it wasn't the best time I've had in m life either.
Anyway, after a while I saw the motor quad of the lifeguard moving along the beach and stopping in front of me... Was that for me? ... Of course it was.
The classic Bondi Rescue scene of Harris rescuing a bloody European backpacker with no clue of how to behave in the ocean! ... It was kind of funny.
When Anthony got close to me, on his rescue board, he asked: what's in your hands?
A bit embarrassed I said: oh, it's a camera...
He told me to give it to him so I could jump on the board, obviously he tried to get a shot of me first but the camera was switched off... Would have been gold if he got that shot! :)
So I was safe! And didn't even realise I was in trouble!
I went up to the car and dried myself, had a think about what just happened and took some more shots of surfers walking back up the hill after their surf session.
Then I went to a local cafe and got coffees for me and the guys at the lifeguard tower. When I got to the tower, Anthony and Luke seemed happy to see me and couldn't stop laughing and say: you legend! ... The asked to see the photos and we all laughed together at the crazy situation... One thing is rescuing someone, another is rescuing someone and having cameras on you while you do it... Ad another is he the person rescued had the camera! :D
Of course the final photo for this story was a shot of my rescuers...
Thanks Anthony and Luke!
The other day I went don to Bondi beach early in the moening.
I wanted to give another go to my DiCAPac underwater housing and try to get some good action shots of my mate Andy surfing.
The surf didn't look really good that day but Andy decided to go out anyway and I was pretty happy because that meant that I didn't really have to worry too much about the waves and could focus more on my camera settings and stuff...
I started taking photos when we got ready by the car and wanted to document the whole thing and put it together as a story. Well, it kind of worked, but the story didn't end up being "surf at Bondi" but "Bondi Rescue(d)".
I got in the water and I was pretty confident I'd manage to get some interesting shots (so far my underwater photos haven't been that great)... I took some shots of Andy getting in the water and paddling out and then tried to get some of the waves breaking from underneath the water. Once I did that I started swimming toward a group of surfers in order to get some close up shots... Well, growing up in Italy didn't help me there! Before I knew it I was a good 40-50 meters away from the bunch. I was swimming but not moving at all!
You know what happened obviously, I got sucked by a rip! Only, I didn't know it, and didn't know how to deal with it!
I kept swimming toward the shore but kept moving away from it. I wasn't too worried but it wasn't the best time I've had in m life either.
Anyway, after a while I saw the motor quad of the lifeguard moving along the beach and stopping in front of me... Was that for me? ... Of course it was.
The classic Bondi Rescue scene of Harris rescuing a bloody European backpacker with no clue of how to behave in the ocean! ... It was kind of funny.
When Anthony got close to me, on his rescue board, he asked: what's in your hands?
A bit embarrassed I said: oh, it's a camera...
He told me to give it to him so I could jump on the board, obviously he tried to get a shot of me first but the camera was switched off... Would have been gold if he got that shot! :)
So I was safe! And didn't even realise I was in trouble!
I went up to the car and dried myself, had a think about what just happened and took some more shots of surfers walking back up the hill after their surf session.
Then I went to a local cafe and got coffees for me and the guys at the lifeguard tower. When I got to the tower, Anthony and Luke seemed happy to see me and couldn't stop laughing and say: you legend! ... The asked to see the photos and we all laughed together at the crazy situation... One thing is rescuing someone, another is rescuing someone and having cameras on you while you do it... Ad another is he the person rescued had the camera! :D
Of course the final photo for this story was a shot of my rescuers...
Thanks Anthony and Luke!
The other day I went don to Bondi beach early in the moening.
I wanted to give another go to my DiCAPac underwater housing and try to get some good action shots of my mate Andy surfing.
The surf didn't look really good that day but Andy decided to go out anyway and I was pretty happy because that meant that I didn't really have to worry too much about the waves and could focus more on my camera settings and stuff...
I started taking photos when we got ready by the car and wanted to document the whole thing and put it together as a story. Well, it kind of worked, but the story didn't end up being "surf at Bondi" but "Bondi Rescue(d)".
I got in the water and I was pretty confident I'd manage to get some interesting shots (so far my underwater photos haven't been that great)... I took some shots of Andy getting in the water and paddling out and then tried to get some of the waves breaking from underneath the water. Once I did that I started swimming toward a group of surfers in order to get some close up shots... Well, growing up in Italy didn't help me there! Before I knew it I was a good 40-50 meters away from the bunch. I was swimming but not moving at all!
You know what happened obviously, I got sucked by a rip! Only, I didn't know it, and didn't know how to deal with it!
I kept swimming toward the shore but kept moving away from it. I wasn't too worried but it wasn't the best time I've had in m life either.
Anyway, after a while I saw the motor quad of the lifeguard moving along the beach and stopping in front of me... Was that for me? ... Of course it was.
The classic Bondi Rescue scene of Harris rescuing a bloody European backpacker with no clue of how to behave in the ocean! ... It was kind of funny.
When Anthony got close to me, on his rescue board, he asked: what's in your hands?
A bit embarrassed I said: oh, it's a camera...
He told me to give it to him so I could jump on the board, obviously he tried to get a shot of me first but the camera was switched off... Would have been gold if he got that shot! :)
So I was safe! And didn't even realise I was in trouble!
I went up to the car and dried myself, had a think about what just happened and took some more shots of surfers walking back up the hill after their surf session.
Then I went to a local cafe and got coffees for me and the guys at the lifeguard tower. When I got to the tower, Anthony and Luke seemed happy to see me and couldn't stop laughing and say: you legend! ... The asked to see the photos and we all laughed together at the crazy situation... One thing is rescuing someone, another is rescuing someone and having cameras on you while you do it... Ad another is he the person rescued had the camera! :D
Of course the final photo for this story was a shot of my rescuers...
Thanks Anthony and Luke!
The other day I went don to Bondi beach early in the moening.
I wanted to give another go to my DiCAPac underwater housing and try to get some good action shots of my mate Andy surfing.
The surf didn't look really good that day but Andy decided to go out anyway and I was pretty happy because that meant that I didn't really have to worry too much about the waves and could focus more on my camera settings and stuff...
I started taking photos when we got ready by the car and wanted to document the whole thing and put it together as a story. Well, it kind of worked, but the story didn't end up being "surf at Bondi" but "Bondi Rescue(d)".
I got in the water and I was pretty confident I'd manage to get some interesting shots (so far my underwater photos haven't been that great)... I took some shots of Andy getting in the water and paddling out and then tried to get some of the waves breaking from underneath the water. Once I did that I started swimming toward a group of surfers in order to get some close up shots... Well, growing up in Italy didn't help me there! Before I knew it I was a good 40-50 meters away from the bunch. I was swimming but not moving at all!
You know what happened obviously, I got sucked by a rip! Only, I didn't know it, and didn't know how to deal with it!
I kept swimming toward the shore but kept moving away from it. I wasn't too worried but it wasn't the best time I've had in m life either.
Anyway, after a while I saw the motor quad of the lifeguard moving along the beach and stopping in front of me... Was that for me? ... Of course it was.
The classic Bondi Rescue scene of Harris rescuing a bloody European backpacker with no clue of how to behave in the ocean! ... It was kind of funny.
When Anthony got close to me, on his rescue board, he asked: what's in your hands?
A bit embarrassed I said: oh, it's a camera...
He told me to give it to him so I could jump on the board, obviously he tried to get a shot of me first but the camera was switched off... Would have been gold if he got that shot! :)
So I was safe! And didn't even realise I was in trouble!
I went up to the car and dried myself, had a think about what just happened and took some more shots of surfers walking back up the hill after their surf session.
Then I went to a local cafe and got coffees for me and the guys at the lifeguard tower. When I got to the tower, Anthony and Luke seemed happy to see me and couldn't stop laughing and say: you legend! ... The asked to see the photos and we all laughed together at the crazy situation... One thing is rescuing someone, another is rescuing someone and having cameras on you while you do it... Ad another is he the person rescued had the camera! :D
Of course the final photo for this story was a shot of my rescuers...
Thanks Anthony and Luke!
The other day I went don to Bondi beach early in the moening.
I wanted to give another go to my DiCAPac underwater housing and try to get some good action shots of my mate Andy surfing.
The surf didn't look really good that day but Andy decided to go out anyway and I was pretty happy because that meant that I didn't really have to worry too much about the waves and could focus more on my camera settings and stuff...
I started taking photos when we got ready by the car and wanted to document the whole thing and put it together as a story. Well, it kind of worked, but the story didn't end up being "surf at Bondi" but "Bondi Rescue(d)".
I got in the water and I was pretty confident I'd manage to get some interesting shots (so far my underwater photos haven't been that great)... I took some shots of Andy getting in the water and paddling out and then tried to get some of the waves breaking from underneath the water. Once I did that I started swimming toward a group of surfers in order to get some close up shots... Well, growing up in Italy didn't help me there! Before I knew it I was a good 40-50 meters away from the bunch. I was swimming but not moving at all!
You know what happened obviously, I got sucked by a rip! Only, I didn't know it, and didn't know how to deal with it!
I kept swimming toward the shore but kept moving away from it. I wasn't too worried but it wasn't the best time I've had in m life either.
Anyway, after a while I saw the motor quad of the lifeguard moving along the beach and stopping in front of me... Was that for me? ... Of course it was.
The classic Bondi Rescue scene of Harris rescuing a bloody European backpacker with no clue of how to behave in the ocean! ... It was kind of funny.
When Anthony got close to me, on his rescue board, he asked: what's in your hands?
A bit embarrassed I said: oh, it's a camera...
He told me to give it to him so I could jump on the board, obviously he tried to get a shot of me first but the camera was switched off... Would have been gold if he got that shot! :)
So I was safe! And didn't even realise I was in trouble!
I went up to the car and dried myself, had a think about what just happened and took some more shots of surfers walking back up the hill after their surf session.
Then I went to a local cafe and got coffees for me and the guys at the lifeguard tower. When I got to the tower, Anthony and Luke seemed happy to see me and couldn't stop laughing and say: you legend! ... The asked to see the photos and we all laughed together at the crazy situation... One thing is rescuing someone, another is rescuing someone and having cameras on you while you do it... Ad another is he the person rescued had the camera! :D
Of course the final photo for this story was a shot of my rescuers...
Thanks Anthony and Luke!
Gaz is a Bondi Rescue camerman, he was helping me out with stand in duties for a photo shoot i was doing. Little does anyone know Gaz is on of the best Lensmen this world has ever see...
Winners of Kelloggs Nutri-Grain Ironman legends race - Bondi Beach.
Head lifeguard Bruce Hopkins with his team of lifeguards after taking
line honours.
Lifeguard Kobi Graham rescued a surfer caught out the back after his leg rope snapped. This is Kobi after heading out again.
Bruce Hopkins being interviewed after his team won Nutri-Grain Ironman legends race. His team consisted of Anthony Carroll, Dean Gladstone and himself.
The other day I went don to Bondi beach early in the moening.
I wanted to give another go to my DiCAPac underwater housing and try to get some good action shots of my mate Andy surfing.
The surf didn't look really good that day but Andy decided to go out anyway and I was pretty happy because that meant that I didn't really have to worry too much about the waves and could focus more on my camera settings and stuff...
I started taking photos when we got ready by the car and wanted to document the whole thing and put it together as a story. Well, it kind of worked, but the story didn't end up being "surf at Bondi" but "Bondi Rescue(d)".
I got in the water and I was pretty confident I'd manage to get some interesting shots (so far my underwater photos haven't been that great)... I took some shots of Andy getting in the water and paddling out and then tried to get some of the waves breaking from underneath the water. Once I did that I started swimming toward a group of surfers in order to get some close up shots... Well, growing up in Italy didn't help me there! Before I knew it I was a good 40-50 meters away from the bunch. I was swimming but not moving at all!
You know what happened obviously, I got sucked by a rip! Only, I didn't know it, and didn't know how to deal with it!
I kept swimming toward the shore but kept moving away from it. I wasn't too worried but it wasn't the best time I've had in m life either.
Anyway, after a while I saw the motor quad of the lifeguard moving along the beach and stopping in front of me... Was that for me? ... Of course it was.
The classic Bondi Rescue scene of Harris rescuing a bloody European backpacker with no clue of how to behave in the ocean! ... It was kind of funny.
When Anthony got close to me, on his rescue board, he asked: what's in your hands?
A bit embarrassed I said: oh, it's a camera...
He told me to give it to him so I could jump on the board, obviously he tried to get a shot of me first but the camera was switched off... Would have been gold if he got that shot! :)
So I was safe! And didn't even realise I was in trouble!
I went up to the car and dried myself, had a think about what just happened and took some more shots of surfers walking back up the hill after their surf session.
Then I went to a local cafe and got coffees for me and the guys at the lifeguard tower. When I got to the tower, Anthony and Luke seemed happy to see me and couldn't stop laughing and say: you legend! ... The asked to see the photos and we all laughed together at the crazy situation... One thing is rescuing someone, another is rescuing someone and having cameras on you while you do it... Ad another is he the person rescued had the camera! :D
Of course the final photo for this story was a shot of my rescuers...
Thanks Anthony and Luke!
The other day I went don to Bondi beach early in the moening.
I wanted to give another go to my DiCAPac underwater housing and try to get some good action shots of my mate Andy surfing.
The surf didn't look really good that day but Andy decided to go out anyway and I was pretty happy because that meant that I didn't really have to worry too much about the waves and could focus more on my camera settings and stuff...
I started taking photos when we got ready by the car and wanted to document the whole thing and put it together as a story. Well, it kind of worked, but the story didn't end up being "surf at Bondi" but "Bondi Rescue(d)".
I got in the water and I was pretty confident I'd manage to get some interesting shots (so far my underwater photos haven't been that great)... I took some shots of Andy getting in the water and paddling out and then tried to get some of the waves breaking from underneath the water. Once I did that I started swimming toward a group of surfers in order to get some close up shots... Well, growing up in Italy didn't help me there! Before I knew it I was a good 40-50 meters away from the bunch. I was swimming but not moving at all!
You know what happened obviously, I got sucked by a rip! Only, I didn't know it, and didn't know how to deal with it!
I kept swimming toward the shore but kept moving away from it. I wasn't too worried but it wasn't the best time I've had in m life either.
Anyway, after a while I saw the motor quad of the lifeguard moving along the beach and stopping in front of me... Was that for me? ... Of course it was.
The classic Bondi Rescue scene of Harris rescuing a bloody European backpacker with no clue of how to behave in the ocean! ... It was kind of funny.
When Anthony got close to me, on his rescue board, he asked: what's in your hands?
A bit embarrassed I said: oh, it's a camera...
He told me to give it to him so I could jump on the board, obviously he tried to get a shot of me first but the camera was switched off... Would have been gold if he got that shot! :)
So I was safe! And didn't even realise I was in trouble!
I went up to the car and dried myself, had a think about what just happened and took some more shots of surfers walking back up the hill after their surf session.
Then I went to a local cafe and got coffees for me and the guys at the lifeguard tower. When I got to the tower, Anthony and Luke seemed happy to see me and couldn't stop laughing and say: you legend! ... The asked to see the photos and we all laughed together at the crazy situation... One thing is rescuing someone, another is rescuing someone and having cameras on you while you do it... Ad another is he the person rescued had the camera! :D
Of course the final photo for this story was a shot of my rescuers...
Thanks Anthony and Luke!
The other day I went don to Bondi beach early in the moening.
I wanted to give another go to my DiCAPac underwater housing and try to get some good action shots of my mate Andy surfing.
The surf didn't look really good that day but Andy decided to go out anyway and I was pretty happy because that meant that I didn't really have to worry too much about the waves and could focus more on my camera settings and stuff...
I started taking photos when we got ready by the car and wanted to document the whole thing and put it together as a story. Well, it kind of worked, but the story didn't end up being "surf at Bondi" but "Bondi Rescue(d)".
I got in the water and I was pretty confident I'd manage to get some interesting shots (so far my underwater photos haven't been that great)... I took some shots of Andy getting in the water and paddling out and then tried to get some of the waves breaking from underneath the water. Once I did that I started swimming toward a group of surfers in order to get some close up shots... Well, growing up in Italy didn't help me there! Before I knew it I was a good 40-50 meters away from the bunch. I was swimming but not moving at all!
You know what happened obviously, I got sucked by a rip! Only, I didn't know it, and didn't know how to deal with it!
I kept swimming toward the shore but kept moving away from it. I wasn't too worried but it wasn't the best time I've had in m life either.
Anyway, after a while I saw the motor quad of the lifeguard moving along the beach and stopping in front of me... Was that for me? ... Of course it was.
The classic Bondi Rescue scene of Harris rescuing a bloody European backpacker with no clue of how to behave in the ocean! ... It was kind of funny.
When Anthony got close to me, on his rescue board, he asked: what's in your hands?
A bit embarrassed I said: oh, it's a camera...
He told me to give it to him so I could jump on the board, obviously he tried to get a shot of me first but the camera was switched off... Would have been gold if he got that shot! :)
So I was safe! And didn't even realise I was in trouble!
I went up to the car and dried myself, had a think about what just happened and took some more shots of surfers walking back up the hill after their surf session.
Then I went to a local cafe and got coffees for me and the guys at the lifeguard tower. When I got to the tower, Anthony and Luke seemed happy to see me and couldn't stop laughing and say: you legend! ... The asked to see the photos and we all laughed together at the crazy situation... One thing is rescuing someone, another is rescuing someone and having cameras on you while you do it... Ad another is he the person rescued had the camera! :D
Of course the final photo for this story was a shot of my rescuers...
Thanks Anthony and Luke!
On Saturday 22 May 2010, Redkite run their annual celebrity AFL match at the Sydney Cricket Ground as the curtain-raiser for the Sydney Swans v Fremantle Dockers match.
Thanks to the generous support of the Sydney Swans, the match with Fremantle is dedicated to raising awareness and funds for Redkite and the families they support. The fun will kick off with the Redkite family lunch followed by the keenly awaited celebrity match.
Two teams, captained by the ABC's Adam Spencer and Nova's Merrick Watts will play a hard, fast and entertaining game in front of thousands of fans!
Photos: Damian White.
Please contact Damian White on 0402 884 665 or damian@damianwhite.com for full-resolution copies of any images required for publication.
On Saturday 22 May 2010, Redkite run their annual celebrity AFL match at the Sydney Cricket Ground as the curtain-raiser for the Sydney Swans v Fremantle Dockers match.
Thanks to the generous support of the Sydney Swans, the match with Fremantle is dedicated to raising awareness and funds for Redkite and the families they support. The fun will kick off with the Redkite family lunch followed by the keenly awaited celebrity match.
Two teams, captained by the ABC's Adam Spencer and Nova's Merrick Watts will play a hard, fast and entertaining game in front of thousands of fans!
Photos: Damian White.
Please contact Damian White on 0402 884 665 or damian@damianwhite.com for full-resolution copies of any images required for publication.
On Saturday 22 May 2010, Redkite run their annual celebrity AFL match at the Sydney Cricket Ground as the curtain-raiser for the Sydney Swans v Fremantle Dockers match.
Thanks to the generous support of the Sydney Swans, the match with Fremantle is dedicated to raising awareness and funds for Redkite and the families they support. The fun will kick off with the Redkite family lunch followed by the keenly awaited celebrity match.
Two teams, captained by the ABC's Adam Spencer and Nova's Merrick Watts will play a hard, fast and entertaining game in front of thousands of fans!
Photos: Damian White.
Please contact Damian White on 0402 884 665 or damian@damianwhite.com for full-resolution copies of any images required for publication.