Les Chook Martin

Les Chook Martin surfing Shark island in the late 70s and Chook with a Chook early 80s photos Butto

Brad Sharpe and Chooks Party

Brad Sharpe and Les Chook Martin’s Party Cronulla Community Hall 1980 with Flowers playing photo Greg Button

 Iva Davies from Flowers

Les “Chook” Martin ’79

Les Martin was one of the Point and Shark Island standouts in the 70’s . This First reef barrel was captured by Tim Vanderlaan.

Les Chook Martin

Portrait of Chook, around the time he was building a solid reputation for charging. Circa 70’s by Greg Button.

Les “Chook” Martin ’76

One of the first to take on big Shark Island in the mid 70’s photo Dave Shaw with Peter Solness head in the foreground capturing another angle.

Chook

Les Martin grew up at Cronulla on a healthy diet of heavy waves. A Point and Island regular Chook could always be found not far from the danger zone. This shot from a sequence by Chris Stroh early 80’s.

Les Martin

Les Martin was one of the new kids at The Point when this shot was snapped by Peter Solness around ’76. Along with the White Brothers, Popout, Gary Hughes and Matt Woodcock, the new kids were fearless. Les was a standout  at both macking Point and Shark Island. From a Surfing World story on Cronulla.

 

Les “Chook”Martin

Chook was a Point and Island standout throughout the 70’s and even scored one of Shark Islands most memorable shots from that era. Below  Chook slotted in a First Reef cylinder around the mid to late 70s photo Chris Stroh

Les Martin

This classic pic of Les Martin was one of the first images to show Shark Islands true potential. Taken in the mid 70’s by ace cameraman Peter Simmons it has lost little of its awesome impact decades later.