Bob Weekes 60’s Surf Photographer.

In the 60’s two Cronulla based surf photographers captured the classic surf pics and culture of the times. Living legends Jack Eden and Bob Weekes images take us back to another time and era when boards were longer and life was less hectic. The image of Wanda carpark below back in ’62 is from Bobs collection and many more of his retro images are now available for purchase.

Bobby Brown Profile.

In the May issue of Surfing World magazine there’s a informative article about Cronulla surfing legend Bobby Brown called Forever Twenty. The article features classic photos by Albert Falzon and insight from Andrew McKinnon who will be  touring up and down the coast with the Bobby Brown exhibition featuring classic pics and memorabilia.

Scotty Topper

Below Wanda regular Scotty Topper tearing up a Midway wave on his backside mid 80’s photo Chris Stroh.

Gary Birdsall

Around 1962 Gary Birdsall was one of Cronulla’s first and finest surfers and photographer Bob Weekes snapped a shot of Gary charging on a sizeable day at  Cronulla Point. The image ended up on the cover of the 60’s surf band The Atlantics record album called Bombora. Below is the shot and cover now a collectors item signed by Birdsall.

Mark Malloy Shark Island.

Shot during a classic Island swell in March 1980. Mark “Froggo”Malloy paddled into this Island pit on a 5ft 10” Sky wide stubby single fin. Seconds after this photo was snapped his board which was way to short ran out of steam and he got sucked up and over and pulverised by the lip. It was the worst wipeout of his surfing career but a memorable one. Photo Chris Stroh .

Frank Latta and Graham King.

Early 70’s advertisment featuring Frank Latta and Graham King at the Kirrawee factory.

G&S Malibu ’68

Circa 1968 Gordon and Smith V Bottom 7ft by 7in. Images courtesy of Pods for Primates.

Island Swell 1980.

It was  in March 1980 when the ocean served up a massive easterly swell. It was overcast and rainy which made it look ever scarier than it was.  The Island was maxing out but still ride able in between the closeout sets. Jim Banks was easily the standout amongst only a handful of takers. Banksy rode one of his  Hawaiian guns and wrote a story about the day in Tracks which stirred up a bit of controversy with a few jealous locals. This shot by Peter Simons was from that day.

Classic Occy

This pic of Occy  was taken around ’84 when he was just starting to make an impact on the world of surfing. The day was  classic 1 to 2 metre Blackrock offshore and sunny. Dog, Rob Bain and Sean Charters were out as well making it an all star session. Occy was killing it and showing  the form of a future threat to Tom Currens World title domination. Pic Dave Kelly.

1976 G&S Gun

Shaped by Steve Griffiths a 6ft 11in G&S gun.Photo courtesy Pods for Primates.