Passion projects…
…those labours of love you do because you want to, not always because you get paid to. This edition, we explore other people’s passions – folks like talented surf photographer Riley O’Dea, pro surfer Callum Robson, and celebrity chef Ben O’Donoghue, who had some hilarious surf stories to tell. Crack a smile, have a read, and enjoy.
Photo by Riley O’Dea
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Photographers
April 2025
Into the flow
Laid back, unassuming, grounded… we could have gone with a myriad of different headlines for this story on surf photographer Riley O’Dea.
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Insights
April 2025
Made for this
Callum Robson realised his true calling one fateful day on a construction site, covered in sawdust and frothing for a surf in his home town of Evans Head.
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Insights
April 2025
Living legend
Ben has worked in classy restaurants around the world, starred on multiple television series, surfed in some insane places, met the Queen (twice), written tonnes of books...
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Insights
January 2025
All the best people are
Jerome Sahyoun from Morocco who likes to BASE jump into waves. Yeah, you read that right.
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Art Locals
January 2025
Skull and crossbones
If you have ever had the pleasure of dropping into Blackflag Brewing Co after a cheeky surf in Coolum or Mooloolaba, chances are you’ve seen the sick work of Tammen Willmott.
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Insights
January 2025
Surf by day, jam by night
One of Australia’s most successful blues musicians, he got to where he is today by relentlessly chasing his goals and the things that make him happy.
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Insights Locals
January 2025
Surfing, brownies, and the universe calling
Many years back, George left the relative safety of the corporate world to pursue his passion and start a business with his wife.
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Insights
October 2024
Sea Level
It came as no surprise when Ziggy Alberts told us surfing has been a part of his life since before he can remember.
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Gear Insights Locals
October 2024
Cat of Nine Tale
We pose nine questions to Eddie Wearne, the cool cat of Shed Nine down in Rye, Victoria.
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