HISTORY

Dave Ballard’s dropknee attack was powerful and uncompromising. The stocky framed Bal was a wrecking ball front-side or backside as this shot proves. This gouge photo was taken at Garie beach early 90′s by Stroh and used in a Billabong adv.

This is the first published bodyboard photo from Surfing Mag  April /May issue 1977  featuring Jack Lindholm photo by John Jones as featured in Bodyboard Mag.

One of the first ever images of Jack Lindholm to appear in print. Late 70′s Surfing Mag Photo by Dalquist.

When this free-fall shot was taken in the late 80′s Warren “Wazza” Feinbeer was already wearing his trademark helmet. While most bodyboarders were using Gath Helmets, Wazza’s gun ho charging called for more drastic measures which was a more sturdier and rugged Canoe helmet. Wazza’s helmet made him standout in the lineup and the way he pulled into the meanest barrels the Island could serve up he needed all the protection he could get. Photo Chris Stroh.

 

 

Dave Shaw was Australia’s first dedicated bodyboarding photographer. When the sport began to take off  in the early 80′s Dave a former mat rider got hold of a bodyboard and surfed it out the Point and Patch at Cronulla. Dave also shot the first pics that began appearing in surf mags.This shot of Dave charging Cronulla Point was in Tracks in ’86 shot by Stroh.

Kainoa rides his bodyboard with brute strength. He makes mush of this Sebastian Inlet left in the late 80s pic by Mike Balzer.

Bal was one of my favourite subjects to shoot. He  had power to burn and was bodyboardings version of Occy. He made my job as a photograoher easy. When you talk of DK greats Bal is right up there with Roach , Aka, Jack and Kyle. Photo from Riptide early 90′s by Stroh at Garie.

One of Hawaiia’s early standouts at both prone and dropknee Marzol was a regular finalist throughout the Hawaiian comps in the 80′s. This floater pic by Brian Bielmann  Winter 89/90.

Adam Smith alias Wingnut busted onto the bodyboard scene as a 10 yearold  hell grommet and quickly made a name for himself with his charging and full on ripping approach. This Manta adv from the early 90′s shot at Mystics by Stroh.

 

Bodyboarding pioneer and inventor of the el rollo Pat Caldwell  puts his signature move to good use in this classic Aleeda adv photo taken by Aaron Lloyd Circa late 80′s.