HISTORY

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.

Dave Shaw was the first proffesional surf photographer in Australia to get right behind bodyboarding. The fact he was a high profile bodyboarder himself at the time made him a natural for the job. Through his first articles in Tracks it gave the sport a voice and direction in Australia. Here Dave takes the drop at Cronulla Point in Nov 86. Picture was by Chris Stroh

Dave Shaw was one of the first Aussie riders to get his hands on a Boogie board in the late 70′s. Prior to that Dave was a talented Mat rider who charged large Cronulla Point and was a rising star behind the camera lens who documented the first bodyboard images in Australia. Dave shot the first Morey Boogie ad used in Australia he also represented Oz at the 1984 Morey Boogie International titles in Hawaii. He wrote the first article in Australia in TRACKS on Bodyboarding as well as a monthly column in Waves mag. Daves contribution in promoting the sport in the early days is unsurpassed and without his dedication and his water photography skills the sport would have struggled to get any real exposure. Below Dave in his Mat days mid 70′s.