So stoked for receiving a gold medal in the 2011 TRIERENBERG SPECIAL THEMES CIRCUIT photo award in the category „SPORT, DYNAMICS & MOVEMENT“, http://www.supercircuit.at/results2011.cfm with one of my LIQUID MAYHEM underwater images (http://web49.server2.bf-easy-webhosting.de/publish/html/index.html#portfolio?category=0&series=3&photo=0)

The price ceremony will go down in Salzburg at the convention center of the ‘Salzburger Nachrichten’ in the evening of 27th september 2011: http://www.salzburg.com/online/service/sn+saal

Before I am heading over to WA to shoot the PLANET SPORTS surf teamtrip I am fueling my blog with the latest impressions of our latest activities at the Goldcoast.

The black sheep amongst the MAC wolves

Isaac Paddon and Yoyo Terhorst checking the surf at Angourie

Enjoying the 'Tarzan'-like Feeling at the Currumbin Rockpools

Me negociating the drop at the Currumbin Rockpools

Our favourite Sushi place in Coolangatta

Me literally standing in the barrel...

...and still sticking out my camera

Some impressions of the great TRACKS party in the Coolangatta Hotel. It’s been an amazing evening except my annoying flash batteries which cut off in some – let’s say – fairly important moments. That’s life.

German prosurfer Yoyo Terhorst enjoying the refreshments

DJ Eddy spinning some fancy 80ies tracks

That's FAITH;-)

TRACKS editor Luke Kennedy and ...

Surf photographer Peter 'Joli' Wilson negociating in the dark

We’re still waiting for a decent groundswell hitting the Goldcoast shorelines. In the meantime we were eager shooting in fun waves, visiting conspirative meetings or being guided by the omnipresent ‘Darth Vader’, the radiator mascot of our rotten ‘Mitsubishi Magna Safari’.

Prosurfer Dale Lovelock bustin' fins out at South Straddie

Prosurfer Yoyo Terhorst funsurfin' at Palm Beach

Darth Vader leading the way to the waves

The Palm Beach Boardriders Club treasurer holding onto his suitcase full of ...

Tilo clearing the 'white telephone'

First time in the water at Kirra but wasn’t that lucky with the weather and light conditions. But just for a first impression.

Kirra, small but clean

Dru Adler airstylin' at Palm Beach