Job satisfaction

I love this job, I get to work with people doing some interesting stuff, and the camera seems to connect me to these people and experiences that I probably wouldnt if not for that context.

Recently I got to go with one of Wavedreamers athletes, Nick Thorn, to cover him paddling across the English channel to France.

It was a fun day out, I got to record Nick tackling one of his crazy challenges, and have a sneaky beer on French soil.

I also get to work with a talented young musician in the form of Bastie Latham who made the track for this video, Enjoy.




Nick Thorn Paddles across the English Channel from wavedreamer on Vimeo.

Paradise found

Ever had that feeling when you standing in the Q at the fun fair about to get on a ride so cleverly designed purely to scare the crap outta you, and really wondered what the fuck you doing in that Q and shouldnt you be nowhere near this crazy deathtrap that you sure was probably not serviced in the last 15 years, the guy operating it looks like he is still tripping at a Gratefull dead concert and im sure i just saw a loose bolt fall off it, but you standing in this Q anyway and the next thing your balls are in the back of your throat and it feels like your face is twisted 180 degrees around your skull, any mundane thoughts instantly displaced with a high octane shot of A grade adrenalin.


Then it ends and your all giddy, your alive, you love everyone, the colors are bright and the world is a beautifull place.


Going to Hawaii was exactly like that for me, before i had even got out the airport.


Here are some pics shot with my beloved 35mm.

Im a lucky man......

.....my wife is an amazing cook, and i love to eat, a match made in heaven. My cousin Marc is a lucky man too as his wife loves to cook, and he also loves to eat. So when Pauline, Cuzzys wife, talked about coming down to Devon to work on food styling shots for her portfolio with us you can understand the levels of excitement i felt with the thought of the 2 of them loose in the kitchen for a weekend.
We got some great pics, and here is a 'taste'.

Pop art

Lovin the GoPro  at the mo, as you can probably tell. This photo was snapped in a rock pool one of those perfect sunny Sundays a little while ago, and is of my leetle fwend Poppy and her leetle fwend.

meet Jason

I can thank my friend Jason Hearn for lots, we have shared loads of good times together, in and out the water, and he always seems to have a swell [and barrell!] magnet attached to him. He also loves to charge and is pretty damn committed to getting good waves, a fellow surf nazi if there ever was one.

Jason is working on a surf movie called The Africa Project and its gonna take the surf world by storm, i literally cant wait. Its going to be incredible on so many levels. Click here for more info.

One of the most recent things i have to thank Jay for, besides inspiring me to want to create beautiful movies, is getting me onboard for a filming gig he had going on with Redbull to celebrate Jordys 2nd pace finish last year on tour.

Thanks again Jay, and I look forward more good times.

Im a kook.....

......compared to my brother, who is a much better surfer than me, and actually still has loads of hair and is super skinny. Life can be a bitch. I drink beer better than him though.

Anyways here is him ripping on a day i would struggle getting to my feet.

The tune is by a crazily talented musician called John Fairhurst, and his own vid to this tune is well worth checking out.

A labour of love

Another Wavedreamer project, a promo piece for Gulfstream surfboards, true craftsmanship in the age of disposable product mentality.

Also producers of one of my favourite boards, Purple people eater the 2nd.

Dude, you scratched my Crystal.

An old hippie once told me that Baggy point in North Devon lies directly on a ley line of the earth, and a ley line has some sort of mysterious properties.

I dont know if this is true, but I do know that every time I come away from there i feel as if i have just had a truly magical experience.

Not sure if  this video will do her any justice, but if you see me wearing any tie dye, it might help you understand why.

if a tree falls and no one heard it......

.............did it really fall?

My friend Andrew charges waves that scare the shit out of me, and being a consumate professional, he generally tries to get these moments recorded so he can gain exposure for himself and his sponsors and therefore get paid more money to go get more big waves blah blah blah, its a bit like a dog chasing its tail really.

Anyways, here is a wavdreamer project I worked on for Andrew to help him in his quest to carry on putting himself in situations that would quite honestly terrify me, and hopefully see him avoiding a career in plumbing.

ANDREW COTTON PROFILE from wavedreamer on Vimeo.