The 10 gnarliest wave locations that I’ve seen
Following on with the theme of my last post, I’m going to now show you pictures of the 10 gnarliest surf locations that I’ve have photographed at. There’s way more out there, but these are the 10 gnarliest spots that I’ve shot at.
Teahupoo in Tahiti needs no introduction. The poynesian super slab that [...]
The 10 best world champion surfers of all time
I was talking with a friend about the ten best surfers on the planet and I was thinking how impossible, it felt to pick just 10 as it’s not really set in stone. There’s so many factors that governs one choices. At least with actual world champions, it is set in stone, so [...]
Davey’s wavey gravey train
I’ve been working really hard lately to get my site more up to date. More to the point, I’ve been adding more galleries. The latest to come on line, are my waves. I went through a collection of near 1,000 images from a 20 year time span, and culled it [...]
Kelly Slater’s new book; For The Love
I finally received my copy of Kelly’s new book: “For The Love” from the publisher; Phil Jarrett, a couple of days ago. I was pleased to see that my pictures netted 15 pages in the book. Not too shabby. I’m quite honored really to have so much of my work appear in [...]
Locals day on Hobart’s amazing pointbreaks, in Tasmania
Being a Tasmanian myself, I like to head back there around Autumn time each year as it is one of my absolute favourite places to shoot photos. On my 2006 trip with Mark Healey, Jamie Sterling and the Long bro’s, we scored the extremely elusive Hobart point-breaks on what many were calling the [...]
4th of July at a leisurely north shore pace
Hi all
this is actually now the 5th of July, but I thought I would post something about how the 4th of July looked from this little corner of the world, out here on the north shore of Oahu in Hawaii, out in the middle of [...]
Mason Ho takes the cover of The Surfers Path No 73
I travelled with Mason Ho, Flynn Novak And Ezra Sitt all from Hawaii in Tasmania this year. Our visit coincided with some damn tasty waves, especially at Bluff Reef. Mason surfed the place like no one else, consistently placing himself behind the peak on Take-off. This led to a few pretty [...]
Ben Aipa’s surfboards are cool
I was just randomly looking through some files for a picture to post, and came across these cool shots of Legend Hawaiian surfer and surfboard shaper; Ben Aipa. Ben’s a long time friend of my wife and I and a really nice guy. It is said that it was actually [...]
Eight random beauties that never got printed
Just thought I’d dive into the archives and scoop out a mix plate of visual treats for you. These are all classic shots that never made it to print.
Enjoy
Sean
latest in print Fluir Brazil
I just received the Jan 09 issue of Fluir from Brazil and was pleasantly surprised to see these images in there.
Sean
Classic surfing moment: Joel Tudor at the Pipeline
This image of Joel Tudor is from probably around 1997. It made the cover of one magazine in Australia and has endured all these years to still be one of the better “speed blurs” that I’ve shot.
Enjoy
Sean
The sandbars are back!
Usually round this time of the year, the sand starts to pile back in on the beaches between Rocky point and Pipeline. The result is similar to Queensland’s pointbreaks on the gold coast. Just long tubular rights, breaking down perfectly groomed sandbars. Pancho called me up to say that it [...]
Yesterday at The Pipe Trials
Finally after a month and half, Pipeline has awoken and just in time for the HIC Pipeline Trials. A one day event in which local surfers compete for 1 of 8 spots in the Pipeline masters later in the year. So unlike most events, there was be no need for Semi [...]
HIC Pipe Trials are GO today
It seems like forever since the pro tour left here and the conditions went bad. It’s been a month and a half since. Now, I’m writing this the night before, but by the time you read this, the HIC Pipe trials should be happening. It’s bound to be dramatic because after [...]
One in a million moment
Well folks, it really has been crappy round here on the north shore lately. Usually at this time of the year, it’s hard to find a safe place to surf, because of the size, but this year, it’s just hard to find waves, period. It’s another groundhog day out there [...]
Classic surf moment: Tom Curren
It was the 94-95 Hawaiian season and I had just swum out for a leisurely shoot at Off The Wall, early one afternoon, when I spotted non other than Tom Curren taking off, so I put in the extra effort and was actually bodysurfing the wave as I shot it. This allows me to [...]
Musica Surfica Photo Feature
From the same gathering which produced the highly acclaimed film: “Musica Surfica” (written and directed by MicK Sowry), these are a selection of my images.
Enjoy.
Sean
Musica Surfica with Derek Hynd and Richard Tognetti
I was given the unique invitation to photograph a gathering on the remote farming community of King Island in Australia. This was no ordinary gathering. It involved key members of the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) along with key proponents of alternative surfcraft, in particular, finless boards. There [...]
Classic surf contest moment; Bells Beach 1996
I was at the 1996 Rip Curl pro at Bells Beach in Australia. They had elected to move the event next door to winkipop on this day because it was 6-8 feet and going off. I witnessed Occy, Slater and Curren, all in excellent form on this day, but it was the guy [...]
not-so-secret secret-spot in NYC
You ever wondered about the possibility of a big enough swell, that would produce good waves in and around Manhattan Island, NYC might actually look like? let me entertain you here.
This is the first in a series of mysto surf line-ups in famous cities, that I’ll be bringing you from time to [...]
Rabbit retires from ASP
I was a teenager when the first wave of pro surfers emerged in the 70’s. As a young impressionable Aussie grommet, these guys totally were my heros, back then. I’ve pretty much seen the birth and growth of surfing as a profession during Rabbit’s time on the world stage. [...]
underwater wonder-world
It was another one of those fine sunny mornings here on the north shore with clear water and small clean waves rolling through. here’s a few that I snapped this morning…
Sean
Fine art prints from Sean Davey
If you are anything like me, you may well have a strong fascination with waves. I love waves of all shapes and sizes. The very first picture that I ever photographed was of a wave. A wave that was too small to surf, but very perfect in shape. I [...]
Another day of small fun beachies in a giant swimming pool
Hi all
it’s been another stellar day of weather here on the north shore, but with small surf. The water is so clear here at the moment, it looks like a massive wave pool right now. All these perfect little waves rolling through [...]
