Ten Photos: Gold Coast

posted by / Photos / February 29, 2012

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Table number 11 (coincidence?) at the ASP banquet. Kelly Slater with his surrogate family, the Munros, and girlfriend, Kalani. Photo: Sherm

Table number 11 (coincidence?) at the ASP banquet. Kelly Slater with his surrogate family, the Munros, and girlfriend, Kalani. Photo: Sherm

David “Woody” Wood, head of ASP security, about to distribute the year’s supply of ASP all-access passes. Photo: Sherm

David “Woody” Wood, head of ASP security, about to distribute the year’s supply of ASP all-access passes. Photo: Sherm

Dane, arriving just a hair tardy to the Quiksilver Pro press conference. They started without him. Photo: Sherm

Dane, arriving just a hair tardy to the Quiksilver Pro press conference. They started without him. Photo: Sherm

Quiksilver knows what’s up. Photo: Sherm

Quiksilver knows what’s up. Photo: Sherm

Kelly engages Kolohe in some pre-heat banter (read “mindf--k”), then makes quick work of the kid during his first event as a full-time WT surfer. Photo: Sherm

Kelly engages Kolohe in some pre-heat banter (read “mindf--k”), then makes quick work of the kid during his first event as a full-time WT surfer. Photo: Sherm

And, action! Photo: Corey Wilson

And, action! Photo: Corey Wilson

Brett Simpson in his Round 2 heat vs. Kolohe Andino. Brett got very barreled and barely lost out to the rookie. Photo: Corey Wilson

Brett Simpson in his Round 2 heat vs. Kolohe Andino. Brett got very barreled and barely lost out to the rookie. Photo: Corey Wilson

This air and a botched cutty earned Dane a 7.43 in his Round 2 against Taj Burrow. He backed it up with an 8.63 but Taj would not be beat… Photo: Corey Wilson

This air and a botched cutty earned Dane a 7.43 in his Round 2 against Taj Burrow. He backed it up with an 8.63 but Taj would not be beat… Photo: Corey Wilson

…Taj flared with an 18.10 heat total and looked quite unstoppable through the early rounds. Still, Ace Buchan will try to stop him when they meet in the quarters. Photo: Corey Wilson

…Taj flared with an 18.10 heat total and looked quite unstoppable through the early rounds. Still, Ace Buchan will try to stop him when they meet in the quarters. Photo: Corey Wilson

Josh Kerr has been hot as the Australian sun this week. With onshore-air wind blowing hard on Wednesday, Kerr was the most adamant about getting right into the quarterfinals. They didn’t run, and Kerr will face Kelly whenever they do give the green light (probably this weekend). Photo: Corey Wilson

Josh Kerr has been hot as the Australian sun this week. With onshore-air wind blowing hard on Wednesday, Kerr was the most adamant about getting right into the quarterfinals. They didn’t run, and Kerr will face Kelly whenever they do give the green light (probably this weekend). Photo: Corey Wilson

And we’re back. The ASP Banquet. Running on the first day of the waiting period. Drama (Alejo and Logie’s priority mix up, Wilko’s underscore, cancelled events — is Fiji going the way of J-Bay?). We’re beginning the 2012 World Tour season with all of the excitement that keeps us enthused and nervous about competitive surfing, and it all happened so fast that the SURFING staff grinding on the Goldy hardly had a chance to digest it. Plus, there are all these parties. But with a couple of anticipated lay days we’re getting a chance to sift through our filled memory cards and notepads in preparation for a comprehensive flipbook on the event, coming to your favorite website a week or so after the final horn toots. It will be worth the wait. We’re getting gold from multiple angles. Till then, take these ten photos from staff photographers Steve Sherman and Corey Wilson as appetizers. The steak will be out shortly. —Taylor Paul

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8 Responses to “Ten Photos: Gold Coast”

  1. Grey says:
    February 29, 2012 at 1:22 pm

    You shot a photo of yourself??? Really…

  2. Sven says:
    February 29, 2012 at 11:11 pm

    Love the self-portrait of Sherm. Legend.

  3. yep says:
    February 29, 2012 at 11:46 pm

    heavy

  4. michael says:
    March 1, 2012 at 8:20 am

    sherm great form!
    Taking a photo of your own poster, entitled “Best Photogs”, where you’re wearing a tshirt you made and that you are trying to sell (that has a one of your photos and your name on it), makes you the king of lame. Congrats!

  5. isbp says:
    March 1, 2012 at 12:12 pm

    more shots by the newest photog! please…. luv to see some 8 pict sequences

  6. Kaipo Gomes says:
    March 3, 2012 at 10:18 am

    Right on for telling it like it really is Michael. Sherman, “Best Photog”?????!!!!! For what, shooting groupie, papparaazi style snap and shoots in the VIP area? Are you kidding Sherm? How can you look at yourself in the mirror and even think that? Flame would be heckling you. You don’t shoot surf ACTION in the water or on land you are a Slater groupie just admit it. Fucking Sad state of Surf Photography at “ING”. Yeah Sherm you’re killing it. Go shoot something different you’re film days are over move on. What a kook.

  7. I Am U says:
    March 5, 2012 at 4:07 am

    Doesn’t Cory Wilson work at Surfline.com? His shots are on your website also?

  8. Tai Dawson says:
    May 30, 2012 at 2:28 pm

    Is that Derek Ho next to Kelly?

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