26 January, 2015 - PHOTOGRAPHY: What happens when the culture that gave birth to surfing comes under the National Geographic lens? Amazing images. That, and a culture familiar to most of now given the same treatment as, say, an Inuit tribe in Alaska. It’s a little uncomfortable but well done.

23 January, 2015 - BOARDRIDERS: Defending champions Snapper Rocks Surfriders are facing a major challenge to their title after a dramatic Day 1 of the Original Source Australian Boardriders Battle National Final at Cronulla. Snapper is in a fierce battle with a pack of heavyweight clubs including North Narrabeen and Merewether. The newest club at the event, Culburra Boardriders from southern NSW, is also in contention despite a day of drama for their star female surfer Tyler Wright.

21 January, 2015 - BLOGS: Contributor Peter 'Joli' Wilson contacted us about a timely gallery just posted up on his website. It's all Ricardo dos Santos images from the past few years. In it you'll find the Brazilian charging big barrels as he's best known for, but you'll also find a few images that look a bit deeper into the man the surf world is currently mourning.

19 January, 2015 - WSL QS: Mahina Maeda has taken out the first women’s Qualifying Series (QS) event of 2015, the Samsung Galaxy Hainan Pro presented by Wanning over Paige Hareb (NZL). The surf continued to pump out the goods as the event ran through the Quarterfinals, Semis and Final with competitors holding nothing back in the fight for all-important QS6000 ranking’s points.

17 January, 2015 - WSL QS: A crop of the world’s best female surfers lit up the surf in China at the first women’s Qualifying Series (QS) event of 2015, the Samsung Galaxy Hainan Pro presented by Wanning. The event ran through two and a half Rounds of competition in excellent surf Riyue Bay, with competitors battling for all-important QS6000 ranking’s points.