[J-BAY OPEN 2014] GOING FOR GOLD - FREESURF SESSION

POSTED ON 13 JULY 2014 BY CLAIRE BUTLER

Woke up this morning in Jeffreys Bay to a layday for the 2014 J-Bay Open; the pros weren't put off by the smaller conditions - Kolohe Andino, Joel Parkinson and friends went to work in a sunrise that only J-Bay can turn on. Jeffreys Bay really is a surf photographers dream, and I'm looking forward to an inspiring 10 days here and catching the guys in action during the remainder of the J-Bay Open. Here are 8 of my favourite shots from this mornings freesurf at Supertubes.

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[PUBLISHED WORK] SURFLINE GALLERY: G-LAND

POSTED ON 3 FEBRUARY 2013 BY CLAIRE BUTLER

Last year, while traveling around Indonesia, I spent a week at a surf camp on the edge of a remote Indonesian jungle. My trip happened to coincide with perfect tides and one mother of a swell. The experience was arguably my most memorable surf trip ever. Check out my latest work on Surfline to see a full gallery of my time there. Click through on the image below to be taken there. 

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2013 BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS: THE FINAL DAY

POSTED ON 15 DECEMBER 2013 BY CLAIRE BUTLER

Attending the Billabong Pipe Masters has always been a bucket list item for me. This year, I have been lucky enough to make that dream a reality. I flew over 30 hours to attend the final event of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing and yesterday I joined 1000's of other photographers and spectators on the shoreline of Banzai Pipeline to watch some of the greatest contest surfing that 2013 has had to offer. Being there for the final day was an unbelievable experience and truly a highlight of my career as a surf photographer. Blessed with maxing waves, beautiful weather and phenomenal surfing, it's a day I don't think anybody could forget. View my photo story below. Enjoy!

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THIS IS NOT DISNEYLAND

POSTED ON 13 DECEMBER 2013 BY CLAIRE BUTLER

Second reef is breaking. No wait, third reef is breaking. This is going to be one helluva set. My anticipation is interrupted by the voice of a Hawaiian lifeguard booming from a megaphone: "if you have any small children playing near the shoreline we ask you to please get them back away from the beach. We advise you to move now. This is a very large set, please move back now. Guys with the cameras, move, now! This is not Disneyland!".

Despite the tough shooting conditions, what I witnessed tonight was undoubtedly one of the highlights of my career as a surf photographer. Maxing Pipeline on the eve of what will be an epic final day of the 2013 Billabong Pipe Masters here in Hawaii. We'll have to see what the morning brings because by sunset this eve, it was actually too big. Perhaps they'll run the Eddie instead! Here's hoping...

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THE AESTHETIC OF LOSTNESS (PART II)

POSTED ON SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER BY CLAIRE BUTLER

For those of you who missed my first post, I've recently returned from time abroad in Indonesia. I'm going to let my photographs tell my stories through a series of posts. Part II gives a photographic recount of my time spent traveling through the beautiful Bukit Peninsula, Bali. Enjoy!

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REMEMBER, REMEMBER NOVEMBER

POSTED ON 31 OCTOBER 2013 BY CLAIRE BUTLER

And just like that the second last month of the year is upon us. Conveniently, the month of October ends on a Thursday and so I decided to put together a Throwback Thursday (#tbt) post showcasing some of the amazing surfing moments I was lucky enough to bear witness to last November. See this post as an offering to the surf gods in the hope that they'll send some decent Summer swells our way this November. On that note, enjoy the photos and happy November. Hope you all score some good waves this month. I'll be watching...

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