Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Feature - Cold Water Surfing


Below is one double page from a feature of mine published in this month's HUCK magazine. I was commissioned to cover the UK leg of the O'Neill Cold Water Classic held up in Thurso on the north shores of Scotland. I've also published new gallery on the website for the feature, and that can be seen here. Big thanks have to be give to Micah Lester, the surfer featured, for letting me follow him round for a week, literally from the moment he rose to the moment he crashed out at night. He's a fantastic guy, totally chilled, no pretense and a total pro at what he does.

5 comments:

Alastair said...

Those first two photos are superb.

bfg67 said...

Great photos Greg.

When you say cold water, obviously this is North Scotland so it's always cold - but what time of year was this?

Greg Funnell said...

Mid April. We were lucky, at the same time last year apparently it snowed!

bfg67 said...

that would be pretty cold then! Did you go in? Wetsuit or drysuit?

Greg Funnell said...

Yea - managed to borrow a hooded wetsuit, gloves and boots and an underwater housing! Relying on the kindness of others...