adriano de souza

The Outsider: Masculin, feminin

Swellnet Dispatch

The Outsider: Masculin, feminin

Swellnet Dispatch
Steve Shearer

"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect-like creature". Franz Kafka, Metamorphosis.

The day dawned with a pale yellow glow in the east beneath a towering bank of cumulus cloud. There was no sound of sirens or hooters, just raucous flocks of lorikeets scudding over the broken glass and blood-stained concrete of another street-fighting night in the ghetto-empire of the Cooly-gatta.

The Ecstasy of Victory

"Did I win? Did I win?"

Taj Burrow hits the beach following his epic final against Adriano De Souza at Snapper Rocks this afternoon. With the judges yet to drop scores for each competitors last waves neither knows if they've won. The Brazilian contingent rush to Minheirinho, the Aussies to Taj. Everyone is confused and waiting.

Alex Ormerod captures the emotion as the wave scores - and the final result - are announced.

We'll have more action shots from today shortly.

The Ecstasy of Victory

"Did I win? Did I win?"

Taj Burrow hits the beach following his epic final against Adriano De Souza at Snapper Rocks this afternoon. With the judges yet to drop scores for each competitors last waves neither knows if they've won. The Brazilian contingent rush to Minheirinho, the Aussies to Taj. Everyone is confused and waiting.

Alex Ormerod captures the emotion as the wave scores - and the final result - are announced.

We'll have more action shots from today shortly.