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Steen Barnes

Swellnet Sessions

Steel Grey

Steen Barnes
Thu 19 April 12:00am

If you live on the eastern seaboard the colour, or lack thereof, in these photos will be familiar to you. After three days of low cloud and persistent rain the coast has been wiped of colour and taken a steel grey apearance. Fitting then to run these shots by Steen Barnes. They were taken recently at an Illawarra area creekmouth and feature young Jack Matkowski, big Wade Budd and Dane Cartwright (getting solidly pitted) during a grey overcast day.

All photos by Steen. To see more of Steen's work visit his site.

Swellnet Sessions

Steel Grey

Steen Barnes
Thu 19 April 12:00am

If you live on the eastern seaboard the colour, or lack thereof, in these photos will be familiar to you. After three days of low cloud and persistent rain the coast has been wiped of colour and taken a steel grey apearance. Fitting then to run these shots by Steen Barnes. They were taken recently at an Illawarra area creekmouth and feature young Jack Matkowski, big Wade Budd and Dane Cartwright (getting solidly pitted) during a grey overcast day.

All photos by Steen. To see more of Steen's work visit his site.

Swellnet Sessions

Palette & Patellas

Steen Barnes
Thu 12 April 12:00am

If you've seen the photographic work of Steen Barnes on Swellnet you'll know that his images have an idiosyncratic look. Steen's photos are saturated with the orange hues of early morning surf sessions and the greenish tint of the local Wollongong water.

And then there's the surfers in the frame: almost exclusively kneeboarders, and always tearing the Wollongong waves to shreds. In this batch it's two of his favourite muses, Chayne Simpson and Albert Munoz, busting airs and very nearly breaking patellas (check Chayne's air sequence!).

Swellnet Sessions

Palette & Patellas

Steen Barnes
Thu 12 April 12:00am

If you've seen the photographic work of Steen Barnes on Swellnet you'll know that his images have an idiosyncratic look. Steen's photos are saturated with the orange hues of early morning surf sessions and the greenish tint of the local Wollongong water.

And then there's the surfers in the frame: almost exclusively kneeboarders, and always tearing the Wollongong waves to shreds. In this batch it's two of his favourite muses, Chayne Simpson and Albert Munoz, busting airs and very nearly breaking patellas (check Chayne's air sequence!).

Swellnet Sessions

Left and Righteous

Steen Barnes
Wed 20 October 12:00am
Their discipline and willpower is positively saintly and lies beyond the understanding of my limited imagination. Yet if it wasn't for the inexplicable proclivities of this weird and wonderful mob we wouldn't have this eye candy to drool over. Today it's Saint Steen Barnes, who denied himself a morning full of shacks to bring you a screen full of joy, and for that we are all thankful. Amen.//STUART NETTLE
Swellnet Sessions

Left and Righteous

Steen Barnes
Wed 20 October 12:00am
Their discipline and willpower is positively saintly and lies beyond the understanding of my limited imagination. Yet if it wasn't for the inexplicable proclivities of this weird and wonderful mob we wouldn't have this eye candy to drool over. Today it's Saint Steen Barnes, who denied himself a morning full of shacks to bring you a screen full of joy, and for that we are all thankful. Amen.//STUART NETTLE
Swellnet Sessions

No Bells, No Whistles

Steen Barnes
Fri 12 February 12:00am
Barrels - checkSunny blue sky - negativeClear blue water - negativeSwaying palm trees - negativeBikini babes on the beach - not sure, but I highly doubt it Steen Barnes and the 'Gong kneelo crew strip their surfing back to the fundamentals.
Swellnet Sessions

No Bells, No Whistles

Steen Barnes
Fri 12 February 12:00am
Barrels - checkSunny blue sky - negativeClear blue water - negativeSwaying palm trees - negativeBikini babes on the beach - not sure, but I highly doubt it Steen Barnes and the 'Gong kneelo crew strip their surfing back to the fundamentals.