Raves & Rants . . from Penzance

I was going swim out and shoot surf with top water photographer Tony Plant today, if only I didn't have to drive away to shoot Tony Blair . . . . . . . . . . There were some cranking barrels to be had at this little secret spot today. Tony was there with Ben Skinner . I would have gone in, if only I didn't have leave to do a portrait session with our now-almost-forgotten ex-Prime Minister, Tony Blair. Not the real one, though, you understand. A lookalike, John Brolly , who has impersonated him in films, videos, and famously for Alison Jackson's classic set of faked photos. He has travelled all over the globe making appearances on the back of it. Work must be tough now Gordon has got in ! John now holds the unenviable position of Mock Mayor of the Quay, as part of the Golowan Festival . Sorry can't put up my pictures of him until after the magazine has published, but keep an eye on Cornwall Today. So preferring barrels to politics, I went back to the secret spot, and...

A quick blast to the Emerald Isle as part of the Doom Bar Big Wave Project at very short notice produced some amazing results for the few intrepid tow-assisted surfers who made the effort to get out there. Huge lumps of water pounded the reef at Aileens, ramping up to what the Guardian and the Irish Times were calling 50ft. Mole Ben Some amazing beasts were ridden by Dan 'Mole' Joel, Ben 'Skindog' Skinner, and Tom Doidge-Harrison. Check the latest edition of Pit Pilot surf magazine for the full story, bigger waves and plenty of pictures, out at the end of the week. Return to Ocean-Image.com