Derek Morrison

Almost 50 Years Behind The Lens, But Warren Hawke Isn’t Slowing Down

Derek MorrisonSeptember 28, 2018November 13, 2018

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 28, 2018November 13, 20180

Back in 1966 a 13-year-old Christchurch boy stared out to sea and decided that surfing was going to become a part of his life. Photography soon consumed a young Warren Hawke and nearly 50 years later he is one of New Zealand’s best surf photographers and still chasing swells from......

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Fiji Launchpad 2017: Four Rising Stars Versus Cloudbreak

Derek MorrisonSeptember 27, 2018February 8, 2019

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 27, 2018February 8, 20190

Friday is our last day in Fiji. It is a day of mixed emotions. Firstly, it is sad to leave the friends we’ve made but nice to know we’ll soon return to our families and friends. Our boatman Felipé has a tear in his eye as he hugs each of......

Under The Clouds: A Film About Stoke By Jonathan Smit

Derek MorrisonSeptember 27, 2018September 27, 2018

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 27, 2018September 27, 20180

Under The Clouds is a beautiful film that was released by surfer and filmmaker Jonathan Smit in 2015. It features, the single fin, the skater and the shredder in a piece of cinematography that will stand the hairs up on the back of you neck. Sublime edit....

Hardly Charging: A Deep South Strike Mission With Filmmaker Jono Smit

Derek MorrisonSeptember 27, 2018February 8, 2019

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 27, 2018February 8, 20190

Christchurch surfer and filmmaker Jono Smit gathers up a talented Dunedin crew including JC Susan, Jonas Tawharu and John Courian for a strike mission in the deep south. As autumn played its end game for 2018 the team paddled into some wild, cold waves. But they were wide open. Sit......

Insider: Top 10 Tips For An Epic Samoan Surf Trip

Derek MorrisonSeptember 12, 2018February 8, 2019

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 12, 2018February 8, 20190

A surf trip to the idyllic, laidback islands of Upolu, Samoa, has to rate as one of the best experiences of the South Pacific. Time it with a decent swell and you’ll be in the firing line for some of the most memorable waves of your life. Here’s our top......

Travel Notes: Samoa’s Infectious Charm

Derek MorrisonSeptember 12, 2018February 8, 2019

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 12, 2018February 8, 20190

We’ve just experienced a fia fia – a local carnival that welcomes guests into a village in Samoa. In our case that’s Salani village on the southern shores of Upolu, Samoa. We’re here for a group 40th – a bunch of mates using the milestone to chalk up some island......

The Ephemeral Art Of Ian Ross

Derek MorrisonSeptember 12, 2018October 24, 2018

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 12, 2018October 24, 20181

Ian Ross makes art that has a lifespan as long as a tide. And that doesn’t faze the talented surfer and nearly 40-year-old Californian artist. Sand art, as he describes it, is a series of shapes etched with a rake into the intertidal sand zone. Ian is a master of......

Inside Seventhwave: The Kiwi Wetsuit Company On A Mission

Derek MorrisonSeptember 12, 2018March 1, 2019

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 12, 2018March 1, 20192

When it comes to the New Zealand surf industry there are very few long-lived brands and manufacturers beyond our cornerstone surfboard shapers. So it was a real privilege to meet Paul Zarifeh and his team at the Seventhwave Wetsuits factory in Christchurch back in the depths of winter in 2015.......

The Local Series: Beware Of The Cog

Derek MorrisonSeptember 11, 2018March 1, 2019

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 11, 2018March 1, 20191

“I’ve got a local character for you,” laughs muso and surfer Shakes in the carpark at Whareakeake. “You have to meet this guy,” he smiles. “His son has a sign on the door that reads: ‘don’t worry about the dog, beware of the Cog!'” Shakes leads me over to one......

History Revisited (And Given A Modern Touch) For Backyard Shaper

Derek MorrisonSeptember 11, 2018March 1, 2019

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 11, 2018March 1, 20190

When we first saw Homa Mattingly’s crazy collection of boards we thought he must be experimenting with lots of new shapes and designs. They seemed very, very radical. On closer inspection we discovered a talented backyard shaper taking a different direction completely. Homa has been retracing a few apparent “dead-ends”......