In the 1970s & early 80s former NZ surf photographer Ric Chan lived in Scarborough and was a busy man on Perth’s social scene. When he wasn’t surfing, he worked as a surf photographer, surf journalist, fashion photographer/model, night club DJ and who knows what else!
In the mid-80s Ric headed off to Bali to set up and run Cheaters Night Club on the Kuta entertainment strip. He also worked as a photojournalist for Bali News in Denpasar and undertook other entrepreneurial tasks.
This is a snapshot of Ric’s media images from the 80s.
West Australia
1980 Fashion photo shoot featuring Grant Goldman & Ric Chan with models.1980 Photo shoot for Mazzucchelli Jewellers advt. Models Sharon Stackpool & Ric Chan.1980 Ric ‘Charlie” Chan Advertising Executive and Photography West Coast Surfer magazine.1980 Cover shot of Paul Cunningham riding a Blaxell at Stricko’s (Rotto) West Coast Surfer Mag. Ric pic.1980 Graham Noakes’ Garage at Margaret River advt. published in West Coast surfer mag and 2014 Graham in Margaret River. Ric Chan pics1980s Footwear advt. featuring Brent Stewart. Ric pic published West Coast Surfer Mag.1980s Bikini advt. featuring the headless body of Peta Earnshaw published West Coast Surfer Mag.Ric pic. 1980 Fashion shoot with Perth model. Ric Chan pic1980 Robin Gibb from Bee Gees at EMI PIAF Promotion in Perth WA. Ric Chan photo.1980 Autograph from Robin Gibb (Bee Gees) on White Sands Hotel letterhead paper courtesy of Ric Chan1980s Gobbles Night Club DJ’s Ric Chan & Bob McKenzie
Bali
1985 Ric (left) in the Bali News office in Denpasar. Ric Chan pic1985 Cheaters Night Club at Kuta. Ric Chan helped set up & manage the night club.1980 Balinese surfers Made Muditha (left) and Nyoman Dira (right) both from Banjar Legian Tengah on Kuta Beach. Ric Chan pic.
Ric Chan – I was commissioned to do water shots for a movie company back then, and they gave me a camera inside a huge water housing, to get the shots.
I got nailed by a big cleanup set at Uluwatu and it took me about 2 hours to get back in after losing my fins.
I was totally worked over, but I’m still alive.
I won’t be doing that again!
1985 Walk tracks and Warungs at Uluwatu Bali. Ric Chan pic1985 Local lad & journo Ric Chan with jeep in Bali paddy fields.1981 Bali kids riding water buffalo. Ric Chan pic1980s Fish Markets Jimbaran Bay Bali. Ric Chan pic1980 Fashion shoot with WA model Pam Brabants in Kuta Bali.Mid 1980s Bali wedding for Ric & his late wife Sami. (Image water damaged).
Ric Chan – “A cremation in Bali is a joyous occasion, not as sad depressing as in the West!“
1985 Ric’s late wife Sami with kids at Bali cremation ceremony.
In 1987 Ric led a couple of Perth businessmen to Gili Nanggu island on Lombok.
Ric Chan. “The Island was owned by Mr Gede Badjra who was the owner of a large furniture store in Mataram. He passed away a few years ago and the island was sold (I gather, by his family) for around 250,000U$, and has been developed further.There are three islands in the small group and is not too far from Lembar, the port on Lombok.
A couple of architects from Perth came to the island to survey it for a possible investment, but the potential investor went broke not long after the guys returned to WA….once again, I missed out on getting rich!”
1987 Ric’s wife Sami and son Taron (centre) on the ferry to Lombok. Ric Chan pic.
New Zealand
Ric Chan. “Some people thought I had fallen off the edge of the earth in the 90s, but I had returned to NZ after the loss of my wife Sami in Bali.
In NZ I scored some work in radio voice overs and some parts in a couple of TV series. I have five credits as an actor in NZ 1997-2002.
I appeared in three episodes of the popular fantasy TV series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2001) filmed on location in NZ. Lucy Lawless played Xena, a warrior who used her formidable fighting skills to help those unable to defend themselves. I played the characters: Master Swordsman, Healer and Jiu.
When I was playing the nasty Master Swordsman, I was seen gloating after I smashed her sword – then she punched my lights out!
Them were the days!!!
2001 Ric Chan Master Swordsman in Xena TV series. Screenshot image.
Ric was a prolific photographer and many of his images survived 20+ years storage in Graham Noakes’ salvage yard at Margaret River.
In the 1970s & early 80s former NZ surf photographer Ric Chan lived in Scarborough and was a busy man on Perth’s social scene. When he wasn’t surfing, he worked as a surf photographer, surf journalist, fashion photographer/model, night club DJ and who knows what else!
In the mid-80s Ric headed off to Bali to set up and run Cheaters Night Club on the Kuta entertainment strip. He also worked as a photojournalist for Bali News in Denpasar and undertook other entrepreneurial tasks.
This is a snapshot of Ric’s media images from the 80s.
West Australia
Bali
Ric Chan – I was commissioned to do water shots for a movie company back then, and they gave me a camera inside a huge water housing, to get the shots.
I got nailed by a big cleanup set at Uluwatu and it took me about 2 hours to get back in after losing my fins.
I was totally worked over, but I’m still alive.
I won’t be doing that again!
Ric Chan – “A cremation in Bali is a joyous occasion, not as sad depressing as in the West!“
In 1987 Ric led a couple of Perth businessmen to Gili Nanggu island on Lombok.
Ric Chan. “The Island was owned by Mr Gede Badjra who was the owner of a large furniture store in Mataram. He passed away a few years ago and the island was sold (I gather, by his family) for around 250,000U$, and has been developed further.There are three islands in the small group and is not too far from Lembar, the port on Lombok.
A couple of architects from Perth came to the island to survey it for a possible investment, but the potential investor went broke not long after the guys returned to WA…. once again, I missed out on getting rich!”
New Zealand
Ric Chan. “Some people thought I had fallen off the edge of the earth in the 90s, but I had returned to NZ after the loss of my wife Sami in Bali.
In NZ I scored some work in radio voice overs and some parts in a couple of TV series. I have five credits as an actor in NZ 1997-2002.
I appeared in three episodes of the popular fantasy TV series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2001) filmed on location in NZ. Lucy Lawless played Xena, a warrior who used her formidable fighting skills to help those unable to defend themselves. I played the characters: Master Swordsman, Healer and Jiu.
When I was playing the nasty Master Swordsman, I was seen gloating after I smashed her sword – then she punched my lights out!
Them were the days!!!
Ric was a prolific photographer and many of his images survived 20+ years storage in Graham Noakes’ salvage yard at Margaret River.
Thanks for sharing your 80s pics Ric.
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