John ‘Oggy’ Ogden is a photographer, cinematographer, author, publisher, and educator based in Sydney, Australia. In 1998 he established Cyclops Production Co, an independent publishing company dedicated to telling Australian stories. He is the author of nine books.
2013John Ogden at ‘Slightly Dangerous’ Photo Exhibition Sydney NSW.
Oggy. “Finding myself in Perth in 1975, I enrolled into a degree course at WAIT the following year and started work as the west coast correspondent for Tracks Magazine. My first child was born in Perth in 1977. Doing full time study and working odd jobs to survive left little money to buy camera equipment and taking surf trips south or north, so I had to be a bit inventive to get material for Tracks magazine. Often my photos and stories had little to do with surfing, and I was developing a reputation for quirky images. During the time I worked for Tracks I tended to concentrate on people and their stories.
I have been going through some old WA negs and found these South West surf contest images.”
1978-79 WA State Titles held in the South West.
1978 Line-up WA State Titles Aust Day LWE South Point Cowaramup Bay.1978 Contestant surfing WA State Titles, Australia Day long weekend. South Point, Cowaramup Bay1978 Contestant surfing WA State Titles, Australia Day long weekend. South Point, Cowaramup Bay1979 Contestant surfing WA State Titles, South Point Cowaramup Bay1979 Contest officials WA State Titles, Margaret River main break.1979 Contestants reef hopping WA State Titles, Margaret River main break.1979 Dave HattrickcompetitorWAState Titles Margaret River.1979 Spectators WA State Titles, Margaret River main break.1979 Hound checking the waves Lefthanders surf break.
Thanks John, for sharing your vintage WA surf images.
John ‘Oggy’ Ogden is a photographer, cinematographer, author, publisher, and educator based in Sydney, Australia. In 1998 he established Cyclops Production Co, an independent publishing company dedicated to telling Australian stories. He is the author of nine books.
Oggy. “Finding myself in Perth in 1975, I enrolled into a degree course at WAIT the following year and started work as the west coast correspondent for Tracks Magazine. My first child was born in Perth in 1977. Doing full time study and working odd jobs to survive left little money to buy camera equipment and taking surf trips south or north, so I had to be a bit inventive to get material for Tracks magazine. Often my photos and stories had little to do with surfing, and I was developing a reputation for quirky images. During the time I worked for Tracks I tended to concentrate on people and their stories.
I have been going through some old WA negs and found these South West surf contest images.”
1978-79 WA State Titles held in the South West.
Thanks John, for sharing your vintage WA surf images.
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