Airborne

Overview

How do you shoot the most shot beach in the country without it looking like a postcard you might send to your granny? Hitch a ride in a helicopter and view it as the Gods do. That's exactly what renowned surf photographer and owner of Aquabumps Gallery, Eugene Tan, did when he took to the skies in an attempt to capture the iconic Bondi beach from a rarely indulged angle. The result is a stunning series of vivid aerial shots that showcase our oceanic landscape in all its epic splendor. In the spirit of inclusion, Tan notified all 29,000 ocean-lovers on his database of his intentions for the shoot before he took flight. "Some people brought lurid towels and umbrellas, or placed themselves in ridiculous poses, so they would be able to identify themselves later" said Tan. It's this merging of dwarfed beach goers and their paraphernalia with the sweeping expanse of sand and sea that makes these images so visually compelling, taking surf photography quite literally to a whole new level.