Richard McGibbon Photography

Apr

2010

Easter Weekend

Bondi Bowl, Sydney

Had a great weekend over Easter. Spent my Saturday at the Five Dock jam. It was a great day with some very impressive riding, huge airs and a great atmosphere. On the Easter Sunday and Monday I spent my afternoons down at the Bondi bowl shooting skating. I had never really spent any time there before as it’s a reasonable length of trip to get there from here and I figured the scene there was as weak as it is here. Sunday afternoons down there are great though and the scene is very much alive and kicking. The bowl is a great shape and size and the park is not over-run by kids on scooters. As you can see in the shots below the spectacle attracts quite a crowd who all gather round to watch. I am looking forward to heading back down there this coming Sunday and shooting a heap more shots. Continue reading →

Apr

2010

Five Dock

Jake, Five Dock, Sydney

I caught wind of a BMX jam going on this Saturday at the not-so-local Five Dock skate park. There was also a visit to Hell on Wheels in Newtown by then Triplesix Distribution team who are on a roadtrip. I missed the meet in the shop but caught up with some of the riders as they came to Five Dock for a sunset session. The guys hit the park bigtime with super smooth runs and big airs. They will be hanging around for the competition on Saturday. If the level of riding that I saw this evening is anything to go by it should be a great day on Saturday. I will definitely be getting myself over there and shooting plenty on the day. Continue reading →

Mar

2010

Dirt Sessions

: Dirt Sessions, Sydney, Australia

Finally managed to link up with some guys hitting the dirt jumps on Sydney’s Northern Beaches and had a great day shooting with them. They had a bit of a jam session and invited me along to get a few shots. Around 30 people turned up at different stages throughout the day and a lot of riding done. Many thanks to Josh for giving me the heads up and thanks to all who were there and kind enough to let me shoot. Cheers guys. Continue reading →

Feb

2010

Local Skate Session

Had a chance to link up with some local skaters this week. Good to be shooting some action again. There is only so many sunrises I can shoot. Need a bit of refining still to get to the stage where I am happy with the shots of urban sports, not quite the same as having the magnificent mountain panoramas in the background. Hopefully will be shooting a lot more with them and some others over the coming weeks. In fact….time to head out right now and see who is out and about. My thanks goes to Olly West and Boarders skate shop in Brookvale for helping me line up the shoots.

Jan

2010

Blue Mountains

For a change in scenery yesterday we decided to escape Sydney and head up into the Blue Mountains. Though they sit quite close to Sydney and can been seen from many places around the city I rarely seem to visit this beautiful area. This is something that I plan on rectifying over the next few weeks. Continue reading →

Jan

2010

Candide Thovex, Skiing Magazine, Germany.

A new image in Germany’s Skiing magazine. The shot is of Candide Thovex, taken while skiing around the Rendl side of St. Anton in Austria. The rest of the mountain was a complete whiteout and even down below the tree line the light was very flat, but such good snow. This is a secret little location tucked away in amongst a few trees. When the visibility is poor you need to head to the trees for some definition and contrast.

A shot of Candide Thovex for Skiing Magazine, Germany