Hawaii, 1989

Paul Burnett photographed by Peter Crawford in Hawaii in 1989.

A full frame surf image from the late-eighties archive, carrying the scale, speed and atmosphere of Hawaiian water.

Banzai Pipeline, Hawaii, 1976

An unknown surfer at Banzai Pipeline, photographed by Peter Crawford in 1976.

The image captures the raw power and precision of Pipeline during the seventies — heavy water, tight timing and the kind of commitment that defined North Shore surfing.

Russell L, Surf Study

A full frame surf study from Peter Crawford’s archive.

Bruce Raymond, 1976

Bruce Raymond photographed by Peter Crawford in 1976, during a sharp and influential period in Australian performance surfing.

With the location and break still to be confirmed, the image remains a strong archival study of speed, line and control from the seventies surf era.

Pipeline, Hawaii

A full frame Pipeline image from Peter Crawford’s Hawaiian surf archive.

With the surfer and year still to be confirmed, the photograph holds the classic intensity of North Shore water — compressed, powerful and close to the edge.

Indonesia, 1989

A full frame surf image from Peter Crawford’s late-eighties archive, captured in Indonesia during a period when the region was becoming central to modern surf imagination.

Sunset Beach, Hawaii

A powerful Sunset Beach surf image from Peter Crawford’s archive.

The photograph captures the weight and scale of Hawaiian water, with the surfer held against one of the North Shore’s most enduring and demanding waves.

North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, 1970s

A powerful North Shore tube riding image from Peter Crawford’s 1970s archive.

This photograph holds a moment between old-style positioning and a more modern approach to tube riding — low, committed and moving with the speed of the wave rather than against it.

With the surfer and exact break still to be confirmed, the image remains a strong study of line, timing and Hawaiian water during one of surfing’s most influential decades.

Burleigh Heads, Queensland, 1978

Terry “Fitz” Fitzgerald photographed during the second Stubbies contest at Burleigh Heads in 1978.

A major figure in Australian surfing, Fitzgerald brought speed, precision and unmistakable style into the competitive arena.

This image places him inside one of the defining contest settings of the era — Burleigh, Stubbies and the growing theatre of professional surfing.

Associated with Stubbies, Rip Curl and HB, the photograph captures a key moment in the late-seventies Australian surf scene.

Off The Wall, North Shore, Hawaii, 1975

Montgomery Ernest “Buttons” Kaluhiokalani surfing Off The Wall on the North Shore during one of the most electric periods in Hawaiian surfing.

Known simply as Buttons, he brought a kind of freedom and invention into surfing that felt completely his own — fast, loose, playful and radical. His surfing helped open up a new language of movement, especially in freesurfing, where style, risk and instinct could lead the way.

Photographed by Peter Crawford, this image captures Buttons riding without a leash, wearing Da Huey shorts and surfing an Ipa board from the early stinger era — a short-lived but influential design moment between the single-fin years and the rise of the twin fin.

A wild and beautiful archival image of one of surfing’s great natural talents.

Sunset Beach, North Shore, Hawaii, 1975

Michael Peterson photographed from the water by Peter Crawford at Sunset Beach in 1975.

A defining Australian surfer in Hawaiian water, Peterson brought his own sharp, coiled style to one of the North Shore’s most powerful waves. This image holds the feeling of that period — raw ocean, heavy water and the quiet intensity of a surfer completely in rhythm with the line ahead.

A rare archival photograph from the golden era of seventies surfing.

Burleigh Point, Queensland, 1980

Bruce Raymond drives high across the lip during the 1980 Stubbies Surf Classic at Burleigh Point.

A surfer at the peak of his professional career, Raymond brought together elements of traditional single-fin power and the sharper, more progressive lines beginning to shape modern performance surfing.

This image captures a high-speed floater moment at Burleigh — a powerful meeting point between classic single-fin surfing and the future of competitive performance.

Associated with McCoy Surfboards.

Dee Why Point, 1989

Shane Herring at Dee Why Point, photographed by Peter Crawford during the rise of one of Australian surfing’s most electric young talents.

At the time, Herring was being spoken about as one of the best surfers in the world. This image captures him with the speed, instinct and looseness that made him one of the most talked-about surfers of his generation.

Burleigh Point, Queensland, 1978

Rabbit Bartholomew on a roll at Burleigh, winning the Stubbies Surf Classic in the same year he claimed his first world title.

The Stubbies was more than a surf contest. It helped reshape professional surfing, bringing the man-on-man format into the spotlight and turning Burleigh into a natural arena for a new kind of competitive drama.

Captured from the water by Peter Crawford on Kodachrome 64 film using a Nikonos underwater camera, this close-up holds the speed, pressure and theatre of the moment.

Rabbit is pictured during the era of Stubbies shorts, Quiksilver, single fins and the emerging professionalism of Australian surfing.

Angourie Point, 1976

Angourie Point, New South Wales, 1976

Angourie was the centre of Country Soul in the seventies — a place where surfing, board design and coastal life all seemed to move together.

Captured by Peter Crawford in 1976, this photograph holds the feeling of the era: clean lines, open water and the raw beauty of the North Coast before it became widely known.

The board is associated with Wilderness Surfboards, shaped by Wayne Williams, linking the image back to the local surfboard culture that helped define Angourie’s place in Australian surfing history.

Mark Richards, Bells Beach

Bells Beach, Victoria, 1983

Four-time World Champion Mark Richards skims across the Bells bowl in the twilight of his professional career.

By 1983, Richards had already shaped the direction of competitive surfing. His twin-fin surfing defined an era — fast, loose and unmistakably stylish — while the early 1980s marked a major change in board design and performance surfing.

Captured from the water by Peter Crawford on Kodachrome 64 film using a Nikonos underwater camera, this photograph holds the speed and movement of Bells with remarkable clarity. Working with limited frames, moving water and manual focus, Crawford had to pan with the surfer to freeze the motion.

MR is pictured riding under his own MR Surfboards label, wearing a Victory wetsuit — two names closely tied to this period of Australian surf culture.

A powerful archival image from a defining moment in modern surfing.

Mark Richards, Gerry Lopez, Rory Russell, Mike Armstrong, Paul Naude, Pepe Lopes. Pipe '76.

Peter Harris Champ ShowerStubbies 80

Stubbies Camera Crowd 78 Steve OFerral.

Pipe Final Crowd.

OP Bondi 85 On The Nose.

OP Bondi 87 OnTheNose.

Judges Cards Stubbies 1980