Manly Beach

I’ve lived in Manly for over 10 years, I like to try and get out for the sunrise and take some photos. While I love surfing crystal clear, glassy waves, when the huge swells roll in and the heavy barrels start smashing into the Bower rock platform, I like to head to Deadmans to video the big wave surfers. This collection is my archive of the contrasts between the calm, pastel mornings and the raw power of the storm surf.

22 Articles | Updated Dec 2025

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Fight For The Bight

Today was the demonstration where a large group of surfers paddled out into the ocean and formed a large circle to protest a Norwegian oil company called.

Manly Beach Friday 28th June 2019
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Manly Beach Friday 28th June 2019

Was up early this morning so I thought I'd head down to Manly Beach to take some photos, I haven't had a chance to get out in a long time so was good to get.

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Manly Beach Surfing

Was up early this morning so decided to go down to the beach to see the sunrise, no sunrise this morning as it was overcast but still managed to film some.

Deadmans Big Wave Surfing
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Deadmans Big Wave Surfing

These are the biggest waves I've seen breaking at Deadmans in person.

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Queenscliff Sunset Surf

Looked like we were in for a good sunset so I decided to take the GoPro out for a.

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October Swell

October Swell

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Manly Dam

Can't believe I've lived in Manly for over two years and never bothered to venture out to Manly Dam.

Car Drives Off Cliff at Queenscliff
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Car Drives Off Cliff at Queenscliff

We were woken up last night at about 1:30 AM by a police helicopter, it was circling around and hovering quite low.

Christmas Eve
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Christmas Eve

I deciced to focus on the seagulls this morning as the waves were small and mushy. One more sleep until Christmas, this year has gone by fast.

Holidays
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Holidays

Today is officially the first day of the Christmas holidays for me.

Manly Beach Sydney Storm Aftermath
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Manly Beach Sydney Storm Aftermath

NSW was smashed by a huge storm this week with torrential rain and strong winds. I went down to the beach to take some photos and videos of the aftermath.

Gabriel
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Gabriel

For some reason I was awake this morning and I noticed a golden glow coming through the window so I grabbed my camera and raced to the roof to take some photos.

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Winki Pop & Fairy Bower

There was a large swell in town so I went for a walk down to Deadmans behind Shelly Beach to take some video of the surfers taking on the big waves.

Busy
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Busy

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Lightning
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Lightning

I was standing out on our balcony and noticed lightning on the horizon so I grabbed my camera and tripod and headed to the roof.