XXL POSTER

SANE DORIAN-PEAHI. PHOTO:B.LEMOS

THE NEW POSTER FOR THE BILLABONG XXL 2011 JUST CAME OUT.

I'M VERY PROUD THAT THEY SELECT ONE OF MY SHOTS OUT OF SHANE DORIAN'S SEQUENCE.

THE COMPETITION AMONG PHOTOGRAPHERS IS SO INTENSE NOW DAYS , THAT WHEN YOU SEE A MAIN STEAM COMPANY LIKE BILLABONG , CHOOSING YOUR OVER THE WORK OF MANY OTHER GOOD PHOTOGRAPHERS ,THIS IS VERY REWARDING.

ALMA SURF COVER SHOT

HAROLDO AMBROSIO - PHANTOMS , PHOTO:B.LEMOS

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT A BRAZILIAN SURFER RIDING A SUP BOARD GETS THE COVER ON A SURF MAGAZINE.

HAROLDO AMBROSIO IS A GREAT WATER MAN AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I GET TO HAVE ONE OF HIS SHOTS ON A COVER. THE LAST ONE WAS ON FLUIR MAGAZINE ISSUE #244 ON A HUGE WAVE AT PEAHI.

THIS TIME I GET TO SHOOT HIM ON A DECENT SIZE WAVE AT PHANTOMS AND THE EDITOR ROMEU ANDREATTA HAD NO DOUBTS ABOUT SELECTING THE SHOT FOR THE COVER.

HYPERFREAK

DANILO COUTO-FIJI. PHOTO: LEMOS

HYPERFREAK IS O'NEILL'S NEW LINE OF SURF SHORTS.

DURING THIS EPIC DAY OF SURFING AT CLOUD BREAK DANILO COUTO (O'NEILL BRAZIL) HAPPENED TO BE USING ONE OF THOSE SHORTS AND RECENTLY O'NEILL DECIDED TO USE THIS SHOT AS A DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD ON FLUIR MAGAZINE (FEB ISSUE).

I WAS HAPPY BECAUSE LATELY THE MAJORITY OF MY SURFING PICTURES WAS ACTUALLY BEING USED MORE ON EDITORIALS THAN ON PUBLICITY .

FREE PARKING - FREESURF MAG JAN 11

LANIAKEA-PHOTO:LEMOS

"THERE ARE CERTAIN MOMENTS THAT CAPTURE ESSENCE OF SURFING.

THEY ARE VARIED AS THE WAVES WE RIDE ,BUT WHETHER WE ARE JUST BEGINNERS OR SEASONED PROS, THESE IMAGES PULL ON OUR VERY SOUL.

HERE'S AN OFF-BEAT SET-UP SURE TO WHET YOUR PALETTE."

THIS WORDS ABOVE WERE THE CAPTION ,FOR THE SPREAD ON FREE SURF MAG ON THIS NICE LINE UP SHOT TAKEN FROM THE HILLS OVER LOOKING LANIAKEA BEACH.

THE GUY INSIDE THE BARREL IS NON OTHER THAN TEN TIMES WORLD CHAMP KELLY SLATER. DURING ONE OF THE BEST DAYS EVER ON THAT SPOT DEC / 8 /2010.

IFF YOU WANT TO SEE THE ISSUE ON LINE HERE IS THE LINK:

http://freesurfmagazine.com/Read-Online/

RIDE OF THE YEAR

DANILO COUTO, PEAHI-PHOTO:LEMOS
MARK YAZBACK,WAIMEA-PHOTO:LEMOS
PAUL MORGAN, WAIMEA- PHOTO:LEMOS
MARCIO FREIRE, PEAHI - PHOTO:BLEMOS

YOU MAY THINK THAT THE WINTER SEASON ON THE NORTH PACIFIC MAY BE COMING CLOSE TO AN END.

BUT THE MONTH OF JANUARY WAS JUST UNREAL!!

BACK TO BACK SWELLS...

THE EDDIE AIKAU ALMOST WENT AND WE HAD ONE OF THE BEST PADDLE IN SESSION SESSIONS OF THE SEASON AT PEAHI.

ON THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME I SUBMITTED FOUR NEW ENTRIES TO THE BILLABONGXXL AND ALL FOUR ENTRIES ARE NOW RUNNING AS RIDE OF THE YEAR AND ALSO ARE STRONG CONTENDER FOR THE MONSTER PADDLE IN AS WELL.

TWO AUSTRALIANS AT WAYMEA BAY: MARK YAZBACK AND PAUL MORGAN.

AND TWO BRAZILIANS AT PEAHI : MARCIO FREIRE AND DANILO COUTO.

1st COVER OF 2011

GABRIEL MEDINA-FOTO:LEMOS
ROCKY POINT- PHOTO:LEMOS
PIPELINE - PHOTO: LEMOS

LIKE LAST YEAR , THE PHOTO DEPARTMENT OF SURFAR MAGAZINE DECIDED TO RUN ONE OF MY SHOT ON THE COVER OF THE JANUARY ISSUE . THIS TIME WASN'T THE TOW-IN WORLD CHAMP RODRIGO RESENDE A HUGE BOMB AT PEAHI , (http://blemos.blogspot.com/2010/01/first-cover-shot-of-year.html), BUT INSTEAD, GABRIEL MEDINA DOING A HUGE AND CRAZY AIR ON A 3 FOOT WAVE AT OFF THE WALL. WHAT A CONTRAST HUM? REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE OF THE WAVE I'M VERY PLEASED TO START THE YEAR WITH A COVER ON A MAGAZINE WITH SUCH PRESTIGE LIKE SURFAR MAG HAS IN RIO-DE-JANEIRO WITCH IS MY HOME TOWN. ALSO GOT A COUPLE SPREAD PAGES ON THAT SAME ISSUE AND WHAT I LIKE THE MOST WAS THAT I BECAME A COLUMNIST FOR THOSE GUYS. I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

WAIMEA BAY WEDDING

I'M BACK IN HAWAII

AND ALREADY SHOOTING AGAIN

THIS TIME A VERY SMALL WEDDING BUT , I LOVED THE LOCATION.

WAIMEA BAY IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BEACHES