From the Field
Category: Sports
The latest news from Sydney-based photographer Richard McGibbon as he travels up and down the East coast of Australia covering athletes on adventures and high-action sports events and races.
December 17, 2012
Lens Testing at Oxford Falls Downhill Track
A couple of months ago I handed in my 28-300mm L lens to my local repair centre. It had been…
November 27, 2012
Single Track Mind – Awaba
Last Sunday saw me up at Awaba to the north of Sydney. Chocolate Foot were hosting their final event for…
November 2, 2012
Shorty Gilyeat – Mountain Bike Freerider
Shorty Gilyeat likes to ride his bike…. a lot. His enthusiasm shows on all levels, whether it is pushing those…
October 30, 2012
Single Track Mind – Rydal
Rydal is a small town on the western side of the Blue Mountains. This last weekend it played host to…
October 12, 2012
Red Ass State Champs – Ourimbah
Last weekend it was the turn of downhill to come under scrutiny of the lens. I travelled with Gil Romane…
October 2, 2012
Shimano GP, Ourimbah
So another weekend over and this last weekend I was up shooting at Ourimbah on the Central Coast near…
August 1, 2012
Golden Ride Magazine
I was contacted by a friend of mine, Aline Bock, with the request to do a couple of surfing shots…
June 7, 2012
Surfing Deadmans and Wild Weather
Wild weather has lashed the Sydney coastline these last couple of days. Winds up to 130km/hr have whipped up a…
May 15, 2012
Surfing, Dee Why Point
It’s been a great couple of months for sizeable swells coming to the beaches of Sydney. Again the swell has…
May 10, 2012
Surfing Narrabeen
The swell came in again to Narrabeen Beach on Sydney’s Northern beaches. Big, hollow waves brought out surfers out again.…
May 6, 2012
Downhill, Oxford Falls
I went for a bit of a shoot at Oxford Falls on Sydney’s Northern Beaches today. It’s quite a tricky…
April 14, 2012
Dirt Session: Part 2
I spent this morning up shooting dirt jumping at Castle Cove again. This week the big line was up and…