2025 Nyland Prize Catalogue

22 | Coolum Surfer | Raoul Slater | $500 | Digital Capture

I was photographing from the bluff at Coolum on a rainy morning. The sun broke out for a moment, and the light was insane. The risk always is that you get up early, drive an hour to the beach, fight for a park, the waves are right and the light perfect, and then no-one catches a wave.