February Cover Volume 1 Issue 2

Two photos blended into one cover. I was sent the photo of Nick Recordon hitting the Snowpark Battleship one morning and could see it as the cover straight away. Dave Recordon was the photographer and captured not only the action but also a great moody background. While I was in Raglan picking my nephew up for christmas I managed to grab a couple of photos at Manu bay. Morehu paddled out and then I snapped this shot which seem to blend perfectly in with nicks image. Both pictures were going to be used for covers and then only a week before the 2nd issue went live I merged the two photos and as a result the final cover looked sick!

January Cover Volume 1 Issue 1

The first cover of Riders Anonymous featured this photo of Matariki's taken from a look out above Daniels Reef. Matariki took about 15 photos this day and then went for a surf. The waves were a solid size on the sets and the rights had a great drop. It's amazing to think how this wave is known as a right to so many people and left to so many others. This is one of the best A-frame reefs around Auckland and on its day one of the best reefs in the North Island, shame about the crowds in summer though.

This photo was probably the best cover to start a new magazine with, it has everything a surfers wants; size, holowness, and clean blue glassy water.