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ABC – Skateboarding

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:24:55 +0000

The Hurley Australian Bowl-riding Championships went down over the weekend, with Renton Millar edging out Jack Fardell to take the Pro Final, Mick Mulhall topping the Masters, Poppy Olsen winning the Girls Division and Ben Kay taking out the Dew Am Jam. Here’s the wrap-up and results that Knack Studios pumped out a day after the event finished.

Music By Red Ink: www.facebook.com/redinkmusic

Tony Hawk – Bondi Beach

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:02:33 +0000

With Tony Hawk being in Australia for the official ‘Big Day Out’ skate tour he made a stop by the world famous Bondi Beach to shred the bowl. Justin and Rob from Knack Studios were camera in hand documenting what went down… Photographed, Shot & Edited today, it doesn’t get more fresh than this. Thanks to The Delta Riggs for letting us use their music. Video: Camera: Rob Norman, Edit : Justin Barnwell

Photos by Justin Barnwell

Owen Wright in Surf Europe

admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:34:09 +0000

While in Portugal this year Juzzy shot a few portraits of Owen Wright for Rip Curl while out of the water. With a story in issue 87 of Surf Europe, these photos found a new home, printed up and distributed out. Owen was great to work with and was keen for scouting locations of his hotel to get the right shot for his 6 page story in SE.

Arnette – Big Fun

admin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:31:41 +0000

Justin Barnwell recently photographed Otis Carey for Arnette’s latest campaign titled ‘BIG FUN’. In the campaign, Arnette have their team doing fun things that relate to the riders personality. In this case it was a grimey alley way, a home tattoo set and a trusting victim… Otis behind the wheel, a real tattoo actually went down. Respect.

Quiksilver Pro France

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:24:24 +0000

Stop No. 8 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Quiksilver Pro France was as good as they come with the king, a.k.a Kelly Slater and the next generation of ASP World Title contenders announcing their intentions on the world stage. One being the super grom Gabriel Medina, who eventually took out the event taking down Julian Wilson in the final. Justin Barnwell was there in the early rounds capturing the action before heading to Portugal to capture the pre antics of the Rip Curl Pro.

STAB Full Frames

admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:47:57 +0000

Here’s a few shots from the Jordy Smith, Johnny Florence and Dusty Payne session that went down at La Barre, Anglet on one of the Quik Pro, France’s lay-days. Too often, amazing surf shots fly under the radar or are overlooked for whatevs reason and that’s a bummer. ‘Specially when they’re shots like this. Knack Studios Photographer Justin Barnwell was there to capture the action.
www.stabmag.com – Full Frame – Jordy Smith – La Barre France
www.stabmag.com – Full Frame – Johnny Florence – La Barre – France

Festival of the Winds

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:21:41 +0000

The skies came alive with hundreds of kites of all shapes and sizes from local and international kite-makers and flyers at Sydney’s most colourful festival! Duncan McLeod & Rob Norman were there capturing beautiful imagery and testing there new dynamic perceptions dolly. Now available to be hired as part of Knack Studios Offering.

let’s rock-away

admin — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:33:21 +0000

Who would have thought, Surfing in New York City… That’s right, on a recent trip to NYC for the Quiksilver pro, Juzzy took a detour via the subway to the famed Rockaway beach. So ugly yet beautiful it sure is a strange place. Here’s some shots taken on a disposable film camera in-between surf sessions. Oh yeah, it was pumping!

Russ Henshaw – Profile Video

admin — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:13:56 +0000

Knack recently created this profile video on Australian freestyle skier Russ Henshaw for REDBULL – The guy shreds! Born in Sydney, Henshaw strapped on his first pair of skis when he was three. A dozen years later, encouraged by national under-12 slalom titles, his parents moved to Jindabyne, the golden gateway to the NSW snowfields. Now he spends most of the year with his passport in his pocket on a world dream snowfields tour; home maybe for 10 days for Christmas in the northern winter, anywhere from his beloved Perisher to New Zealand or even South America during the southern winter.

RIPCURL Music Festival

admin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:13:26 +0000

Juzzy recently shot shot the Ripcurl music festival in Bidart just south of Biarritz. In what was supposed to be a two day event. A crazy storm came in after the first night and forced the event to be cancelled for day two… No Worries… as Day one was RAD, Stand outs by the frech surf rockers, Le Femme and the energetic guys from The Klaxons rocking the huge crowd on the beach. Good times!

Nike Cash For Tricks

admin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:08:35 +0000

With Juzzy in France he’s getting amongst the summer surf scene. A highlight on the calendar was the Nike Cash for tricks put on by the rad crew at BlueStar Revolution, it’s different to the standard surfing contests, the Nike 6.0 Cash for Tricks criteria is derived from a popular skateboarding format where mind blowing tricks get rewarded with cash. The concept is real simple… the bigger, more technical the trick is, the more money the competitors get. Aside from the competition, Nike 6.0 Cash for Tricks is also about having fun with a live DJ pumping out some rocking tunes to create a summer beach party vibe.

Check out le pics:
Oh yeah, he got a STAB full frame too:

Juzzy on Fuel TV

admin — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:41:45 +0000

So Stoked to be invited onto Corbin Harris’ show Pop Gun on Fuel TV… We talked Skate Photography, The Camera Club and Knack Studios. Corbin is a great guy and it was an awesome opportunity to be invited onto the show. Man it’s embarrassing to see yourself on the tube though… (Excuse the crappy recording off the TV)

Beach Burrito Cinema Ad

admin — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:38:35 +0000

Knack recently created a 15 second Cinema Ad for Beach Burrito’s Cronulla Store. 6 burritos, 12 coronas, a couple of cheaky frozen margaritas and 7 sachets of chilli sauce later here it is… Mucha Gracias.

HasBro – Bop It

admin — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:03:34 +0000

Knack Recently Directed, Shot and Edited this Hasbro Bop It 60 sec tvc while freelancing for Channel [v]. Graphics and Sound design by Channel [v]

Get your Bopit on! www.bopit.com.au
We are on the hunt for the nation’s best and brightest Bopper – the Aussie with the skills and courage to combat their way to the top of the leaderboard.

From now until the 29th July, play the online game of Bop It and you could be in to win the major prize of $2,000 cash and music tickets and a Bop It signed by a Channel V host. Plus there are runner up prizes of Bop it Bounce and Bop it XT.

‘SoundSchool’

admin — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:50:23 +0000

The Camera Club presents SoundSchool by Julian May: A behind the scenes photographic exploration of SoundSchool, a musical journey from Sydney to Delhi, India and back.

SoundSchool is a series of Australian music events and initiatives, raising money to purchase musical instruments, teaching aids and tuition for street children in underprivileged countries. SoundSchool’s debut fundraising event came to life with a rocking gig at The Beach Road Hotel, Bondi in August 2010 raising in excess of $20,000 which went directly toward starting the very first SoundSchool in Delhi, India November 2010.

Local shutter bug, Julian May heard about SoundSchool and fast became their official photographer documenting the SoundSchool journey. In November, 2010 Julian packed a bag (at his own expense) for Delhi, India to document the set up of the very first SoundSchool for the street children of Salaam Baalak Trust.

This debut exhibition showcases Julian’s exploration in a timeline that is SoundSchool’s amazing adventure to date. From the first fundraiser, to the streets and sights of India, the wonderful kids picking up a guitar for the first time to their very first gig!

SoundSchool by Julian May is being exhibited at the The Camera Club, upstairs at the Beach Road Hotel, Bondi Beach. A community-minded bar & gallery that’s dedicated to celebrating creativity through camera-based pursuits. SoundSchool follows on from the success of recent exhibitions including ‘We All Have Teenage Fantasies’, ‘Fancy That!’ and ‘We Stand Sideways curated by Stab’.

“We’re super excited to see SoundSchool bring their fantastic project to the walls of The Camera Club in what will be a show unlike any other to date”. Darryl Nichols, Co-Founder, The Camera Club

Entry to The Camera Club is free of charge with the SoundSchool by Julian May will be hanging on the walls for six weeks, with Thursday nights hosting a revolving schedule of music, food and photography activations.

Rip Raw

admin — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:35:50 +0000

Jump aboard and travel alongside Chris Booth as he collides with big mountains and even bigger personalities from Mt Cook’s Aoraki region to The People’s Republic of Macedonia. Across the journey Boothy joins forces with a distinguished bunch of slope shredders and snow-sport pioneers whom together search for unique mountain experiences around the world.

The Dingo Cobba

admin — Thu, 26 May 2011 03:23:52 +0000

Knack’s been hanging around Otis like a bad smell lately. Why? Apart from thinking he’s a super rad dude, they’re making some visuals together. “A day in Bondi with a Cobba Dingo” It’s a short film about surfing the east. The eastern suburbs that is… The talented aerialist is really pushing progressive surfing and having just signed to arnette, look out for some dope stuff to come. Stay tuned for when “A day in Bondi with a Cobba Dingo” is out of the edit suite and onto your screens…

Take me to Cali…

admin — Thu, 26 May 2011 01:55:24 +0000

Knack recently created the “Home is where the hearts is’ Campaign for Roxy. From producing the idea, art direction, design and artwork, it was a super fun project to work on. Check out their website for details on how to win the ultimate trip to California, the home of ROXY.

Bali Bagus

admin — Mon, 16 May 2011 22:38:58 +0000

Juzzy & Rob have just returned from a great little trip to Bali with Roxy. Art Directing the High Summer Photo shoot and Directing/Shooting the High Summer Brand Video, the boys had an amazing time. In what bwas a dream job working with a fantastic bunch of people. Stay tuned for the videos and artwork to come out of the shoot when its launched. Here’s a little visual splash in the mean time…

Boosting @ Bondi

admin — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:45:16 +0000

The Boost Surf Sho hit Bondi for the 2nd time this March. It was a great weekend again apart from the lack of waves for the competition. Congrats to Josh Kerr for taking out the final in small 1ft closeout Bondi. Check out some of the pics from the day