Australasian Wrestling Federation

One of the consistent spectacles at Supanova is the Wrestling put on by Australian Wrestling Federation (AWF). Now I will admit that I am the last person to talk to about this sport. I had no interest in it when I was growing up, even though I had heaps of friends that raved about it. I was skeptical about it being introduced into Supanova years ago, but once I saw it live, in person on the floor... well lets say I can see why it's a crowd pleaser.

So over the years I have attempted to shoot wrestling as a challenge. It's fast, hard to anticipate (when you don't know the sport enough) and full of emotion. Taking some of the lessons learnt shooting a stupid amount of Roller Derby over the last 12 months I approached the ring in Adelaide with more ideas.

Below are some of the shots I took over the weekend in Adelaide. If I lived anywhere near a ring, I would jump at the chance to improve shooting this sport.

Check out AWF, and get to a bout if you live near them. It's totally worth it.

Power Jam

The new season of the tv show Power Jam (aka Fans of Derby) is in full swing. This season the intro graphics feature mostly images from us. Broadcast on Foxtel (paid TV in Australia) Aurora. It's great to see the sport getting national tv coverage.

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Power Jam is broadcast at 8.30 each Saturday on Aurora (Foxtel Channel)

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BLOKTOBERFEST

In June I was commissioned to take a "whip" photo for Convict City Rollers. So early on the Monday morning of the massive long weekend tournament, I setup a very small area on the track to capture CCR skaters Shredz and MissMillie. Short on time, we did about 8 shots before the day's event started.

Finally the image is out in the wild and on a poster by CCR.

Make sure you come along, it's going to be fun!

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Derby Derby Derby...

Say the title three times fast and a face painted derby girl will appear. Then again, maybe not.

This weekend is the next set of bouts for the Victoria/Tasmania Tournament being hosted in Devonport by Van Diemen Rollers.

Make sure you come along!

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SIS vs PRD | Roller Derby Bout

The Western Australian Perth Roller Derby League (PRD) made the trek to Hobart, Tasmania to bout against South Island Sirens (SIS). It was a fun bout and the girls from WA have a lot of skills and took home the win. It's always great to see mainland leagues on Tasmanian soil. Next weekend continues the trend with a bunch of Victorian Leagues coming to Westbury for a massive weekend.