the shoaly crew lost boys..Part 1

We've all at some stage of our adolescent lives wanted to be apart of something bigger and bader. For Sinatra there was the Rat Pack, for Fat Albert there was the Cosby Kids, and for Ryan Keating there was the Shoaly Crew. What im trying to say is the gangs aren't as bad as they might be depicted in society, i'm sure the Shoaly crew didn't devote their time on the weekends to public service but they did create a unique sense of companionship, some of the boys tore apart the local beaches on the foam, some just regulated the car parks. What Ryan contributed was a little different, he wanted to take the back seat and capture his mates at what they usually do best, with a lens and a whole lota creative flair. An elusive character at times, Ryan along with almost half of the once prominent Shoaly Crew made the pilgrimage west, all the way to another ocean in fact. There he continues to shoot photos, maybe at a broader scale of subjects (W.A is blowing up in terms of bodyboarding talent right now) but none the less he's continuing what he started all those years ago, when his 'crew' was at the top of the food chain back in the Bay. He's been kind enough to throw some images over to the blog for you groms to look at, the Box both east and west versions. Its funny how these break share the same name yet there pretty well polar opposite, one being a left hand beach wedge the other a slabby right reef ( maybe a little too coincidental?). Hopefully we'll see more of the bays favorite photog in the bodyboarding media this year, hell he's had a good start. (thanks for not getting angry that we used your shot on our banner Keats).

Next week, 'Where the bloodly hell has Devo gone?' the Shoaly Crew lost boys Part 2.