LiQUiFY Magazine August September 2015 | Page 101

H e’s from Currumbin, he’s pumping out some cracking photographs of local beachscapes and he’s only 14 years old. around the Gold Coast but also do some stuff down at Byron Bay … and thanks to Dad being the taxi driver!” Luke spends his days from 9am ‘til 3pm like any other school kid on the Coast, but when he’s on his own time this self-taught surf and landscape lensman is busy building a portfolio to pursue his dream of making a career out of his passion. Up at dawn most weekdays, he’s hands on before school, often trying to ‘get that perfect shot I can share with others’. With encouragement and guidance from peers like Burleigh surf photog legend Mark ‘Wilba’ Wilson, Luke’s goal for the end of this year is to hit the markets with some prints. “The money I hope to make, I will re-invest in more photography equipment and one day repay the people that have helped me the most,” Luke tells LiQUiFY. Judging by the following photos, we reckon this grom’s heading for a few money shots. “This all started when I was 13 and I got a GoPro for Christmas. I started just doing surf photography but now have expanded my knowledge to be confident in doing long exposures and experimenting in time lapse photography. I take most of my shots from CHECK HIS WORK ON FACEBOOK Or on Instagram at @photos_13_ 101