LiQUiFY Magazine August September 2015 | Page 174

“After getting them developed, I went back straight away and got my favourite blown up and framed. Everyone who saw it would comment and froth on it. Back then, not many people had good quality, well composed line-up shots of their breaks, so I was stoked and think this really contributed to sparking something inside.” With a certificate in civil engineering and a day job as a civil designer, Peter found he was in high demand for work, and his lifestyle was burning him out. A move to the Sunshine State became the solution and he moved from New Zealand to Maroochydore – undoubtedly growing up seeing magazine spreads of the points firing in Noosa helped the decision along.