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I spent 15 years on the Windsurfing World Tour, working with some of the world’s best watersports photographers and travelling to some of the most exotic sailing destinations. Enjoy some of my favourite shots.

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Promotional Image. Helicopter photoshoot on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© John Carter / Qantas Airways

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PWA Indoor Wolrd Cup Poland. On the flightdeck at the PWA Indoor World Cup in Warsaw's National Stadium (PGE Stadium Narodowy). Warsaw, Poland, 2014.
© John Carter / PWA World Tour.

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Severne Sails Photoshoot, Australia. Helicopter shot at the back of Vlasoff Key, Great Barrier Reef.
© John Carter / Severne Sails

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PWA Indoor Wolrd Cup Poland. Braving the 30knot fan-generated winds of the indoor pool. Warmup runs in Warsaw, Poland, 2014.
© John Carter / PWA World Tour.

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Barcelona Airport, Spain. Returning home from the PWA World Cup in Costa Brava, Spain.

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Promotional Image. Team-AUS Photoshoot at Currumbin, Australia.

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PWA World Cup Turkey. Leading Antoine Albeau to the first mark in Alacati, Turkey in 2013.
© John Carter / PWA World Tour

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SURF Magazine, Issue 402. Severne Sails ad from the German Surf Magazine, 2014.

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European Championships, Latvia. On the podium! Taking 3rd pace at the European Formula Windsurfing Championships in Liepāja, Latvia, 2017.
© FormulaWindsurfing.org

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Australia Slalom Championships, Green Island. Victory lap shot, far off the beach at Green Island after winning my 2nd back-to-back Australian Slalom Title in 2012.
© John Carter / Qantas Airways.

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Promotional Image. Green Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© John Carter / Qantas Airways.

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PWA World Cup Turkey. Laying it down! Out in front in my heat. Helicopter shot from Day 2 racing in Alacati, Turkey 2013.
© John Carter / PWA World Tour.

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PWA World Cup Turkmenistan. Sunrise shot! Early 6am starts to catch the desert winds in Turkmenistan.
© John Carter / PWA World Tour

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PWA World Cup Turkey. A big crash at the first mark with Tristen Algret - Alacati, Turkey, 2013.
© John Carter / PWA World Tour

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PWA World Cup Korea. In between races at Asia's premier world cup event in Ulsan, South Korea.
© John Carter / PWA World Tour

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Severne Sails Photoshoot, Australia. Helicopter shot at the back of Vlasoff Key, Great Barrier Reef.
© John Carter / Severne Sails

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Jurata, Hel Peninsula, Poland. Taking my son John for his first windsurfing lessons, age 4.

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PWA World Cup Turkey. Tuning up before the first races with my Australian training partner, Luke Baillie in Alacati, Turkey, 2013 .
© John Carter / PWA World Tour.

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PWA World Cup Turkey. A smiling shot in between races at Alacati, Turkey in 2012.
© John Carter / PWA World Tour

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Formula Windsurfing World Championships, Azores, Portugal. Upwind grinding on Day 4 of racing in Azores, Portugal.
© Eric Bell

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PWA World Cup Turkey. Carrying the sails back to the beach after a long day of racing in Alacati, Turkey in 2012.
© John Carter / PWA World Tour

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PWA World Cup Turkmenistan. Heading out to the final of the last race in Turkmenistan. Finished 17th overall at this event.
© John Carter / PWA World Tour

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PWA World Cup Turkey. Leading my heat with a shot from John in the helicopter in Alacati, Turkey in 2013.
© John Carter / PWA World Tour

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PWA World Cup New Caledonia. In front of the equipment containers in Noumea, New Caledonia, for the first world cup in the southern hemisphere in over 10 years. 2014.
© John Carter / PWA World Tour

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PWA World Cup Spain. Gybing at the first mark in my opening heat in Costa Brava, Spain, 2017.
© John Carter / PWA World Tour

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Severne Sails Photoshoot, Australia. Helicopter shot at the back of Vlasoff Key, Great Barrier Reef.
© John Carter / Severne Sails

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PWA World Cup Turkey. Tucking in behind Kevin Pritchard at the first mark. Day 1 of racing in Alacati, Turkey 2010.
© John Carter / PWA World Tour.

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PWA World Tour Grand Slam Germany. Gybing in front of the Brandenburgerstrasse in Sylt, Westerland, Germany in 2012. The final event of the 2012 World Tour.
© John Carter / PWA World Tour.

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European Championships Poland. Upwind out of the start at the 2017 Formula Windsurfing European Championships in Sopot, Poland. 6th place overall finish here.
© Ergo Hestia.

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PWA World Cup Spain. Taking my 4-month old son John to his first slalom World Cup event in Costa Brava, Spain in 2017.
© John Carter / PWA World Tour.