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Torren Martyn - Fathoming Sea Country

Lutruwita / Tasmania is a unique island, located off the southern edge of Australia where three oceans meet. Its coastline is shaped by powerful swells and changing weather patterns that roll in f...

The Southern Ocean Stirs

The Southern Hemisphere is entering that magical time of year when the air cools, the leaves begin to fall, and large, spaced-out swells start making their way toward south facing reefs in the Sou...

Finding Rhythm, Almost - Johanna Brebner

Johanna Brebner is on an adventure of a lifetime, taking on the length of Aotearoa New Zealand by bike—surfboard in tow—experiencing a full range of emotions as she establishes a deeper connection...

Humble Beginnings - Johanna Brebner

Johanna Brebner is on an adventure of a lifetime, taking on the length of Aotearoa New Zealand by bike - surfboard in tow - experiencing a full range of emotions, as she establishes a deeper conne...

Winter Heat

As the Northern Hemisphere enters the depths of winter, it is the time of the year when snow accumulates on remote northern coastlines that are exposed to the full force of the Arctic winter storm...

Torren Martyn - A perfect day - Surf section from Calypte

In this section of the feature film Calypte - a sailing and surfing voyage filmmaker Ishka Folkwell captures a magical session when timing, ocean conditions, and a bit of luck all aligned. Torren ...

Venturing South - Johanna Brebner

Growing up in New Zealand, I’ve always been drawn to cooler climates, so stepping off the plane into the crisp Victorian air was a comforting and familiar sensation. After an unseasonably hot stre...

A run of swell in the Southern Ocean

This week, the Victorian coast experienced conditions that traditionally arrive earlier in the colder months. Spring in the southern states began with a series of low-pressure systems passing thro...

Unbound: Vol 1 - Rambo Estrada

Renowned Kiwi photographer Rambo Estrada has a remarkable talent for capturing stunning coastlines that leave us in awe as surfers. Over the past decade, his work has beautifully encapsulated the ...

Nick Green - Winter in the Southern Ocean

Over the years you might have seen Nick Green's work capturing stunning images of the Southern Ocean. While some surfers choose to travel to warmer climates in the Winter months, Nick tends to sta...

Nick Green - South of the Border

Nick Green is an artful photographer and keen surfer from Tasmania. Over the years he has captured intense and stunning images of his southern ocean state. Nick and three of his mates from Tasmani...

Surf exploration through the eyes of Ted Grambeau

Ted Grambeau is recognised by his peers as one of the leading surf photographers worldwide. We have been lucky to have Ted accompany needessentials on some of our journeys to the far corners of th...

Listen to the Calypte soundtrack on Spotify

The full songs that make up the Calypte soundtrack have now been compiled on our needessentials Spotify channel for you to enjoy. We caught up with Torren Martyn for his perspective on creating fi...

Life and Times with Laurie Towner - Ain't That Swell Podcast

If you haven't come across it yet, this is a recent interview Laurie Tower did with Jed Smith on the Ain't That Swell podcast / YouTube show. It's a classic broad ranging discussion where Laurie s...

Pacific Meandering - Torren Martyn

With winter well and truly kicked into gear in the Southern Hemisphere, Torren Martyn and Film maker Ishka Folkwell decided it was the right time to chase a warm water swell in an idyllic part of ...

Southern Ocean Swell

Torren Martyn taking a high line The weather patterns have finally shifted for Victorians who’ve endured really lean La Niña swell seasons over recent years. With the Great Southern Ocean waking u...

Photographs by Nick Green

A very rare and unforgiving slab  Nick Green is a photographer and surfer from Tasmania who we are fortunate to have testing needessentials wetsuits in some of the harshest climates. Nick has spen...

Catching up with Hayden Richards

"Early morning surf check, sometime in Winter" We caught up with legendary surfer / photographer Hayden "Rich" Richards last week and he sent us through a few of his recent shots with classic comm...

The design process at needessentials

As we start feeling cool mornings and offshore breezes excitement builds for another autumn/winter wave season. Today we catch up with needessentials designer and founder Ryan Scanlon and assistan...

An update from the Indian Ocean - Torren Martyn

                 The 35ft sailing boat Calypte tucked into anchorage in the jungle The idea seemed simple, learn how to sail a boat, then embark on a year-long expedition from the South China S...