Managing Risk & the Ocean

People, families, communities and even nations assess, legislate and engage risk differently.

When Australian Steve Cooney was first filmed surfing Uluwatu Bali, in 1971 for the film “Morning of the Earth”. The local Balinese viewed the ocean as the domain of evil spirits. A dangerous place where dark forces lurked. A stark contrast to Steve’s view at the time as a 14 year old there enjoying the pioneering of a new surfing location far away from home.

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Recyclable Small Business Loans and Surf Photography in Emerging World Economies

Today a top of the range 600mm f4 lens for surf photography from either Canon, Nikon or Sony will set you back north of $13,500 and as much as $21,000.

That’s before even considering a teleconverter to achieve 800mm and a camera body to set you up for shooting from a shoreline. A lot of coin, and certainly not within easy reach of the majority of people living in emerging world economies.

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