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The journey – and documentary – aim to raise awareness of sea welfare. At the same time, a crucial part of water photography is keeping both yourself and your camera safe. “My experience is from sea level to ten feet – we’re not going any deeper than that,” Will laughs. “I’ve always said, since I started putting the camera in protective housing and taking it into the sea, one day I’m going to flood this house and drown a camera! That’ll be a sad day, but you have to accept it will happen. “I always wear a helmet, because you’ve
ast year, Devon-born Brendon Prince became the first person to paddleboard around the entirety of mainland Britain – a journey that lasted 141 days. Although the water safety campaigner was in the spotlight, surf photographer Will Reddaway was behind the camera with him every step of the way. “My parents are old-school surfers,” Will explains. “I got given a camera by my grandad when I was 14 and started taking photos. Eventually, the two loves married.” The photographer
has snapped everything from South West Water to paddleboard yoga. While the profession is niche, Will insists: “There are a lot more surf photographers out there than you think.” Meanwhile, Brendon – founder of
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got surfboards and fins flying past your face,” Will continues. “Sometimes, I wear swim fins to keep afloat. A big camera feels heavy on land, but there’s a lot of air and it’s quite buoyant. To counter
One day I’m going to flood this house!
Arts Picturehouse When: 9 September
that, I often wear a weight belt.”
Above Water UK – was gearing up to get paddling. The pair crossed paths at Torbay Surf Life Saving Club, with Will taking shots for social media. When Brendon asked Will to accompany him, the photographer dived to new levels. “I started thinking it could be a documentary, but I’d never made one before,” Will says. “I’d never even made a short film – just promo videos. From saying yes to leaving, I had a month and a half. That was a lot of nights not sleeping, thinking: how am I going to do this?”
Along with support crew member Harry, the trio lived in two vans through Brendon’s seafaring. “I was sure someone was going to get punched in the face at some point,” Will recalls. But he was pleasantly surprised by the harmonious nature of the trip. Creating Circumnavigate , the final film, had its ups and downs. “We didn’t have showers in the vans. Some days, if we couldn’t find one, we’d jump in the sea with a bottle of shower gel,” Will recollects. Discovering stunning stretches of British coast was one of the highlights, though. Tides are turning for water filmmaking, says Will: “Because of the pandemic, sea swimming has exploded.” Perhaps this is why Ocean Film Festival, originally from Australia, has crossed seas to arrive in the UK. With seven films on the programme – focusing on subjects from tiger sharks to watercolour – the one-day event sets sail at Lady Mitchell Hall on 27 September, in
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ALL AT SEA Circumnavigate tells the story of Brendan Prince, paddleboarding round the UK to raise awareness about sea safety – catch this and more at the festival
support of the Marine Conservation Society and Surfers Against Sewage.
Vue, Arts Picturehouse When: 23 September
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