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Written by Goba
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Welcome to the
website of Grant “Goba” O’Brien. I am a photo journalist from Australia currently based in the UK where I’ve
been traveling to all sorts of locations to cover and capture events, interview
people, tell their story, take random photographs of random people from all
walks of life, while at the same time staying open for any opportunity that enhances
my chosen profession. I am available for photography/journalist work so if you need a moment captured in either medium then please contact me at gobadirt @ gmail.com (no spaces) or phone
+447892924557 to talk further. I look forward to hearing from you … Enjoy the
site!
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Oakley Alvaro Invitational |
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Written by Goba
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Stroll into the
tranquil town of Belluno
any normal Thursday night and you’ll find the locals relaxing at sidewalk
café’s enjoying a glass of wine or beer after a day at work while the town slows
down in readiness for a quite evening once the people filter back reasonably
early to their comfy homes. On Thursday 10th of July the atmosphere
in the centre square of Belluno changed somewhat, and instead of the usual
small crowds going about their business, thousands filled every available space to
take in one of the most spectacular shows they’re ever likely to see, well
especially in the town of Belluno.
Why you ask? Local hero Alvaro Dal Farra invited his friends Andre Villa, Busty
Wolter, the Page Bros Charles and Thomas, who joined the Daboot crew in putting
on a Freestyle motocross show that blew the minds of those fortunate enough to
witness it.
Capt: Alvaro was
out injured, but his show was a huge success nonetheless and the thousands that
attended went home with big grins on their faces.
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Alvaro Invitation Park Sessions |
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Written by Goba
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I spent the two
days leading up to Alvaro’s special invitation night, in his home town of
Belluno, at his park on the outskirts of town shooting some of the Daboot crew,
and Andre Villa, which was a real bonus for me as he is riding off the hook
right now and is easily one of the world’s top riders circulating the globe.
Villa has just been invited to X Games to compete in Freestyle, as well as
competing at several X-Fighters events. I look forward to seeing how he rumbles
against the high quality field at X, and I just hope the judges call it fairly
and not just go with the riders’ they know well, which has happened many times
before. Villa has worked incredibly hard to get back on top after the knee
injury he sustained back in 2006. He has learned big lessons on how important
it is to stay fit and healthy, and now the guy is like a machine, and his
tricks flow effortlessly, which makes my job as a photographer much easier. Keep
an eye on Villa’s progress here www.andrevilla.com
Capt: Villa showing
his style pointing over at me while he lays it flat.
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Written by Goba
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It was so good to
escape the temperamental gloomy UK summer weather and spend a week with Nick
Franklin and FMX4Ever crew at the Club Magic Life resort on the coast of
Antalya, Turkey, where the sun beamed down all day every day and the
temperature never dropped below 30 degrees. Freerider MX asked me to hook up
with Franky for a feature story which will run in an upcoming issue, and thanks
to Redbull, who covered my flight there, the week turned out to be a lot of fun
and I had a great time hangin out with the lads surrounded by 2500 Austrian
students. I managed to shoot three of their shows with the highlight being the
last with the guys jumping over the resort pool full of rowdy girls and guys.
Here’s a few photos for you to check out, remembering I’ve saved the best for
the pages of FRMX, which you have to wait to see in a month or two.
Capt: Nick Franklin
Nac Flips his way over thousands of screaming Austrian students at Magic Club
Life resort, Antalya, Turkey.
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Written by Goba
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I’ve not long
returned from a week in Italy
where I spent time catching up with freestyle rider Alvaro Dal Farra and his mechanic
Lorenzo, who kindly put my fiancée Andrea and myself up in his apartment in the
Dolomite Mountains for the week, which is on the
doorstep of 1200kms of incredible ski runs. I hadn’t had the fortune in the 18
months of traveling through Europe to hit the
snow until this trip and when the snow started dumping on our third day my
snowboard was working overtime making up for lost time carving fresh tracks
until my legs couldn’t cope any longer.
While staying at
Alvaro’s I also caught up with old friend Busty Wolter and French sensation
Thomas Page. Alvaro was just coming back off injury and we managed to get a few
hours shooting in at his park, which was more a fun warm-up session for the
boys before heading off to the second round of the Master Of The Dirt series in
Austria
that weekend, which Alvaro ended up winning. His riding has lifted to a higher
level since my last visit to his park back in November last year, which is good
to see.
Busty and Thomas
rocking Alvaro’s double line. Busty was also stepping up his tricks learning
Superman Flips, go boy!!
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Written by Goba
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The colours, the characters, the atmosphere, the
tastes, the smells, the landscape, the diversity, the poverty, the richness,
the raw beauty, ruggedness, deep sense of well-being, community, crowds,
donkeys, mules, mint tea, time to breathe, space, flow of life, at
peace…Insh'Allah! Welcome to my favourite photos taken from a recent trip to Morocco, enjoy!
In the small remote town of Talate-n-Issi, two elderly
gentlemen watch the day go by with the their glasses of mint tea to keep them
refreshed.
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