A Year in Australia: My Favorite Moments

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$This is the feeling when you\'ve trekked and travelled to a distant spot only to be hoaxed. Photo: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/Samueldhall\">Samuel Hall</a>$

This is the feeling when you've trekked and travelled to a distant spot only to be hoaxed. Photo: Samuel Hall

$The recent run of swell on the Gold Coast produced some magic. Photo: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/Samueldhall\">Samuel Hall</a>$

The recent run of swell on the Gold Coast produced some magic. Photo: Samuel Hall

$While everyone else spent their Saturday morning at snapper standing on top of eacho ther, we found this diamond. Photo: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/Samueldhall\">Samuel Hall</a>$

While everyone else spent their Saturday morning at snapper standing on top of eacho ther, we found this diamond. Photo: Samuel Hall

$There are positions you don\'t want to end up in while surfing, this is one of them. Photo: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/Samueldhall\">Samuel Hall</a>$

There are positions you don't want to end up in while surfing, this is one of them. Photo: Samuel Hall

$Chippa Wilson is one of a kind and always fun to shoot. Photo: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/Samueldhall\">Samuel Hall</a>$

Chippa Wilson is one of a kind and always fun to shoot. Photo: Samuel Hall

$Turn around, jump around with Chippa Wilson. Photo: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/Samueldhall\">Samuel Hall</a>$

Turn around, jump around with Chippa Wilson. Photo: Samuel Hall

$Photos lie, this is proof. Dbah, empty. Photo: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/Samueldhall\">Samuel Hall</a>$

Photos lie, this is proof. Dbah, empty. Photo: Samuel Hall

$When the circus is in town it\'s never easy to find empty waves around Coolangatta. Photo: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/Samueldhall\">Samuel Hall</a>$

When the circus is in town it's never easy to find empty waves around Coolangatta. Photo: Samuel Hall

$Rarely the hoax coast turns on, but when it does it\'s not to be missed. Photo: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/Samueldhall\">Samuel Hall</a>$

Rarely the hoax coast turns on, but when it does it's not to be missed. Photo: Samuel Hall

$Jeames Young showing off Yamba\'s best angle. Photo: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/Samueldhall\">Samuel Hall</a>$

Jeames Young showing off Yamba's best angle. Photo: Samuel Hall

$Golden light is enough to make any photographer happy. Photo: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/Samueldhall\">Samuel Hall</a>$

Golden light is enough to make any photographer happy. Photo: Samuel Hall

$Joel Ford showing the peanut gallery how it\'s done. Photo: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/Samueldhall\">Samuel Hall</a>$

Joel Ford showing the peanut gallery how it's done. Photo: Samuel Hall

$John John Florence may have been knocked out of the competition early, but not before tweaking a few of these. Photo: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/Samueldhall\">Samuel Hall</a>$

John John Florence may have been knocked out of the competition early, but not before tweaking a few of these. Photo: Samuel Hall

$Winter is always a good time of the year. Photo: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/Samueldhall\">Samuel Hall</a>$

Winter is always a good time of the year. Photo: Samuel Hall

$Kolohe eyeing up an early morning Snapper jump. Photo: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/Samueldhall\">Samuel Hall</a>$

Kolohe eyeing up an early morning Snapper jump. Photo: Samuel Hall

$There is no better feeling than coming home to this. Photo: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/Samueldhall\">Samuel Hall</a>$

There is no better feeling than coming home to this. Photo: Samuel Hall

$Making color on a dull day. Photo: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/Samueldhall\">Samuel Hall</a>$

Making color on a dull day. Photo: Samuel Hall

$Snapper backwash can be daunting if you\'re not expecting it. Photo: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/Samueldhall\">Samuel Hall</a>$

Snapper backwash can be daunting if you're not expecting it. Photo: Samuel Hall

$Ziggy Alberts above the Sunshine Coast. Photo: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/Samueldhall\">Samuel Hall</a>$

Ziggy Alberts above the Sunshine Coast. Photo: Samuel Hall

My name is Samuel Hall. I’m a 21-year-old student from the Sunshine Coast of Australia, currently living on the Gold Coast while studying Sports Physiotherapy. My passion is photography and filming, and these are some of my favorite shots of the last year.

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