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13.06.11 Winter 2011

As winter approaches it is time to plan your ski holiday.
Our favourite resorts of Thredbo and Mt Hotham have their new 2011 brochures out to help you plan your next trip to the snowies. Naturally they have great photos in them from Sports Photographics Australia photographer Steve Cuff.

26.12.10 Jindabyne Rodeo

The Annual Jindabyne Boxing Day Rodeo produced the thrills and spills and the Cowboys attemepted to tame the big bulls in the Bull Riding competition.
There were some great rides and also some decent spills as the bulls protested in vain at some fella on the back of them trying to ride them for 8 seconds.
Here is a snippet of the action or go to the Gallery to see more of the action. Photos by Steve Cuff

07.11.10 100th Birthday

Congratulations to Florence on her 100th Birthday.
It is not every day you get to attend one of these milestone events.

Digital group and portrait photos can be downloaded for free using your password.

If you would like to buy a Commemorative 12x18 inch mini poster print go to this link.

Purchase 100th Birthday Print

13.09.10 XTM fashion shoot

Photos by Steve Cuff

Spring has arrived in the mountains and the skiing is still sensational. With more snow falling as we type this update, it will be a September long to remember.
It is also the time of year that we shoot photos for the XTM catalogue. And with a new bright wardrobe of jackets and pants arriving at Hotham for the shoot, it was time to put our models Anna and Ritchie to work. These are just a few samples from the great range for next year but for more info and to see all the latest gear for winter 2011, keep a track on the xtm.com.au website.

09.09.10 Skier Cross Championships Hotham

Update Wednesday 25th August 2010



Photos by Steve Cuff

Big snow has been dumping all over the Snowy Mountains recently with Thredbo and Mt Hotham now in excellent shape with some of the best snow in recent years now on offer.
So if you are a skier you should get down here now, no questions asked.
Above is a photo from the thrilling finish to the skier x race in Hotham last weekend. Thredbo's Scott Kneller (red bib) flashed through on the last jump to win consecutive races. Anton Grimus from Mt Buller was 2nd and Russian Georgy Kornilov 3rd. Two races were held on the weekend for the FIS Australian New Zealand Continental Cup with Kneller winning both mens races and Katya Crema (pictured above) placing 1st and 2nd in the two female races.
Both of these aussie skiers competed in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and are the bright new faces of Australian Skiing.

03.08.10 Hotham Snow Dump

Update Tuesday 3rd August 2010



Big snow dumped all over the Snowy Mountains last weekend with Mt Hotham and Thredbo in a sea of white. Steve Cuff was in Mt Hotham and captured some of the action while the strom was in it full fury. Skier Buff Farnell and snowboarder Jyothi Jaffray were their best modelling form as they slashed the pwoder to within an inch of its life. Here are a few snippets of the Monday morning.

28.12.08 Sydney to Hobart 2008

Wild Oats X1 wins 4th consecutive line honours in Sydney to Hobart after an epic battle of the Tasman Sea with arch rival maxi Skandia. Both yachts were locked in a match race to the end as they steamed down the south coast of NSW on boxing day evening and into Bass Straight on Saturday 27th. In the end it was the Bob Oatley owned 30m maxi who prevailed finishing with an elapsed time of 1 day 20 hours 34 minutes and 14 seconds.
Skandia had surprised with its boat speed to keep up with the highly fancied Wild Oats, and it was not until the winds died late on the Saturday evening that her valiant effort was thwarted with Wild Oats extending a comfortable winning margin.

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More Sydney to Hobart Sailing Pics Here

29.11.08 Rugby League Players Awards

RLPA Awards Night


Rugby League Players finished off their season with the RLPA awards night in Sydney Saturday 29th November where Melbourne Storm and Australian fullback Billy Slater won the prestigious Golden Boot award as the worlds best player.
The event was organised by Wingman and sponsored by Red Bull. Photo Steve Cuff

05.08.08 Skiing Epic At Thredbo 2008

Snow lovers have been spoiled with some sensational weekly storms that have deleivered huge amounts of snow in 2008 so far. Besides some great powder days and deep snow, the snow has stayed in excellent condition and has been great top to bottom skiing at Australias Thredbo resort. With more snow on the way this coming weekend, the season is set to be great right up until the end of September.
Photo. Australian Downhill racer Craig Branch takes some time away from training to rip up some Thredbo powder. Photo by Steve Cuff

05.08.08 Australian & New Zealand Skiing Magazine

Catch all the latest snow news and reviews in this years edition of ANZ Skiing. We test heaps of skis, travel stories from around the globe and the big pics in our local gallery. On sale now at your newsagent.

What skis should you be buying?
Where should you travel to for the best snow in the world?
Where should you go heli skiing?
Its all in the magazine.....

22.11.07 Canada Non Stop

Skiers and travellers to Canada will welcome the new Air Canada non stop flights from Sydney to Vancouver starting mid December. You can now shave 3 hours off your trip and avoid the nasty stop over in Honolulu where you were wasting a few hours just getting off and back on the plane.
Now you can arrive in less time and be on the famous Canadian ski slopes much quicker than ever before. With the massive Whistler resort just a few hours from Vancouver, you will be cruising the slopes before you know it.

For the adventurous and advanced skiers looking to challenge themselves on some steep terrain, sign up for the 2 day program at Extremely Canadian. One day on each of Blackcomb and Whistler Mtns skiing steep double black runs with experienced guides who are expert skiers. Depending on your skiing level you are matched with people of similar ability and shown some of the best terrian the resort has to offer.

19.05.07 Australian & New Zealand Skiing Magazine

The latest edition of Australian & New Zealand Skiing Magazine is now on the news stands with action packed photos and sesnational stories form across the globe. Avalanches, Club Med in France and a big powder showdonw between Utah and Hokkaido.
Pick up a copy now and get yourself pumped up for the snow season just around the corner.

23.02.07 Skiing in Kashmir

Good Weekend Magazine had a story and photos on Gulmarg in the Saturday Sydney Morning Herald on April 21st. Photos and Gulmarg update to come here soon about the adventures you can find in a war torn part of the world that offers exciting and also dangerous backcountry terrain to ski, Steve Cuff

23.02.07 Australian Sports Awards

The cream of Australian Sport gathered in Melbourne on Wednesday 22nd February for a gala evening to see who would be crowned the best in their chosen sports for 2006. Sports Photographics Australia have all awards photos available on our website for media and personal sales. Go to the Gallery or recent covered events and click on the Australian Sports Awards to view the pics.

If your sport requires photographers for any awards or presentation nights please contact us with all the details for a quote on the event.

03.01.07 Big Year Ahead with Sports Events

Sports Photographics Australia are pleased to announce that they have been appointed as the official photographers for two of the biggest sporting events on the Australian calendar during 2007. The World Police and Fire Games and the Australasian Masters Games will both be staged in the city of churches, Adelaide South Australia this coming year.

World Police and Fire Games March 16-25 2007 The 2007WPFG will attract up to 8000 participants from Australia and around the globe where they will descend on Adelaide to test their skills in a variety of over 75 sports during an exciting 10 days of competition. Participants from the Police Forces, Fire Services, Ambulance services and other emergency and corrective services will pit their skills against each other on the world stage.

Australasian Masters Games October 5-14 2007 The masters games have extended their arm this time around to include all of Australasia which could result in even bigger numbers than 2005's 10000 plus people who converged on Adelaide for the last event. The competition will be hot again among the regular participants who attend each event and compete in over 65 different sports during their ten days of action packed competition.
Sports Photographics Australia photographers will be capturing all the action at both these events with photos available for sale at the games centre photo booths and also here on our website. Keep posted for further news as these events approach.