Riley BrazelSunshine Coast
Vol. 3, No. 019February 2026In this issue: Wetsuit SEO in 2026: Which Brands are Winning? →

Brisbane-raised, Sunshine Coast-based

Storiesfrom outside.

(and the odd one from behind a screen)

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Climbers on the rock bridge between Skala and MytikasRiley BrazelMount Olympus ’25Conquering Mount Olympus: A One-Day Adventure to Greece’s Highest Peak
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Where I’m at

My work and my time outside pull from the same place: a genuine curiosity about people, places and caring about the details.

From the logbookNo. 014Midigama, Sri LankaJan 2026

You can read endlessly online about surf breaks, but nothing replaces time in the water and the quiet education that comes from watching locals move. That became my approach in and around Midigama – observe first, act second.

Midi – Sri Lanka’s Southwest →

Field notes

The camera roll, roughly sorted.

Every frame from the trips I’ve written up, from Scottish bothies to Sri Lankan reef breaks. Pick up a print, shuffle the pile, then open the rest.

108 frames · 8 trips

Open the field notes →
Riley surfing at Animals, Sri Lanka
Animals, Sri Lanka
Sheep surrounding a group of hikers approaching Vusanje
Approaching Vusanje
Sunset from the back of a campervan on New Zealand’s South Island
South Island, NZ
Midigama train station
Midigama station
The Blue Eye along the Peaks of the Balkans trail
The Blue Eye, Albania
The view from the High Camp View Point, above Thorong Phedi
High Camp, Nepal

The route
so far

8 trips written up
Drag to spin · tap a pin

G’day.

Got a project on the go, or a trail I need to add to the list? Drop me a line.