Friday, October 7, 2011

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish

a couple of weeks ago nick and i decided to take a road trip.

we went all the way to east london, and then on the way back stopped off at one of nick's favourite places, Jeffrey's Bay. if you don't know about Jefrey's Bay, it has one of the best surf breaks in South Africa called Super Tubes.  While we were there many a day was spent on the beach for me, soaking up the rays, and for nick out there in the surf.  

nick has wanted me to capture him surfing for a while now...and Super Tubes is one of the best places to get good shots of surfers without getting too wet as you can sit right on the rocks near where the waves break. 

so here is just a few of the pictures i captured while we were there..





yesterday was a sad day as most of us woke up to the news that Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple and Pixar, had passed away.  as i was reading the many messages that were put out on twitter and facebook about Steve i came across a speech he made at Stanford University in 2005.  An amazing speech, with Steve telling the story of his life, one paragraph struck me that i decided i would mould my life on, and i am sure it will inspire you as well...


"Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.  Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.  Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.  And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.  They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary" 

At the end of the speech he says;
"Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.  And I have always wished that for myself. And now, as you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you"

Thank you Steve Jobs for everything you did and the life you led, my condolences go out to his family at this time.

And for the rest of you out there, let's learn from a man such as this one and "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish" :)