1/32Gerard and Noelle Hall with their fur babies Lokki and Isla at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
Faces of the Gold Coast: Surfers Paradise
Meet the people behind the heart of the Gold Coast. Photographer Jenny Masters took these snaps at Surfers Paradise. SEE THE COMPLETE GALLERY
2/32Locals Claire Stokes, Gene Corbett, Kylie and Claudio Olivieri at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
3/32Locals Lila and Jess Jolly at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
4/32Locals Nicky Reaburn, Candace and Amber Diamond at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
5/32Locals Simone Baker and Annie Keeling at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
6/32Local surfing crew "The Fossils" at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
7/32Col Neil, Nathan Long, Amanda Absolom, Graham Long and Brian Hurley at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
8/32Gerard and Noelle Hall with their fur babies Lokki and Isla at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
9/32Locals Lila and Jess Jolly at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
10/32Locals Amanda Absolom and Greg Silk at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
11/32Locals Lynn and George Summergreene at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
12/32Locals Mario Hurst and Rob Pirie at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
13/32Local Jai Love with his BeeLove honey at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
14/32Local surfing crew "The Fossils" at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
15/32Locals Rod Drew and Sandi Shelverton at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
16/32Pete the Balloon Man entertaining all in Cavill Avenue, Surfers Paradise. Picture: JENNY MASTERS
17/32Col Neil, Nathan Long, Amanda Absolom, Graham Long and Brian Hurley at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
18/32Council worker Mario is a regular early morning sight at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
19/32Maria Tereza zago Cabral working at Guzman y Gomez in Surfers Paradise. Picture: JENNY MASTERS
20/32Locals Mario Hurst and Rob Pirie at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
21/32Instructor Derek Curd from Pilates Konnected in Paradise Waters, Surfers Paradise. Picture: JENNY MASTERS
22/32Local Jesse-Jane Riggio in Surfers Paradise. Picture: JENNY MASTERS
23/32Local Jai Love with his BeeLove honey at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
24/32Early morning swimmers at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
25/32Locals Karen Hambleton O’Grady and Greig Martin in Surfers Paradise. Picture: JENNY MASTERS
26/32Locals Nicky Reaburn, Candace and Amber Diamond at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
27/32Locals Rod Drew and Sandi Shelverton at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
28/32Locals Lynn and George Summergreene at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
29/32Early morning swimmers at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
30/32Locals Amanda Absolom and Greg Silk at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
31/32Locals Claire Stokes, Gene Corbett, Kylie and Claudio Olivieri at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
32/32Council worker Mario is a regular early morning sight at Surfers Paradise. Picture Jenny Masters
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