I've got a compliment email from sport editor, Simon, at North Shore Times.
Here is the extract of the email.
"Richie, when I passed Ben (our photographer) your photo to process, he commented on how good a shot he thought it was. You should to take a real boost from this. If you can impress industry professionals, you're clearly on to something. Well done."
Even though I got nothing for doing this beach event, nor salary, but I got a recognition from the foreigners.