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Soulful Australian surf filmmaker, best known for his lush and beautifully crafted 1972 movie 

. Falzon was born (1945) in Sydney and raised in the beachfront suburb of Maroubra, but didn't begin surfing until age 14, after moving with his family two hours north to the New South Wales Central Coast.

By 1966, Falzon was working for Sydney-based surf impresario Bob Evans, shooting photos for Evans's 

 magazine and film sequences for his surf movies. Along with surf journalist John Witzig and editor David Elfick, Falzon cofounded 

 magazine in 1970, a counterculture newsprint surf tabloid where surf features were published alongside articles on organic gardening, treehouse building, and the environment.

Falzon and Elfick applied for and received a $20,000 grant from the Australian Film Development Corporation, and began planning

, which featured Nat Young, Michael Peterson, and Terry Fitzgerald, among others. A memorable sequence shows Rusty Miller and Stephen Cooney riding the long, aquamarine lefts at Bali's Uluwatu—a break Falzon spotted during a sight-seeing excursion. The flowing, unnarrated

 has long been regarded as the high point in Australian surf cinema.

In 1973, Falzon and California surfer/designer/filmmaker George Greenough made

, a documentary on Greenough, with Pink Floyd on the soundtrack.

 earned rave reviews in the mainstream press and at the Cannes film festival, was picked up by a British distributor, and played for a record-breaking six months in London's West End. Falzon made a few additional surf movies, short subjects, and videos, including

Can't Step Twice on the Same Piece of Water

 was his one true surf movie. "I put everything into that one, and did it right. I said what I wanted to say in that film."

 (1997), an cable TV documentary series produced by Opper Films. His still photography has also been featured in a number of illustrated surfing books, including 

Blue Heaven: the Story of Australian Surfing

 a documentary, was released in 2008. Falzon was inducted to the Australian Surfing Hall of Fame in 2011.

Falzon, Alby

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