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Things I am not afraid to admit as a 25 year old Man

Turning 25 made me really motivated to build a life I am proud of and start making a freaking difference. I want to look back and be proud of what I have done and achieved. Here is to 25 and the start of something HUGE from me that is on the way! @mentalityaustralia_

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Collection 01 now Available Online.
 It’s been a long journey. I am just filled with gratitude to be at this point. Thank you to everyone that has helped me along the way.
 I hope there are some pieces that light anyone else up out there as they have for me. I hope you enjoy.

Terima kasih banyak. Thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou.  Ash

www.ajs-still.com

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Every AJS piece of Collection 01 is made
individually by hand in Bali, Indonesia. All garments are sewn by hand, with a great deal of human time going into each piece. Many thanks and gratitude to my Tailor Nova and her team.

Bali has given me a great deal, including the opportunity to create AJS.

I first went to YKPA orphanage 2 years ago, where I encountered many children living without blood family members and often proper amenities as a result of being orphans born into poverty. There are ample children going through life without the care of family and of the support many others have been so lucky to grow up with.

For all that Bali has given me, and in the hopes to give back something positive. 10% of profits from all Online Sales of Collection One will be donated to YKPA kids Orphanage in Denpasar. The money donated will provide food, amenity care, educational aid and further support YKPA’s broader mission.

Terima Kasih (many thanks) to Ibu Bali, to Nova and her team, and to all those who helped to launch.

Site is live tomorrow 14.09.26.

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A great deal of my desire to create something of my own was to be able to shoot and create entirely for myself. Something that I loved without the need to do so for anyone else’s taste.

On my first keychain sample, I had engraved ‘Untukmu, Dan Bukan Orang Lain’ in Indonesian. This reads ‘for you, and for nobody else’. A reminder to myself of what I was looking for. To create something that I love, that was honest, that fulfils me and that lit me up - for I know that is where the most real things we can create come from.

When it came time to shoot and create the first campaign for AJS, I knew exactly where I wanted to go.

Paris is a city I have been in love with for a long time. It brings out a part of me in full that I am still trying to understand. A constant wonderment, excitement and inspiration of what is around me.   Some moments from my first campaign in Paris.

Thankyou to Fabs, Saranu & Lea.
Thankyou to Paris, and all of the wonderful moments and fulfilment she inspired.

Many thanks/ Merci.   Ash

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AJS.
Launching 14.09.26.

Something dear to me I have been working on for some time.
Thankyou to all of those that have helped along the way to reach this point.

Excited to share.
Ash

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Love is the answer

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Shaun is one of our heroes. He’s a wild mix of Thai, Irish and NT, all rolled into this big, beautiful teddy bear of a human.

Our first contact was about a year after SD launched. I was scrolling through Instagram, engaging with people, when I saw this dude sitting on a car with a couple of logs. I sent him a message on the photo, we ended up having a call, talked about what makes him happy, and eventually shared him on the socials. With this pic here!

Two years later, I asked him, “Want to open up a shop? Want to ride around Byron naked on a pushy, handing out newspapers for the shop space?” The rest is history.

He came to Byron to open up our fulfilment and the shop, and along the way we shared stories, surfs, laughs and a whole lot of life. He became such a big part of the heart of Salty Dagger, and now he’s off chasing some of his own dreams.

We’re so stoked to share this beautiful, fun, playful and earnest dream of his with this Aloe craft. His dreams tested us a little, and it took us two years to bring this one to life, but somehow that feels fitting. This craft is this playful human all wrapped up into a little, take-it-as-it-comes kind of energy.

Sometimes you just need a little Aloe, hey? x

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Hurting? Chuck on some aloe. A beautiful collaboration with @__scruffymannion

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I kept the peace for so long that I forgot what it feels like to choose myself.
Walking away isn’t just a decision, it is a shedding of an identity.
Letting go of who I thought I had to be… and facing who I actually am. 🌸
I’m learning that I am enough, and that I deserve more than what I was willing to put up with.
It wasn’t easy to see it on my own.
It took people who love me and were not afraid to speak the truth, even when it was hard to hear.
I am learning that sometimes I have to borrow their perspective, to learn to see things from different angles.
Trusting in the Universe. ✨
I was finally able to tell the old me ‘It’s safe to let go now.’

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I cried because I didn’t think this kind of love was real. 🫶Growing up, life was about survival. I was raised in Java with my three brothers and learnt pretty quickly how to fend for myself.

My parents divorced. My dad was rarely around. He was in the drug world. Same with my mother. At one point they all ended up in prison. Since then, my father has passed, and I haven’t spoken with my mother in 5 years. There were a lot of moments where I felt like I was navigating life alone, and I carried that weight with me for a long time...

Until I became a father.

When my daughter was born, something changed. Looking at her, I felt a kind of love I had never experienced before. It made me realise how much I had been searching for it without even knowing.

Now, every decision I make is with my family in mind. Being a father has taught me love, but my partner taught me responsibility, patience, empathy, and what it means to truly show up for someone. I couldn’t have done it without her, and I’m still learning everyday.

Whether it’s with my daughter, my wife, or the young people I work with through surfing, I try to share what I’ve learned along the way.

My daughter gave me another chance to see life differently, and for that, I’ll always be grateful. 🙏

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Field Notes 007

You can’t prompt this.

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