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Before beginning Morning of the Earth, Albert served an apprenticship of sorts with the father of the Australian surf movie, Bob Evans. With Paul Witzig, Evans began importing US surf movies and screening them at his own expense. Evans also ran Surfing World magazine, and with this experience, took the natural into making his own films.

Albert had become involved with Surfing World by submitting photos of local surfers from his home on the NSW Central Coast. Evans liked his work and invited him to join the magazine, which led to helping Evans with his films. The two learnt the craft of film-making together from first hand experience, neither having had any prior experience or training. Those first films were successful enough for Evans to abandon his public relations job and spend the rest of his life working in the Australian surf media.

From Surfing World, Albert moved on to Tracks, starting the magazine with David Elfick and John Witzig. Already interested in making his first feautre, Falzon saw this new magazine as a good way of getting it off the ground. In 1972, Morning of the Earth was completed.
Greg Noll at Makaha, shot by Albert Falzon on his first trip to Hawaii for Surfing World Magazine.

Albert continued to edit Tracks after the film was released. It quickly became the surfer's bible, as unlike glossy magazines such as Surfing World, it was printed locally on newsprint, meaning it wasn't 6 months out of date by the time it hit the shops.

Like George Greenough, Albert has achieved a kind of mythical status not only as a film-maker, but as an adventurer, opening destinations such as Indonesia and the Maldives to surfers. While filming Morning of the Earth, Albert and his crew were one of the first groups of surfers to ever travel to Indonesia, starting what has since then been a constant flow of surf-tourists to the region.

Albert continues to make films, including the documentaries Festivals of the World and Festivals of the Far East, that have been sold around the world

– Tim Fisher