Josh Mulcoy. Photo: Burkard.

Puerto Escondido, Mexico. Photo: Glaser.

Nate Tyler. Photo: Maassen.

San Diego, California. Photo: Ellis.

California. Photo: Lowe-White.

Uluwatu Photo: Childs

Central America. Photo: Burkard.

Mark Healey, Cloudbreak, Fiji. Photo: Glaser.

Catherine Clark, Tahiti. Photo: Maassen.

Jordy Smith, Westside, Oahu. Photo: Noyle.

California. Photo: Lowe-White.

G-Land Photo: Childs

Photo: Burkard

Photo: Glaser

“Kyle Albers heads out for another surf at a pointbreak in Central California. Long lulls on this January day made for a tricky session, but he still found waves on his self-shaped fish.” Photo: Maassen

“This is Alex Gray enjoying the view from his room at the Volcom house during the Pipe Masters,” says Bryce Lowe-White. “Here he is claiming Dusty Payne’s ride as he’s about to get spit out.” Photo: Lowe-White

“On this cloudy morning in California, Brad Ettinger was getting some gems,” says Grant Ellis. “He was a bit to deep on this one but looking at my images afterwards I noticed many of the waves had this interesting texture inside the barrel as he passed by.” Photo: Ellis

“Curious of local sea life, Craig Anderson decides to get a closer look,” says Chris Burkard. “Little did he know he would be dining on that exact eel only hours later.” Photo: Burkard

“This was last year at Lowers. After the contest ended, everyone packed up and went home…everyone, except for Kelly,” says Todd Glaser. “He had a batch of new boards and decided to test them out in the oil glass conditions.” Photo: Glaser

“Marcus Hickman returns to our humble home in Rapa Nui after a long day of surf and adventure,” says Zak Noyle. Photo: Noyle

“Ryan Callinan is a young surfer from New Castle, Australia, who I met in Hawaii last season,” says Morgan Maassen. “His smooth style, amazing airs and exuberance for ping-pong immediately made him one of my favorite surfers to hang out with. Even on the small, windy, stormy days at Rocky’s that anyone else would write off, Ryan would still paddle out with a ear-to-ear grin and proceed to fly all around the place, as seen here.” Photo: Maassen

“This tide pool turned out to be one of the funnest spots on this trip,” says Chris Burkard. “Trevor Gordon embracing his inner kid as he takes flight off the rocks.” Photo: Burkard

“Nicaragua is an amazing place for variety,” says Bryce Lowe-White. “As we motored up the coast away from a local beach break we spent the morning at, this slab appeared out of deep water with no takers.” Photo: Lowe-White

“This was in November of 2008 and Taylor Paul was charging with the boys at Mavericks,” says Todd Glaser. “He had broken his board and borrowed this board from Anthony Tashnick. Ten minutes later he scraped into this one, airdropped and made it. Well done man!! ”  Photo: Glaser

“Silvana Lima flies under the radar of most surfers and spectators, but her amazing surfing has captivated me since we first met in Tahiti,” says Morgan Maassen. “Later on, while shooting in Hawaii, she proceeded to tear Rocky Rights to shreds, blasting huge airs and throwing down amazing turns. Here she has a post-session laugh about something probably at my expense, like my poor comprehension of her Brazilian accent.”  Photo: Maassen

“The sun seemed hotter and closer than ever as we hiked through the dunes to a secluded Mexico beach break,” says Chris Burkard.  Photo: Burkard

“Tom Curren speeding through the inside section at JBAY,” says Grant Ellis. “Tom has to be one of the best out there. His smooth style and experience in point breaks always puts him in the perfect spot.”Photo: Ellis

“This was somewhere down in Mexico with Jamie O,” says Zak Noyle. ” He brought every board imaginable to be ready for any condition. We ended up scoring, just watch the Mexico part in his movie Who is JOB.” Photo: Noyle

“This was the final day of the Vans World Cup at Sunset Beach,” says Bryce Lowe-White. “The surf cleaned up once the wind turned offshore mid afternoon and the best waves of the contest showed up for the final heats.” Photo: Lowe-White

“Before letting go of the rope on one of the heaviest waves ever ridden at Teahupoo, Dave Rastavich made sure his fins were screwed in tight as Ando walks by nervously before the sun came up,” says Todd Glaser. Photo: Glaser

“Keith Malloy is a the type of surfer that makes everything he rides look fun,” says Chris Burkard. “Here he trims down the line on an alaia doing just that.” Photo: Burkard

“Here is Taj Burrow at Off the Wall. I shot this from a balcony right at sunset,” says Zak Noyle. “The golden light really highlights his spray nicely.” Photo: Noyle

“It was my first time on the beach at Waimea Bay during the Eddie ceremony a few weeks ago,” says Bryce Lowe-White. “As the sun set, the Bay really lit up and the surfers made it down to the waters edge for the paddle out. I was amazed at the power and beauty of the Bay and its surroundings.” Photo: Lowe-White

“While Dylan Graves was busy with the Rip Curl Search Contest, Sterling Spencer took Puerto Rico by storm, plundering the island for all of its women, waves and rum,” says Morgan Maassen. “On the tenth day of his seige, he stood atop the highest sand dune and declared himself king of the island. On the eleventh, he flew home.” Photo: Maassen

“This image was taken in 2004 in Laguna Beach,” says Grant Ellis. “The contrast between the wave and the dark cliff in the background really caught my eye before taking this photo.” Photo: Ellis

“Rob Machado in Peru. We had about a hour to kill before packing up and catching our flight home,” says Todd Glaser. ”Everyone else was burnt out and tired from surfing the past 4 days, so Rob paddled out and surfed this wave by himself.” Photo: Glaser

Photo: Lowe-White

Photo: Glaser

The Original Wave Warriors
Photo: Astrodeck Archives

“This shoot was a recreation of a 1980’s Astrodeck team ad,” says Bryce Lowe-White. “Herbie Fletcher coordinated the photo along with New York artist Julian Schnabel. They brought together all the stars of the past and present, including Kelly Slater, John John, Rory Russel, Julian Wilson, Kolohe, JOB, Rob Machado, the Hos, Alex Knost, Bruce Irons, the Rothmans, Buttons, and more.”

“The Coast of Iceland was rugged, unoccupied, and wasn’t scared to show you its power,” says Chris Burkard. “Keith Malloy and I climbed to the top of this coastal cliff for a better view only to be greeted by the ocean’s cold spray.”  Photo: Burkard

“Ian Walsh at home in Maui coming off the top at Honolua Bay with a huge carve,” says Zak Noyle. Photo: Noyle

“Some sessions are so good that there is no better way than celebrating with an UBCB, or Ultimate Bro Chest Bump,” says Morgan Maassen. “Confined to the beach with a nasty cold, i photographed Brandon Smith and Frank Curren seal the deal on another glorious evening at Rincon.” Photo: Maassen

“This day Backdoor was really good, so I set up to shoot there and looked up to see Kelly get this one at Pipe,” says Todd Glaser. “The sun had already set, so slowing the shutter down gave it this speedblur effect.” Photo: Glaser

“With all the World leaders in town staying at Nusa Dua most travelling kept away from the surf breaks,” says Jason Childs. “Bali’s expats and locals cleaned up for a few days as the swell pumped in the 4-6 feet range. It meant great uncrowded waves as Bali fired up for the first wet season swell.” Photo: Childs

“A crisp morning in Los Angeles greeted the Body Glove team with perfect little waves,” says Bryce Lowe-White. “Everyone must have been at work this morning because there was no one out. Here Holly Beck holds her line high and tight in a clean, blue South Bay barrel.” Photo: Lowe-White

“This is image was taken in July 2007 on a trip to South Africa with Dane Reynolds and Yadin Nicol,” says Grant Ellis. “This surf spot is right near were I grew up and never used to get this good when I was young. A crazy cyclone that wrecked the coast earlier in the year must have did some good by dumping all this sand at this beachbreak.” Photo: Ellis

“Mikala Jones and a post surf snack at Canggu, Bali,” says Zak Noyle. “It was a really fun trip with a good group of people.” Photo: Noyle

“By the end of the day every surfer on this trip deep into Mexico had spent a considerable amount of time looking at this exact view,” says Chris Burkard. Photo: Burkard

“Pat Gudaskas, after I told him what my girlfriend and I get up to… Just kidding, he had just got in from a very rippable session in Puerto Rico and was stoked on yet another great surf in his globe-trotting life,” says Morgan Maassen. Photo: Maassen

“Dan Malloy photographed in 2005 at Rincon on his Quad fin Danny Hess board,” says Todd Glaser. “He was on the fence about surfing this day as the night before was the most crowded he had ever seen it. This morning he ended up getting a bunch of great waves with friends Joe Curren and RK, as well as nailing the cover of the Surfers Journal.” Photo: Glaser

“This was shot in Nicaragua at a beachbreak called Colorado’s,” says Grant Ellis. “Here is Cory Lopez doing what he does best.” Photo:Ellis

“Marcus Hickman runs across the reef into the rough waters of Rapa Nui as a huge set peels across the reef,” says Zak Noyle. Photo: Noyle