ONE LAST WAVE Size:24x36 (22 x 34) preparing to throw themselves into

preparing to throw themselves into the lineup at the Santa Barbara Harbor’s Sandspit during one of the 1983 El Niño’s biggest swells

SURFING Magazine photo editor Larry Moore secured me a spot on the Goodyear Blimp

it’s not a double exposure

highlighting the often delicate adjustments necessary to set up the shallow inside section

Surfer: Bobby MartinezLocation: OxnardDate: Friday 13th 2023

ONE LAST WAVE Size:24x36 (22 x 34) preparing to throw themselves intoLocation: Rincon PointYear: 2019 Memorable surfing moments dont necessarily happen in the water. Case in point, the timeless sunset stroll to the top of the Rincon Cove, in the hopes of getting one last wave before dark. Compare this shot to Leaving The Past Behind in the Classic Print section, taken some 40 years prior.