Chris Shanahan surfing The Right in Western Australia.

photo: Russell Ord

Two visiting Californian brothers, Dane and Pat Gudauskas, compare curtains at the La Nord boutique, SW France.

photo: Andrew Christie

Stephen Keonie from Hawaii at Cloud 9 Philippines. That place has some of the clearest water, beautiful for underwater photography.

photo: Scott Bauer

This is Dion Atkinson of South Australia showing photographer Nathan Smith around on a recent visit.

photo: Nathan Smith

The centerpiece moment of a double-domed implosion at a cathedral known as Shipsterns in Tazzie, Queensland hellman Ryan Hipwood operating without blueprints.

photo: Rod Owen

Solid Sunday: Australian Tom Plummer, SurfAid International’s malaria-program director, based year-round in the Mentawais, unwinding on his only day off of the week.

photo: Paul Kennedy

High and tight on a board with no fins, Derek Hynd heads down the Jeffrey’s Bay racetrack with more efficiency - and balls - than most.

photo: Roy Harley