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@martipara, slinging into a Shippies bomb with a face like an M.C. Escher drawing. Shot by @nickgreenphoto.

The great wall of Teahupo'o. Shot by @benthouard.

"I’ve heard it described as a high-risk and high-reward style of shooting," says SURFER staff photographer @chachfiles about speed blur photos. "But when it all comes together, a speed blur or a ‘lazy shutter’ as it’s affectionately referred to by many lensmen, can be one of the coolest ways to capture a moment frozen in time — albeit, at a much slower speed than you would normally otherwise." Hit our link in bio for Chachi’s favorite lazy shutter images and his tips on how to create your own.

"This is not an easy wave on your backhand," photographer @kimfeast_ says about this fickle West Oz wedge. Local goofyfoot @jackthomas.15 has it wired though.

Rincon, 1966, as seen through the lens of Ron Stoner. Stoner's tale is as tragic as any you'll find in surfing—a heart-wrenching progression from a shy kid to superstar lensman to drug-addled schizophrenic in less than a decade. But before the darkness welled up inside him, Stoner captured vibrant and magnetic moments of surfing in the Sixties. Hit our link in bio for more.