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Captured this winter on November 11th 2014. This was a late afternoon session at Jaws this past winter. I arrived with my good friend Ben Wilkinson that day around 2pm, and didn't have a jet ski lined up yet. I did what I could from the cliff and found a nice little spot on the side of the trail that the surfers walked down to paddle out. I chose to shoot from here because the tree limbs gave the images a nice foreground. The next day I was lucky to get on a ski and shoot from the water! Photo: Doug Falter
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Scratching up a wall. Photo:Shannon Marie
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Shane Dorian at the start of a Jaws 2013 wave that Evan Slater called: "The greatest big wave ever surfed in the history of the universe." Photo: Fred Pompermayer.
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Tanner Hendrickson airdrop. Photo: Shannon Marie
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Paddled in, locked in, XXL win. Photo: Fredric Pompermayer.
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Peahi, Jaws is one of the most notorious big waves on the planet. It has maintained the biggest and baddest big-wave tag. Here's an angle not often seen due to it being a friend's private property and a long hike to the cliff. Predominantly a right, the left almost looks equally inviting in this photo. Tyler Rooke
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November 26, 2002: Remember this one? Even with all that’s happened since, Garrett McNamara getting whipped into this barrel at Jaws still rates as one of the heaviest barrels anyone has made. Check it out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmuxGvD2ztE How did he not get clipped as the lip was coming down and he was pulling up? Too bad Garrett wasn’t wearing a GoPro. Is this one of the Greatest Moments? Photo: Ron Dahlquist.
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Tyler Larronde finds a good one. Photo:Shannon Marie
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Dave Kalama dropping off Laird Hamilton at Jaws. Photo: Tim McKenna.
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Shane Dorian, head over heels for Jaws. Photo: Sofie Louca - Fish Bowl Diaries
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When these things are buzzing around you, you know you're either really good or really crazy. Most of these guys are a bit of both. Photo: Sofie Louca - Fish Bowl Diaries
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Isaac Stant, about to bear the brunt of it. Photo: Sofie Louca - Fish Bowl Diaries
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Ian Walsh is a regular face out at Jaws, and snags waves like this more often than most. Photo: Marc Chambers
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Kai Lenny is one of those guys that can ride anything, anywhere. Jaws included. Photo: Marc Chambers
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That's Shane Dorian locked into a Jaws throat. Photo: Shannon Marie
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Paige Alms is becoming a fixture at Jaws. Photo: Shannon Marie
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Albee Layer is on every giant swell Jaws. Photo: Shannon Marie
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Photo: Shannon Marie
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Photo: Shannon Marie
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Photo: Shannon Marie
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Photo: Shannon Marie
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Photo: Shannon Marie
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Erik Aeder has seen the evolution of surfing at Jaws from day one and is there every time it is breaking. This is an angle you don’t usually see of the lineup right at sunrise on a beautiful Maui day. I love this angle, because it gives a different perspective of how much water is moving out there. Photo: Erik Aeder
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This is one of my all time favorite photos. Pure gold! Albee Layer @hipstersurfer808 looks on at an empty Peahi beauty, which is very rare nowadays. Sometimes photos can make this place look too perfect. It is a much different game when you’re in the water. I would have loved to been on that one! Photo: Tracy Leboe
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On days like this even some of the good ones go unridden. Photo:Shannon Marie
Jaws is a terrifying wave. It’s perfect–a huge wave that breaks like none other. It’s rare to find a wave that keeps its shape when things get massive, but Jaws is one of those diamonds in the rough. And today, the first ever WSL big wave event will run there.
Waves are forecasted to be in the 35-to-45 foot range. “Not only will this be an historic event at one of the most renowned waves on the planet, but we’re excited to be broadcasting it live for surf fans around the world,” Pete Mel said in a statement. The buoy readings are really strong and look to be well above the minimum requirement for a Big Wave event in the 35-to-45 foot range.”
Watch it live on Worldsurfleague.com