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Mexico has a seemingly endless supply of right hand points. I had heard a lot of talk about this wave and decided I needed to have a look for myself. A friend and I stayed here for a week and scored some amazing waves with minimal crowds. Also, we both agreed that we had the best fish of our life in this little town. Photo: Austin Robertson
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A right hand point with nobody around and a lot of potential. It was quite a mission to get here, driving through sections of road that were flooded up to knee deep, but the juice was worth the squeeze. We drove to the top of the beach and were speechless by how long some of these rights were. Photo: Austin Robertson
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There is a lot more to this image than meets the eye. This wave breaks over really shallow and sharp reef and we saw some really bad wipeouts. I was a victim of the reef, as was my friend Ryan (pictured), but it was well worth it for the vision. After this we decided we probably shouldn’t be surfing here at dead low tide again. Photo: Austin Robertson
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For me, photos of waves from beneath the surface are the most beautiful and thought provoking. The water at this spot usually isn’t very clear but there were a few days this summer that shaped up nicely. As long as I’m shooting surf photography, I’ll be chasing these shots. Photo: Austin Robertson
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The waves in Bali are so photogenic. The challenge is finding a spot on the reef where you can dodge the cleanup sets but still be in good position for the medium-sized ones. Thankfully, the wave did all the work on this one. Photo: Austin Robertson
Austin Robertson is originally from Monterey, California, where his passion for photography first began. He was drawn to surf photography because of the raw and rugged beauty that the central California coastline possesses, but the conditions for surfing around Monterey were often sub par, leading to a greater interest in landscape and surf photography. Spending countless hours driving along the coastline allowed him to explore the creative side of photography and focus on personal projects. Now he travels the world in search of perfect waves and empty lineups, sharing these experiences to inspire people to explore.
Here, Austin shares five lineups that took a little more effort to get to and score than your average wave. But as these shots and Austin’s stories prove, their “juice was worth the squeeze.”
