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I shot this with film, back when I was staying in California for a while, and was pointing my camera more at mountain bikers than I was at surfers, due to the fact I would rather surf than miss out while taking pictures of everyone else enjoying the waves. It was a heavy day at The Wedge, with Kelly Slater, Christen Fletcher, Danny Kwock, and Strider out. I like this image from that day because it focuses on the bodyboarder, and the body surfer on the edge of this monster that demands respect from anyone who challenges it.
It’s sort of funny. Although our office is in Los Angeles, none of us here in The Inertia office are actually from California. We’re an American heartland/East Coast/Canadian West Coast mishmash that all happen to like what California has to offer. We’re like pilgrims! “Westward ho!” they said from their covered wagons. And now look. Here we are, basking in all this great state has to offer. And although the covered wagons have turned into more cars than should be on earth (at least here in LA), man oh man, are there some good waves. Here are 50 images submitted by our talented contributors that caught our eye.