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Lance's Left is one of my favorite places. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Yago Dora, Bankvaults. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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This is not Greenbush. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Mentawai land. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Surf guide, Goncalo Ruivo, on another secret wave. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Local boy at Dikatiet. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Taj is a regular around these parts. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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My most iconic pic of Sumbawa. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Some Australian surfer at Canggu. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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The now-famous Keramas. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Not a bad vantage point. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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The forgotten island of Asu. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Igor Morais, Nias. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Bumped into Dane Reynolds a couple of times. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Equatorial sunset. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Siberut river waves. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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You know the walk. Don't do the talk. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Yago Dora. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Heavy inside session. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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The boys stoke after another surf trip. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Dane Reynolds. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Tuberiding. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Hans Hagen on a beast wave at Bankvaults. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Playground and Baron Joey. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Telo has some fine waves too. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Taxi. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Artist Phil Goodrich, Nias. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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The Mentawai people are amazing. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Dane Reynolds, Maccas. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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The skipper messed up. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Churches. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Clear, warm water is part of the deal. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Miguel Sanchez, Greenbush. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Island style. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Siberut. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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X-man, Xaninho, floats the boat. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Lost in paradise. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Perfect offshores. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Duckdive portrait. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Evening beers. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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This is me at a secret spot in the playground. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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This is what freedom looks like. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Friends. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Locked in and looking for the light at the end of the tunnel. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Big surf duckdive. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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In the mountains in Bali. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Sometimes I get a fun session myself. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Black eyes. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Young love. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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HTs. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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Breakfast in Telos. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
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The first boat trips made by Goncalo. Photo: Joao Bracourt.
I only started traveling to Indonesia in the mid-2000s. Portugal had diplomatic issues because of East Timor and it was almost impossible to go there before 2000. The first time, I went all alone to G-Land for three weeks exclusively with surfing in mind. After that solo trip, I started going there to photograph, met legendary surf guide Gonçalo Ruivo from Mikumba Fish and started spending months sailing, searching for perfection. Meanwhile, I have done more than ten boat trips off Sumatra, from Banyak to the south of the Mentawais. This year, for some reason, I am staying home. I am missing the place and its people. Sampai jumpa lagi!
