One of my favorite parts of The Inertia is looking through photo after photo of places I'd love to be, places I remember being, or things I will never be able to do. So here are ten of our favorites from January. Enjoy.
Nate Smith won the Red Bull Illume Best Close up and Athletes Choice award with. Andrew Mooney. Photo: Nate Smith
When it comes to surfing north of Point Conception, hoods, gloves, booties and beards become increasingly popular in the lineups. Photo: Mark McInnis
The sea frees. Dan McCullough in Ventura. February 2011. Photo: Dylan Gordon
Bruce Irons risking life and limb on a solid close out end section to an OTW wave. I saw him coming and couldn't believe he did this. I'm pretty sure he didn't do it for the shot as he got pretty lit up in the flats but I'm stoked he did and glad he didn't break a leg doing so. Photo: Nate Smith
Rob Kelly's in there somewhere. And he's fully committed. Photo: Mike Incitti
This image is taken by Lucas Tozzi, The Inertia’s Portfolio Challenge winner. Image: Tozzi
Grace, Style and Ease. Kassia Meador blowing minds. Ventura, January 2013. Photo: Dylan Gordon
This image was captured during Hurricane Sandy in Cocoa Beach, Florida. I reworked the image to give it a monochromatic appearance with blues and grays to relate the feeling of wild conditions and weather we were experiencing related to the storm. Photo: Mark Wilson
Outrageous. Nathan Fletcher about to take a hell of a ride. Pipeline, December 2011. Photo: Dylan Gordon
The poolside wedge at Santana in all its glory. Image: Kevin Voetglin
Each month, we have some of the world’s best photographers share some of the world’s best surf photos. One of my favorite parts of The Inertia is looking through photo after photo of places I’d love to be, places I remember being, or things I will never be able to do. So here are ten of our favorites from January. Enjoy.