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PipeMasters, December 2012. Taken from the Gerry Lopez Pipe house on the North Shore of Oahu. This photo was in DEKKA Volume 1, which was a 52-page big-wave magazine that I released last summer, featuring 10 years of big-wave photography. Photo: @DerekDunfee
Editor’s Note: #My5Lineups is a new series highlighting 5 of a featured photographer’s favorite lineup shots. The eighth in the series is Derek Dunfee.
I’ve always been in pursuit of putting myself in the biggest, most challenging lineups around the world. However, after surfing places like Todos Santos, Puerto Escondido, and Maverick’s, there’s nothing like coming home to surf in my hometown of La Jolla, California. Here are a few of my favorite lineup shots from around the world.
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