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I have a love affair with waves and sometimes the ocean lets me know she loves me too. Photo: Adam Dewolfe.
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Raph Bruhwiler just couldn't get into this one, but got a good view of the lip as it chased him down. Photo: Adam Dewolfe.
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This little wave has its moments. They are few and far between but this day Christian Moutinho got to sneak into a couple. Photo: Adam Dewolfe.
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This photo makes me smile. It's of a good friend waiting out in the lineup at dawn marking the beginning of another day of surfing. Photo: Adam Dewolfe.
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We are lucky in Canada to have a deep connection with nature. Every time we walk to the beach were surrounded by it. Photo: Adam Dewolfe.
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There is nowhere else I would rather be than swimming in the ocean watching the sunrise. Photo: Adam Dewolfe.
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It's pretty stormy a lot of the time when the waves are on in Canada. This day Peter Devries tucked into a couple tunnels to take a break from the rain. Photo: Adam Dewolfe.
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Sepp Bruhwiler getting lit up at the end of the day in the summer. Photo: Adam Dewolfe.
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Early morning walk with Catherine Bruhwiler as the sun rises. Photo: Adam Dewolfe.
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Sepp Bruhwiler floating over me about a foot from my face. Photo: Adam Dewolfe.
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I set this contraption up and rode my bike around my neighbourhood a million times triggering the photo with my thumb. The next day my bike got stolen.
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Peter Devries doing what he does on a gloomy but crisp day in Tofino.
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Camping is the way to go. Some of our best waves are boat or long long hike access only which makes camping overnight a necessity. Photo: Adam Dewolfe.
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Raph Bruhwiler paddling downstream to surf while salmon are heading up to spawn. Photo: Adam Dewolfe.
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Oh, to be body surfing inside this one, but this view ain't bad. Photo: Adam Dewolfe.
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Not sure who this is but I like this photo because to get it I was body surfing behind him as he was setting up to do a flip or something. Photo: Adam Dewolfe.
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My favourite photo. Weird moment at sunset where a lip feathered and slapped me in the face, but this moment I have never seen again. That's what's so special about being in the ocean. Slowing life down and really appreciating single moments. Photo: Adam Dewolfe.
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Catherine Bruhwiler is one of the best girl surfers we have up here. She's always down to go pioneering, and is training her son Kalum to be a pretty good pioneer himself. Photo: Adam Dewolfe.
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Reid Jackson told me on the wave before this that he always forgets to give a little hoot while in the barrel to hear the hollowness. He didn't forget on this wave. Photo: Adam Dewolfe.
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My favourite spot at my favourite time of day. Photo: Adam Dewolfe.
I have a passionate affair with the ocean, and, like most surfers, it keeps me grounded. Born on a small island off of Vancouver Island on Canada’s west coast, I have always had water to play in at my front step. My dad is an old fisherman, and my mom is an all-around artistic person. I’m lucky to say that my fire for an alternative lifestyle and photography was well fed with support from friends and family.
I’ve been shooting photos and capturing video for five years now, and have compiled some quality work. In the last year, I’ve mostly been contributing to the growth of a Canadian video based website, Gotsurf.ca, who aim to showcase Canadian surfing and the people involved. Now living full time in Tofino, BC, you can catch me out there rain or shine. If it’s raining, I’m in the water, and if it’s sunny, I’ll be perched on a rock overlooking the Pacific Ocean with a couple of neon suited surfers in my view finder.
To see more of Adam’s work, click here.
