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Fear and adrenaline is what drives the locals to take on some of these waves. Unfortunately that's not what happened here as a perfect one barrels through. Untouched. Photo: Chris Centrella
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The first wave that kicked off a set which doubled in size. Photo: Chris Centrella
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Good ol' dredger doing its dirty work off Monmouth County. Some surfers get some good ones before this monster does its damage. Photo: Chris Centrella
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The backlighting this morning was incredible turning these monsters into beautiful green A-frames. Photo: Chris Centrella
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A nugget hugging the inlet on a cold, windy December day. Photo: Chris Centrella
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Surfers catching some green shade in the middle of below-freezing January. Charlie Mills getting stoked on an epic wave to realize in ten seconds, he will snap his board on this monster. It seems like it was worth the ride to lose a board on the journey. Photo: Chris Centrella
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One of my favorite shots I've taken. Watching this perfect, steep curl had everyone speechless and upset no one was on it. Photo: Chris Centrella
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One of the thicker waves of the day left untouched and perfect to shoot. Some of the surfers just stared in awe at this one and the people on the beach were in even more excitement over the rights off of the inlet. Photo: Chris Centrella
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This frothy one does its thing on the safe side of the dredging pipe in Monmouth County. Photo: Chris Centrella
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Reaching its breaking point just to collapse and create a great ride ready to be surfed by the locals who were brave enough to enter the water on this December day. Photo: Chris Centrella
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Out-of-the-blue nugs are the best when filming on the beach because they bring a preview of the true beauty before the set rolls in on the break. Photo: Chris Centrella
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This wall protected the rest of the ocean from intruders, only welcoming surfers. Photo: Chris Centrella
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Manasquan glass. Photo: Chris Centrella
My name is Chris Centrella, 15 years old from the East Coast, New Jersey, where the ocean has always been my home. Here in NJ, we learn how to capture and observe the beauty of waves as they roll by us. Even when I’m out catching a few, I like to sit back and look at the true beauty Poseidon has created for us. As a photographer, I’ve learned the world can’t stop for us so it’s nice to stop for the world and observe what it has to offer.
