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Rarely Surfed Lineups around the Planet

From Oman to Mauritania, Haiti to Comoros, Liberia to Algeria, surfEXPLORE is a collective dedicated to surfing exploration. Since 2007, we’ve traveled the world in search of new waves and deep cultural immersion. These images of rarely-touched lineups prove it.

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Panamá. Bocas del Toro, Caribbean Sea. Consistent high pressure and deep water offshore means the western side of the Caribbean Sea gets some of the biggest windswell-generated surf of anywhere in the world. The Bocas del Toro region is no exception. This beachbreak has a reputation for crunching power at any size and breaks more standard foam and fiberglass boards than anyone but top pros with 12 - board travel quivers can afford. The first question asked to new arrivals in Bocas is "Got any boards to sell?" Image: Callahan/surfEXPLORE

surfEXPLORE is a multi-lingual, multi-national collective of explorers, surfers, photographers, authors, researchers, cultural anthropologists and artists dedicated to surfing exploration. Since 2007, they have traveled to over 20 countries in search of new waves, new experiences and deep cultural immersion. Their materials are featured regularly in specialty surfing publications, adventure travel magazines, websites and newspapers worldwide.

For more about surfEXPLORE visit them on their Facebook page.

About John Seaton Callahan:
John has been a professional photographer since graduation from the college of Fine Arts at UCLA with a degree in Design in 1986. His work is published worldwide; with over 3,500 documented pages of editorial and more than 100 cover images. Originally from Hawaii, he has lived in the city-state of Singapore since 2000.

For more of John’s work visit his website.