The Best of the Best: Incredible Images Throughout the Ages

1967. “Brother” David Tompkins. 1967 Oak St., Laguna Beach… the beginning. Image: Brewer

Reno Abellira, Huntington Beach contest 1969 with one of his Brewer kick nose boards. Image: Brewer

Jericho Poplar, Huntington Beach, California 1969. Image: Brewer

Herbie Fletcher, my next-door neighbor, drinking a coconut North Shore Hawaii 1969. Image: Brewer

Joel Tudor, 1995 Lahaina breakwater. We're down there doing some photography for Super X Magazine at the time. Late afternoon, beautiful light, and Joel in perfect trim. Image: Brewer

This is part of a seven-week trip to Morocco with Rory and Bruce Valluzzi. The trip ended up being featured in Surfer Magazine and also American Sportsmen’s television program for ABC 1983. Image: Brewer

Shane Dorian at Hollow Trees, Mentawai Islands, Indonesia 2000. This was part of the Tomorrowland Trip for surfer magazine with Kelly Slater and an all-star cast. This was a cover surfer magazine for the trip. Image: Brewer

Barry Kannaiaupuni the West peak Sunset Beach Hawaii 1969. Image: Brewer

Sammy Hawk Rocky Point, spring of 1971. Basking in the sun. Image: Brewer

Bruce Irons. Bank Vaults, Mentawai Islands, Indonesia 2009. Image: Brewer

Danny Fuller, Kandui. Mentawaii Islands Indonesia 2009. Image: Brewer

John Florence at Bank Vaults in the Mentawais, Indonesia. This was a 2009 cover for Surfer Magazine. Image: Brewer

John Florence, Hollow Trees, Mentawai Islands, Indonesia 2009. Image: Brewer

Jeff Hackman backdoor Pipeline 1971. One of his mechanical turns. Image: Brewer

Bunker Spreckels the first time I met him at Pipeline he had ask me to take his portrait. Image: Brewer

Gerry Lopez yoga meditation before his heat at the 1969 Huntington Beach contest. Image: Brewer

Gerry Lopez Pipeline, North Shore Hawaii, 1973. Image: Brewer

Larry Bertlemann by the Sydney Bay Bridge Australia 1978 for Rip Curl. Image: Brewer

Joel Fitzgerald a perfect day at Cokes in the Maldives. 2000. Image: Brewer

Michael “Munga” Barry, Sunset Beach West peak, North Shore Hawaii. Yes, he did make this wave. Image: Brewer

Nathan Fletcher, True Lies, Mentawais, Indonesia in 1998. Image: Brewer

John Kelly, 2001 Yokohama Bay Surfing for Life for Surfer Magazine. Image: Brewer

Larry Strada “Wolfman”, Bob Stay, Sherry Haley Juan Shelton and Joey Cabell at Pipeline talking with Hawaii 5-0, 1969. Image: Brewer