Surfing photography is a specialized branch of sports photography. The most evocative surfing images combine the action of both the waves and the surfer. The waves on this beach are comparatively small – in some surfing images I’ve seen, the wave can dwarf the surfer. Instead of such incongruous scale relationships, I must instead use the body language of the surfer to express the story here. In this case, his gesture repeats the peak of the wave he rides. It is a study in grace, style, and skill.