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Dusty Payne and security pal, Jakarta International Airport

Hawaiian Dusty Payne’s first surf trip back since injury just came to a close. And it ended in tiring fashion. A 17-hour boat ride from Northern Sumatra to Padang, followed by three flights. Dusty had been swerving through an Indo island chain with Yadin Nicol, Alex Gray, Andrew Doheny, Zeke Lau and photog Tom Carey, who shot this, before bouncing outta there in time for the Hurley Pro, Trestles (which starts in five days).

The journey home to California was a four day stint. At one point, the clique stopped for a connection at Jakarta Airport, where Tom snapped this photo of Dusty waiting with a security guard, looking a shade weary but mostly composed. You can bet that Dusty, the country music and hip hop aficionado, either has Wiz Khalifa or Garth Brooks popping through the cans on his head. If that sounds like your flavour, check out the kid’s Stab FM mix here.

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Tom Carey

Tom Carey is, like, 31 years young. Things may change when he’s older, but for now he ain’t shot much he digs: “I get sick of looking at stuff,” he says. “But, I guess the first remote flash shot I had run of Nate Yeomans was pretty epic. People probably wouldn’t remember. But it was a game-changer to me.” That says a lot about Tom. He does things for himself and he’s honest. Just ask him about being ripped off by the industry: “Everyone wants to skim a few dollars off you. Its not coming out of their pockets but it’s sure as hell coming out of ours.” And since he was so thrilled to answer, Stab’s gotta include Tom’s fav retired shooters: “I love this question. No one asks it anymore. Maybe Chris Van Lennep. I don’t know, the list could go on. Tony Roberts f’sure. His shots really inspired me. His angles in the water were so ahead of his time.”

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