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John Florence, in the mist, Teahupoo

Inconsistency won’t stop John Florence getting wave of the day at early morning Teahupoo. For two reasons, being A) he’s been coming to Chopes since he was 10 and knows the place real well and B) if you ask any pro, they’ll tell you John has a natural talent for consistently being in the right place at the right time (he’s a wave magnet). Looking at this image you could be surprised to learn that we’re into the third consecutive lay day at the Billabong Pro, but then you take into account that this was one of very few waves in a dwindling pulse. Which, hopefully will reignite in the coming days.


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Domenic Mosqueira

Domenic Mosqueira is 34 years old. If you ask him what the best non-surf photo he’s ever shot is, he’ll tell you it was one taken in a womens prison. If you ask him what the best surf photo he’s ever shot is, he’ll tell you it was the cover of Stab, which featured Bruce Irons storming through a Chopes cave – blindfolded. Why? It was his first surf cover. And, because Chopes is his favourite place to shoot. His favourite-ever shot is a war portrait taken by James Nachtwey. He likes James Nachtwey, Diane Arbus, Dan Eldon, Richard Avedon, Irving Penn and, for water, Russo. He wishes Scott Aichner was still in the game. His speciality is water photography. But the thing that drives Mr Mosqueira more than anything, is to capture an image that makes the viewer want to keep looking. A task he succeeds at, repeatedly.

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