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Julian Wilson, altitude sick at Hossegor, France

Julian Wilson has been trying this move a lot lately. It’s an alley oop, with a heelside grab. You’ve seen Josh Kerr and perhaps various others do them, but no one tries them as large as Jules. Sure, this ain’t a land, but we applaud ambition and innovation, and this moment is dripping in both. The French beachies (like La Graviere), in their unpredictability, can offer the perfect canvas for hucks like this one. So, too, can Portugal, where the tour (Jules included) now heads. Hossegor will be a tough act to follow, but the title race has never been better. Expect to see Jules start sticking these real soon. And, perhaps even in competition. Ain’t that something to think about!


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Ryan Miller

Ryan Miller, 33 years old, does not know how to write a bad email. Your pals at Stab have learnt to live vicariously through Miller’s red wine-fuelled letters from the road. His travels take him to some dreamy locales and, in those places, he scores all-time photos: “My favourite photo I’ve shot was of Benny Bourgeois in the Caribbean, with a fisheye. Often I just take photos, but rarely do I get to make one.” In an age of tail-highs and released fins, Ryan still most likes to shoot someone who can lay-down a big backside turn. Namely: Jordy Smith, Dane Reynolds, Gabe Kling, Kekoa Bacalso, Damien Hobgood and Peter Mendia. Like most photogs, Miller misses Scott Aichner’s work. But, as far as contemporary inspiration? “Trying to see things through my daughter’s eyes. It’s wild to think about someone experiencing something totally new on almost a daily basis when, as adults, we rarely get to experience something truly new.”

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