Gallery: Pipeline this afternoon!

All photos by Tom Carey

Pipeline and Backdoor turned on today. And through the day, the stretch wore two very different suits. Here, we drift in the channel with the lens of photographer Tom Carey, between the hours of 1pm and 4pm. The afternoon wasn’t as pretty as the morning – more beautiful in that raw, scary way. The wind switched, strengthened, and brought new values to the lineup. Tom was the only lens in the lineup for some time – a perk of staying at the (very front and centre) Volcom house. We all benefit here.

Miguel Tudela, furious foam party.

Ian Gouveia. All looks so easy from here, huh?

Jamie O’Brien and shot one of a sequence you’ll see in full tomorrow. What’s a Pipe gallery without JOB?

Jean Da Silva steering for a good time.

And Jean, having a good time.

Jordy Smith and the pleasure of anticipation.

Jordy Smith drops in…

… and hooks beneath. This man is wildly on point right now.

More takeoff shots? Yeah, absolutely. This time, Julian Wilson…

… and point two of Julian’s process…

Just before a fabulous clamping. Worth it all!

Josh Moniz, front row seats to someone making a very poor choice.