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Julian Wilson, frontside release, Reunion Island

“Wow did I make a bad decision with this photo angle,” says photog Ryan Miller. “I wanted to mix it up a bit and went way out on this jetty behind the wave. Then I was stuck there all day shooting some crap angle while the boys went mad.” The ‘boys’, in this case are Julian Wilson (pictured) and Jordy Smith. The jetty Miller shot from is in Reunion Island. And the purpose of the trip? Stab, Surfing and Red Bull are on the isle to capture Jules and Jordy pushing the limits of innovative surfing on the righthander made famous in Modern Collective. The wind, which blows incessantly into the wave, has almost been too good. “The favourable air wind we came for has actually been a bit too intense so far,” continues Miller. “It blows salt spray into every orifice while you’re sitting on the beach.” But it’s made frontside hits like this one the norm, or standard, during extensive surfs. Between the salt-whippings and the gut rash Jules and Jordy have been scooping after hours in the brine, it’s been a fine line between pleasure and pain in Reunion so far. Stay tuned for more.

full frame // Mar 8, 2016
Words by stab
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“Wow did I make a bad decision with this photo angle,” says photog Ryan Miller. “I wanted to mix it up a bit and went way out on this jetty behind the wave. Then I was stuck there all day shooting some crap angle while the boys went mad.”

The ‘boys’, in this case are Julian Wilson (pictured) and Jordy Smith. The jetty Miller shot from is in Reunion Island. And the purpose of the trip? Stab, Surfing and Red Bull are on the isle to capture Jules and Jordy pushing the limits of innovative surfing on the righthander made famous in Modern Collective.

The wind, which blows incessantly into the wave, has almost been too good. “The favourable air wind we came for has actually been a bit too intense so far,” continues Miller. “It blows salt spray into every orifice while you’re sitting on the beach.” But it’s made frontside hits like this one the norm, or standard, during extensive surfs. Between the salt-whippings and the gut rash Jules and Jordy have been scooping after hours in the brine, it’s been a fine line between pleasure and pain in Reunion so far. Stay tuned for more.

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