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Sam Hammer, shut down and happy in New Jersey water, US

This photograph was taken two hours ago as of writing. The closeout is obvious but isn’t there just something here? In the colour of the water, in Sam Hammer’s embrace of the non-exit? Let us consult the lensman, Ryan Mack: “We had a little windswell and it out-did the past two hurricanes. It was six to eight feet, offshore and sunny all day. A picture-perfect day in New Jersey. Which is so fucking rare for summertime without any hurricane. We did four sessions today; Mike Gleason, Sam hammer, Tommy Ihnken and I, plus a bunch of the local boys.We went from up north to down south and scored pretty much every session! An all-round perfect day here in NJ.”This one is Sam standing tall in a wave just about to explode, but with a grin on his face after a day of getting tubes all day.”

full frame // Mar 8, 2016
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This photograph was taken two hours ago as of writing. The closeout is obvious but isn’t there just something here? In the colour of the water, in Sam Hammer’s embrace of the non-exit? Let us consult the lensman, Ryan Mack: “We had a little windswell and it out-did the past two hurricanes. It was six to eight feet, offshore and sunny all day. A picture-perfect day in New Jersey. Which is so fucking rare for summertime without any hurricane. We did four sessions today; Mike Gleason, Sam hammer, Tommy Ihnken and I, plus a bunch of the local boys.We went from up north to down south and scored pretty much every session! An all-round perfect day here in NJ.”This one is Sam standing tall in a wave just about to explode, but with a grin on his face after a day of getting tubes all day.”

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