"FIRST LIGHT" - Maui, HI

Shot at sunrise at Jaws, this moment shows a surfer sitting quietly in the lineup, waiting. Before the chaos, before the sets, there’s stillness. Every big-wave surfer knows this moment — when it’s just you, the ocean, and whatever’s coming next. The light’s just breaking over the cliffs, the water’s alive, and time feels slow. It’s calm, but it’s not peace — it’s focus.