"HIGH ALERT" - Maui, HI

Shot at Peʻahi, better known as Jaws, this photo captures a razor-thin line between calm and chaos. What you're seeing isn’t just a group of surfers paddling—it's a lineup holding their breath, knowing the next wave could be the one that turns glass into violence. I took this from the opposite side of the channel, a spot that most photographers avoid because of its unpredictability. Every second in that zone was high alert...