SPRING26 - Photo Gallery

Somebody cue the dolphins because they're the only ones not crashing this party wave! Mel Puu draws a line on the canoe with two friends including Lisa Anderson and Veronica Kay along for the ride. In the background, Dave Kalama and his then wife, Oriana, create more sun-soaked vibes further down the wave. Namotu, circa 2001 **Erik Aeder**

A few gorgeous snaps from the Winter '25-'26 season and beyond submitted by a radical grouping of the greatest water photographers on the planet. Get in the water. We'll meet you there.

Dakhla's desert light offers a moment of brilliance. Read Jen Murphy's write up on this windswept Moroccan oasis on P.66 in this issue.Samuel Cardenas

Mullaghmore rises out of the North Atlantic like a sleeping dragon: cold, ancient and unforgiving. Dropping in feels less like surfing and more like answering a challenge written in water and stone. Conor Maguire tests the waters. Gary McCall

It's all about timing, trust and finding a little freedom in the air together. Paula Novotna (right) and Manuela Jungo (left) suspended between wind and water in Sardinia.Chiara Socin

Witnessing Teahupo'o from the water is surreal. You feel small in a way that sharpens everything, every sound, every decision and every breath knowing how thin the line is between awe and consequence.Gaëtan Charlin

Kai Lenny in an all too familiar position. Where most panic, Kai sets his line, enjoys the drop and waits for that magic moment for his rail to engage and instinct takes over. Fred Pompermayer

Marcela Witt with style so effortless the water bends to her line and, for a moment, she and the ocean move as one.Ana Catarina

Traveling to Iceland, you're not just chasing waves. You are chasing light, weather and the rawness of Mother Nature itself. Burkard captures not just the surf, but the feeling of being alive on the fringe of the world. Here, the reward is otherworldly, surreal light, pristine waves and the kind of solitude that feels almost sacred. Photo: Chris Burkard - from his new film A Northern Life (check out the feature online at www.session-magazine.com)Chris Burkard

Olya Rasinka hooking into one with precision, power and grace. Kirill Umrikhin

Moreias offers wide open, shallow, flat water arenas perfect for launching. Gabriel Benetton is eager to take full advantage at the Camocim, Ceará, Brazil, Big Air contest.Ana Catarina