Surfing at Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Surfing at Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Photograph by Jon Frank

“While surfing you see so many different angles of the waves,” says AussieMick Fanning, seen here on the world-class surf break Teahupo'o off Tahiti. “Jon [Frank, the photographer] really captured one of those moments with this shot.” Fanning won the Billabong Pro Tahiti in 2012 and is currently training for this year’s competition at the legendary surf break in August.

“Teahupo'o is one of the heaviest, most perfect barrels in the world,” says Fanning. “There is so much adrenaline flowing through the body—it's very high energy.”