Joel Leske, Ripped (PLACES 2023)

I love photographing the ocean. Every day, it is different. In this image, I have captured a huge plume of sand as it is being pulled out to sea in rough seas. It is hard to appreciate the size of this rip, but after studying the image you notice the small surfer being pulled by the current and that is when you can't help but to appreciate the force of our oceans.

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