Breaking the waves

Use of foreground and depth of field is a long established tool in photography. Sometimes, however, it happens purely by chance, such as this shot from the Quicksilver Pro Gold Coast competition. That the wave hit the photographer just as the action was at its peak is a happy accident, but makes for a great photo nonetheless


Owen Wright of Australia advanced into Round Three of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast after winning his Round Two heat at Snapper Rocks in Gold Coast, Australia