I received a late evening call January 16, 2010  saying that the famous surf spot, Peahi known as ”JAWS”  would be breaking in the morning. “Jaws” has been significant in recent years with the development and popularization of tow in surfing.  While many other big wave surf breaks around the world have seen an increase in tow surfing, “Jaws” has been at the forefront of the tow surfing revolution. Several documentary surf films, such as Stacey Peralta’s Riding Giants and Dana Brown’s Step into Liquid have exposed the quality of the wave to the world and immense crowding has plagued the break on the biggest days of surf. This has led to several dangerous and potentially life threatening incidents. So far nobody has drowned at “Jaws”, however several prominent surfers have been lobbying to regulate or even limit tow surfing at the break for safety reasons.

Below are a few images from the other day taken by: Nicole Sanchez of Behind The Lens Maui who is always available to shoot you surfing these monsters and or any other type of extreme sport while your on Maui. To view more images check out?www.behindthelensmaui.com where Nicole’s photography ranges from Weddings to sports.

These images are copyrighted and using them is against the law without permission from  Behind The Lens Maui.

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Dustin Tester enjoying what she loves to do the most.. Miss Tester owner of Maui Surfer Girls  for the past seven years  provides young ladies with a summer camp every year.  MSG is a quality overnight surf camp for beginner and intermediate surfer girls, who want an experience of a lifetime on Maui!

I have been shooting for Maui Surfer Girls for about four years now and it’s so cool to see so many familar faces this year. Many previous campers returned this year and it’s really neat to see how each girl has grown in just one year. There we’re a few new faces and I am hoping they love the camp so much that they decide to return next year.

If your in Maui and looking to take a surf lesson, I highly recommend you call Dustin at Maui Surfer Girls. If Dustin’s not available in person, she has a great team of instructors. I am always available to photograph your surf lesson and am also open after lessons for you families portraits on the beach.  To book your shoot call 808. 205-2366

Nicole Sanchez- Owner of Behind The Lens Maui

www.behindthelensmaui.com

Dustin Tester, owner of Maui Surfer Girls  provides her students and campers with a safe and fun environment to gain both technical skills and self-confidence through the sport of surfing .

Below are a few photos from today. My 9 year old daughter paddled out to join the girls today and caught a wave the first try. I think she’s a future Maui Surfer Girl….