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jamie mitchell has always been an artist when it comes to getting pitted, shown here pulling into a significant tube at cloudbreak last summer. “it’s really hard to get yourself into position with a paddle and board that big,” he says. “i got two really good ones that day. i didn’t break a board but i did snap a couple of leashes. it was all worth it though because the view from inside that barrel was incredible.”

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what would the art in performance be without the photographer capturing the image? mike leeds, a longtime idaho lensman, caught michael tavares at work at gold’s hole on idaho’s salmon river. “the thing is, though, to create art, it’s super-important to work with good athletes,” he says. “you can get lucky. but when you work with good athletes, the chance of getting lucky is lot higher.”

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“everyone is their own artist,” says sean poynter, setting up for an immense tube somewhere in mainland mexico. “the art is in how they convey it in their performance. how it comes out. if you do something well, and try and make it look good, the art speaks for itself. it’s beautiful.”

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“i think the art in performance is the way some people see a wave or a section, and then decide how they’ll leave their mark on it,” says holland, shown here, leaving his brush strokes on his home break in australia. “watching a great surfer is like watching something being painted before your eyes. it’s your choice of what you think looks good or bad. i love watching great surfing when it’s all at speed. it shows real performance from a rider because everything’s harder at speed.”

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