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Ben Thouard French Polynesia
A surfer wipeout, as captured from below the surface. “I shot this image under the wave of Teahupo’o,” says photographer Ben Thouard. “I call this image ‘The fight’ as it visually describes the feeling of getting wiped out at Teahupo’o and fighting with the turbulence to make it back to the surface as your board drags you backward. This is the unseen part of surfing, yet so mesmerizing.”
BEHIND THE LENS

Ben Thouard France
ABOUT THE IMAGE
- Medium swell
- Taken while freediving
- Cloudy conditions
- Mid-morning
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