Matt Rohrer shares some of the highlights of his conversations with Bay Area surfer Jimmy Holt, focal point of one of the few surfing photos to ever appear in National Geographic Magazine. Selected photos: Jim Shaw

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Shades of green

July 04, 2009 | Words By:

photo by dan crockettA winter jaunt in Celtic climes is strictly for the keen… The waves are fickle and dicey, there is no predictability, but this can add to the pleasure. Dan Crockett and Greg Welch capture moments of joy amid the chaos.

 

 

 

 

 

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During the night, the wind rattled the car so hard it was impossible to sleep. A story circulates that one February a van was blown onto its side in the car park. The weather is heavy here, moving with a stark and unpredictable intensity. In the dawn light, set waves line up on the reef, breaking with flawless symmetry. There is no-one out, because the wind makes the waves impossible to surf. Up and down the coast, perfect reefs reel, empty.

       

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