Surfing photography is in itself a huge task, as the stability a photographer needs to capture those fragile and absolute moments of a surfer is not supported by the ocean. Yet the surfing photographers have captured some of the most astonishing shots of the surfers. In a similar case, surfing photographer Tom Servais captured surfer Tom Curren from the 1991 Pipeline event, which is often referred to as the "Perfect Surfing" pic. However, the backstory of the pic is more interesting.
The fruit of patience!
The "iconic image" click!!
The artist wasn't aware of his craft!
Tom Servais wasn't sure if he had captured a great moment. However, he looked at the images, and his reaction was like, "‘Wow, yeah, that’s a good one,’ but with photos, you never really know.”