South of the Border Frame Color:White which is why North Pacific

which is why North Pacific humpbacks travel here every winter to give birth

Malibu Canyon Road climbs from the coast at PCH up over the Santa Monica Mountains in a series of switchbacks

late light putting a pastel wash on the sky behind the crest

Alex frames four trunks against a sky going through peach

South of the Border Frame Color:White which is why North PacificBaja's Pacific coast is dotted with right hand point breaks that work on the same northwest swells that hit California the same ocean, fewer crowds, warmer water by the time you're a few hours south of the border. Ryan shoots a longboarder in trim on one of them, the coast running off into haze behind. The image is more about the line than the wave.