This past year 2014, I've been in all the places you should've been.
While you were sitting in your office, I spent the year taking more pictures than no other year before.
I started and finished the year in Nicaragua passing through Mexico, Costa Rica, US, Spain, France and England.
From place to place I've been photographing pro surfers, yogis, foodies, models, photographers, artists, singers, clothing brands, nomads, travelers, local legends, friends; and in general all inspirational people along the way having one thing in common.. the ocean stoke.
Here you have a selection of my best of pics of the year. I didn't pick up a magical number. Just selected the ones I liked the most... around 100.
Thanks to everyone for all the support last year.. hope you keep liking my pictures this year and keep up reading the blog!
Big cheers from where you'd rather be...
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| Sunset in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica |
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| Photoshoot with Simone X Havaiii.co. Cote des Basques, Biarritz |
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| Catching some big waves with Cam at La Grande Plage, Biarritz |
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| Legend basque surfer Aritz Aranburu at an expo in San Sebastian, Spain |
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| XXL waves in Playa Gris for a filming project in the Basque Country |
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| Ibon Amatrain, XXL surf legend from Zarautz, Basque Country |
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| Luis Avendaño, local surfer in Playa Maderas ripping off everything at his pace. |
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Portrait of Phillip Crosby in Playa Maderas, Nicaragua.
He was traveling last year in a project called "Oregon to Patagonia" |
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| Alena Ehrenbold, surfing XXL waves for her first time in the Basque Country. |
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| Slabs in Roka Puta, Basque Country |
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| Pinneaple dream in San Juan del Sur |
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| Big waves and beautiful day in the port of Getaria, Basque Country |
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| Portrait of Bennett Brown in Maderas Village, Playa Maderas, Nicaragua. This pic has make the rounds in Tumblr since I posted last year! |
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| The man who loved his hammock. Portrait of Vincent in Playa Maderas |
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| Pro surfer Imanol Yeregi in his local spot in the Basque Country |
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| My friend Diego, logging in a (rare) empty wave at the end of the last year in Barcelona |
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| Carlos, setting his kite for surfing in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands |
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| Night view in Fuerteventura |
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| The Italian style in Fuerte |
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| Pancho, a cute labrador overlooking volcanos in Fuerte |
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| Lobster! Playa Maderas, Nicaragua |
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| Bunkers. Capbreton, France |
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| Misfits and happy surfers in the first swell of the season in Barcelona later in the year |
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| Happy days for long boarders. Barcelona |
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| Tess in our way to surf. Playa Coco, Nicaragua |
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| Servio Anez. CEO of "Akela Surf" company in his backyard in Cocoa Beach, Florida |
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| Up for a surf trip with the gang in Coco beach, Nicaragua |
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| Eva. Hossegor, France |
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| Sunset in Maderas, Nicaragua |
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| Luca. Nicest Italian I've met. Owner of TFR Surfhouse in Hossegor |
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| Me & Vincent in a very hot day. Maderas, Nicaragua |
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| Servio, and his single fin. Akela Surf, Cocoa beach, Florida |
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| Eva, my beauty model |
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| Balinese massage shooting |
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| A German surfer in Maderas |
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| Nathalie. The path to the beach in Maderas |
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| Local surfer. Nicaragua |
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| Beauty photoshoot |
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| Nathalie and surfboard. Les Estagnots, Hossegor, France |
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| Skater vans |
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| Andrea & Andrea. Les Estagnots |
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| Offshore waves. Maderas, Nicaragua |
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| Nathalie in a autumn afternoon. |
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| Backlit surf. Maderas beach |
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| Girls enjoying the sunset. Maderas, Nicaragua |
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| Nathalie. Yoga class photoshoot in France |
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| Aftersurf blessings. Maderas beach |
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| Local market in San Juan del Surf, Nicaragua |
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| Zurriola Sunbeam. San Sebastian, Spain |
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| Zurriola sunset. San Sebastian, Spain |
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| Surf & Yoga retreat in the middle of the jungle. Maderas beach |
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| Massage shoot in Nicaragua |
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| Howler Monkeys |
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| Beach boys. Majagual, Nicaragua |
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| Aftersurf colors. Maderas |
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| Sunset in Maderas |
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| Golden locks of a Texan surfer. Maderas |
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| Norberto Mena. Legend skater of the Basque Country in Galicia |
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| Sunset at Mark & Daves in Playa Colorado, Nicaragua |
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| Felipe Avendaño in a green gem in Maderas |
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| Leonardo Fioravanti. Pantin Classic Pro. Galicia, Spain |
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| Cloudy summer in San Sebastian |
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| Sunset pinks in Playa Colorado, Nicaragua |
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| Bronte Macaulay had a final with dolphins at the Pantin Classic in Galicia |
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| Boat taxi. Bahía Redonda, Nicaragua |
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| Local surfers, pelicans and waves. Colorado, Nicaragua |
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| Sunset in Panga Drops, Playa Colorado, Nicaragua |
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| Small but nice in Maderas |
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| Offshore mornings in Panga Drops |
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| Tom, just passing through. Colorado, Nicaragua |
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| Colorado sunset |
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| Kanoa Igarashi tearing appart a nice right at the Pantin Classic, Galicia |
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| Morning reflections in Maderas |
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| Surfer in the mist. Panga Drops, Nicaragua |
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| Nick Antonacci. Surfer and photographer in Mark & Dave's |
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| Christmas sunset in Colorado |
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| Overflying Mexico City. So much smog gives great colors |
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| Mick Fanning. Quiksilver Pro France 2014 in Les Estagnots |
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| Local surfer in a green gem and sailboat in the background. Maderas beach |
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| Mick and his crowd. |
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| John John Florence. Quiksilver Pro France |
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| Surfer in Machete, Maderas. |
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| John John and his dancing moves. Quiksilver Pro France |
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| Kolohe Andino going deep. Quiksilver Pro France |
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| Courtney Conlogue. Roxy Pro France |
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| Tyler Wright. Roxy Pro France |
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| Oily waves in Les Culs Nuls, Hossegor, France |
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| Free sessions in a big afternoon in La Central, Hossegor |
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| Jadson Andre. Quiksilver Pro France |
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| Jordy Smith in the cave. Quiksilverpro France |
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| Solo riding among the crowd. San Sebastian, Spain |
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| Andy Wauman. Photographer X Gutterdust.com in Biarritz, France |
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| Venice in Biarritz |
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| Cam, blue eyes in Biarritz |
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| Shooting X Havaiii.co |
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| Sunset logger. La grande plage, Biarritz |
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| Blue Biarritz |
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| Fisherman and moon. Biarritz |
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| Simone and waves X Havaiii.co |
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| Morning surf in La Cote des basques, Biarritz |
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| Great lighting. Biarritz |
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| The ultimate surfer. Santa Teresa, Costa Rica |
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| Connection. Santa Teresa, Costa Rica |
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| Selfie in Bordeaux, France |
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| Enjoying the sunset with friends. Santa Teresa, Costa Rica |
