This is How You Photograph Giant Waves Crashing on a Beach

Photographer Clark Little is known for his jaw-dropping photos of giant waves crashing onto shore, a niche that’s known as shorebreak photography. Earlier this month, he captured the amazing shot above on a beach in Oahu, Hawaii.

It can be hard to get a sense of scale without anything in the shot for reference. Luckily, photographer Tharin Rosa managed to capture an equally amazing photo of Little bracing for impact:

Want to go up yet another level? Photographer Jacob VanderVelde managed to capture a photo of Rosa photographing Little photographing the wave (shortly after the shot above):

@clarklittle and @tharinrosa putting it on the line. Photo @__jmv__

A photo posted by We Bodyboard (@we.bodyboard) on Oct 25, 2015 at 9:11am PDT

"For those who say #nazare is mushy can always catch one of these" – @helio_antonio #rampofdoom

A photo posted by We Bodyboard (@we.bodyboard) on Oct 28, 2015 at 1:11pm PDT

#southcoastnsw #glassybomb Shot this morning by @tomhealyphoto

A photo posted by We Bodyboard (@we.bodyboard) on Oct 30, 2015 at 12:47am PDT

"Get under it early" is @__jmv__ 's advice on tackling #shorebreakbombs like these. Photo @jake_of_all_trades @clarklittle in the zone.

A photo posted by We Bodyboard (@we.bodyboard) on Oct 25, 2015 at 9:49pm PDT

Finally, photographer Chris Kincade captured this photo of Little, Rosa, and VanderVelde in the water together (shortly after the shot above):

@__jmv__ @clarklittle @hawaiiwaveimages creepin ? _____________________________ @truehonor  @clarklittlegallery @clarklittleclothing @662rideshop_hi #gopro #igers #ocean #jaw_dropping_shots #water_captures #oahu #printsforsale #prints #hawaii #shorebreak #waves #sale #water_shots #photographylovers #surfline #surflinelocalphotos #epic_captures #art #fineart #clarklittle #earthpix #natgeo #surfline #waveporn #surflinelocalpro #goprouniverse #clouds #cloudporn

A photo posted by Chris Kincade Photography (@chris.kincade) on Oct 19, 2015 at 9:08pm PDT

@clarklittle crazy textures @clarklittlegallery @clarklittleclothing @hurley #igers #ocean #jaw_dropping_shots #water_captures #oahu #printsforsale #prints #hawaii #shorebreak #waves #sale #water_shots #photographylovers #surfline #surflinelocalphotos #epic_captures #art #fineart #earthpix #natgeo #surfline #waveporn #surflinelocalpro #goprouniverse #clouds #cloudporn #goshow #splendid_beaches

A photo posted by Chris Kincade Photography (@chris.kincade) on Oct 27, 2015 at 1:52pm PDT

@tharinrosa ?_____________________________ @cmthousings @clarklittleclothing @truehonor #igers #ocean #jaw_dropping_shots #water_captures #oahu #printsforsale #prints #hawaii #shorebreak #waves #sale #water_shots #photographylovers #surfline #surflinelocalphotos #epic_captures #art #fineart #earthpix #natgeo #surfline #waveporn #surflinelocalpro #goprouniverse #goshow #splendid_beaches

A photo posted by Chris Kincade Photography (@chris.kincade) on Oct 25, 2015 at 6:33pm PDT

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