I usually make it to several days of the VANS U.S. Open of Surfing Competition. This year however, with the wedding and all the family coming into town, I only had time to make it down for one day of prelims.
I was lucky enough to capture a shot of the surfer who ended up winning the whole thing, Hiroto Ohhara of Japan during his prelim stage. It was the first time a surfer from Japan has won the U.S. Open.
