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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A boy and his board.

Just as the boy needs his board, the board needs its boy. The image captures moments after a long surf at Sunset Cliffs and the sun is slowly setting. Talan is about to climb back up the rugged cliffside, sore from the hours he'd spent riding waves produced by the low tide.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2024
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: San Diego, California, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 4000D
Copyright: © Ava Lantis