Nazaré Canyon

BIG Monday. B&W Edition.
The iconic photo of Garrett McNamara riding what everyone called the "100-foot wave", likely the world's biggest wave ever surfed, at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal.
Can you feel the land shaking? B&W Edition.
This is a perfect example of how close you get to the action in Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal.

Farol da Nazaré. B&W Edition.
Surfing's most famous lighthouse!
In the clouds: B&W Edition.
It's just so powerful: the spray and the white water of the waves come close to the people who arrive to view this unique show of natural energy. The cliffs of Praia do Norte, Nazaré, are nearly 100 meters high: imagine it live and in colour.

"The Nazaré Canyon is an undersea canyon just off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal. The Nazare Canyon causes very high breaking waves. This makes Nazare a hotspot for big wave surfing. In November 2011, Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara surfed a record breaking giant wave: 78 feet (24 m) from trough to crest, at Nazaré. In January 2013 it was reported that he successfully rode a wave measuring a maximum estimate of 100 feet (30 m) at the same location and possibly exceeding the size of his previous record-breaking wave."

International Photography Awards™ (IPA) in 2017 awarded the Nazaré Canyon project with two honorable mentions: IPA 2017 Honorable Mention: Editorial-Sports and IPA 2017 Honorable Mention: Sports-Water Sports.

Certificate of Accomplishment