A surfer riding inside the barrel of a breaking wave, backlit turquoise water curling overhead

Inside

Shot from the water, which is the only place this picture exists from.

Sample frame — generated stand-in, not one of Colin’s photographs

Camera
Sony a1
Lens
FE 28-70mm ƒ/2 GM
Focal length
50mm
Aperture
ƒ/4
Shutter
1/4000s
ISO
400
Location
Nauset Beach, Cape Cod
Made
July 2026