Morning Glory Frame Color:White The mid-century pools

The mid-century pools

a single ribbon holds

The Pickled Image catches first light grazing the upper ridges

hunting fish at the ice edge

the right-hand cobblestone wave that's been the venue for the WSL Finals — and the spot where the best surfers in the world tend to be visible from the sand on any given afternoon

Morning Glory Frame Color:White The mid-century poolsMorning swells on the San Diego coast are usually the cleanest of the day overnight glass off, offshore wind, and the kind of low sun that turns the back of a wave translucent. Luis shoots from the water with the lens just above the surface, looking through the curl as it pitches. The light is doing what it does for about ten minutes total.