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$This is my first shutter check at my home break. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

This is my first shutter check at my home break. João Bracourt

$In one of my first sessions, I was staring at the housing because I was seeing droplets in it and didn\'t realize I needed to tighten the top bolts from the flash port. You learn something new every day. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

In one of my first sessions, I was staring at the housing because I was seeing droplets in it and didn't realize I needed to tighten the top bolts from the flash port. You learn something new every day. João Bracourt

$Looking clueless and dumb. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

Looking clueless and dumb. João Bracourt

$Zavial. Stoked after taking an 8 foot set on my head. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

Zavial. Stoked after taking an 8 foot set on my head. João Bracourt

$Going out in a big wave spot in Aljezur, I had to use this ridiculous ultra-tight hood because of my surfer\'s ear. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

Going out in a big wave spot in Aljezur, I had to use this ridiculous ultra-tight hood because of my surfer's ear. João Bracourt

$Peniches, Supertubos. Looking into a fogged waterhousing. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

Peniches, Supertubos. Looking into a fogged waterhousing. João Bracourt

$My first helmet paired with my mustache didn\'t get me any photo trips with the pros... <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

My first helmet paired with my mustache didn't get me any photo trips with the pros... João Bracourt

$... but I thought I had my charm, so I invested in some Indo trips, anyway. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

... but I thought I had my charm, so I invested in some Indo trips, anyway. João Bracourt

$At Ulu in between Bintangs. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

At Ulu in between Bintangs. João Bracourt

$I heard the water was crystal clear off Sumatra, and I was right. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

I heard the water was crystal clear off Sumatra, and I was right. João Bracourt

$Lances Right at Sunset. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

Lances Right at Sunset. João Bracourt

$Back home again... still clueless about settings. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

Back home again... still clueless about settings. João Bracourt

$At least the camera was on this time. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

At least the camera was on this time. João Bracourt

$At Sagres. I got lucky this session and had a spread published in Stab Mag. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

At Sagres. I got lucky this session and had a spread published in Stab Mag. João Bracourt

$The water in South Portugal get super clear. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

The water in South Portugal get super clear. João Bracourt

$This is where I was born. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>Figueira da Foz.$

This is where I was born. João BracourtFigueira da Foz.

$This is a Snapper type wave, only without the crowds. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

This is a Snapper type wave, only without the crowds. João Bracourt

$During the expression session at the Rip Curl Search in Peniche. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

During the expression session at the Rip Curl Search in Peniche. João Bracourt

$Supertubos dawn patrol. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

Supertubos dawn patrol. João Bracourt

$Belgas, Peniche. I\'m looking at the flash to make sure it\'s firing. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

Belgas, Peniche. I'm looking at the flash to make sure it's firing. João Bracourt

$At Coxos in Ericeira. This was a really solid day. Tiago Pires got a sick barrel, and I captured it, but man, I paid my dues afterwards. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

At Coxos in Ericeira. This was a really solid day. Tiago Pires got a sick barrel, and I captured it, but man, I paid my dues afterwards. João Bracourt

$At the Azores Pro, I took the poster shot. They paid me, but I still look clueless. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

At the Azores Pro, I took the poster shot. They paid me, but I still look clueless. João Bracourt

$The announcer here asked me not to interfere with the surfers\' lines. I was just trying to get out there through 8-foot storm surf. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

The announcer here asked me not to interfere with the surfers' lines. I was just trying to get out there through 8-foot storm surf. João Bracourt

$I finally got to do some paid trip! Madeira Island. It was nice. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

I finally got to do some paid trip! Madeira Island. It was nice. João Bracourt

$In Morocco. This was a slab, and the only wave I liked there. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

In Morocco. This was a slab, and the only wave I liked there. João Bracourt

$Another perfect day at a wedge near home. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

Another perfect day at a wedge near home. João Bracourt

$The show still goes on at my beloved Costa Vicentina in the southwest of Portugal. <a href=\"http://joaobracourt.com/\">João Bracourt</a>$

The show still goes on at my beloved Costa Vicentina in the southwest of Portugal. João Bracourt

I did this funny thing with my selfies. Since I started water photography, I have always checked the shutter, exposure, etcetera with a selfie. Accidentally, I have a registry of my entire career as photographer.

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