Drones are epic. Filmers and photographers are no longer confined to shooting from the shore line — they now fly above the surfers heads and get an aerial view that was impossible before. And what does that lead? Super sick footage, like this edit featuring the best of 2015. (It isn’t even April yet! Going to be a good year.) This amazing footage captures deep barrels, sweet airs, massive turns, and big wave surfing from far closer than even the best swimmers would be willing to venture.
From surf breaks around the world — I’m talking everywhere from Mavericks to the Mentawais to Byron bay to Pipeline — we’re greeted by the likes of Bruce Irons, Jamie O’Brien, Dane Reynolds, Jordy Smith, and Dion Agius. A visual escape for that lay day, or the perfect hype video when it’s pumping.
