Tim McKenna Ocean Ambassador

The power of ocean !! 🌊🔥 . 📸: @timmckenna

The magic of French Polynesia is only a flight away with @airtahitinui Only 8 hours from LAX 9 1/2 from Seattle 5 hours from Auckland and 11 hours from Japan with the Tahiti to Tokyo-Narita route re-opening this month after a few year hiatus.

The official boat tour operations for whale watching finishes on nov 11 th in French Polynesia. This year the authorities have reduced the legal period to 3 months. Now the humpback whales have a few weeks to rest and regain some energy while waiting for the big north swells to help them on the long journey back to Antartica. Thanks to the team at @asso_oceania for all the conservation work accomplished during this season.

The ‘Grouper Face’ 🐟. When your underwater shot of @manoa_drollet creates a profile of a Grouper fish. Can you see it ?

Una collezione di fotografie mozzafiato per celebrare l’iconica onda scelta come sede delle competizioni di surf per i Giochi Olimpici. L’onda “estrema” può alzarsi, in condizioni favorevoli, fino a sette metri e si forma a circa 400 metri al largo della costa sud-occidentale di Tahiti. Il sogno di ogni surfista: spettacolare, affascinante e potente. Tim McKenna, figura di spicco della fotografia sportiva, ne ha immortalato il fascino, la grazia e l’energia attraverso numerosi scatti raccolti in questo splendido volume. ®2024, éditions Au Vent des îles @auventdesiles @timmckenna #nuinui #nuinuibooks #teahuppo #surfteahuppo #bookstagram #instabook #surf #hawaii #surfingteahuppo

Island beauty @delongeauxhinarani

2005 Tahitian Dream come True 🌊✨ #endoftheroad #billabong #tahiti #frenchpolynesia #surferworld #surfermagazine 📷@stephpeyriguer

a very fine line for @kaulivaast at the #endoftheroad a few days before @paris2024

@kaulivaast going deep on a super dry low tide bomb this morning at the #endoftheroad 🚁: @maikomou /Tam / @saltnairstudios

Approaching the Olympics, it’s good to keep in mind that there are only a few people who can claim to surf Teahupo’o.​ Most of them are from Tahiti.​ Shout out to all the best surfers in the world, local surfers, bodyboarder, photographers, and filmmakers who have built the myth of Teahupo’o.​ Watch CHILDREN OF TEAHUPO’O, a 35-minute documentary, now available on our YouTube channel.​ @tahuraihenry​ @gilbertteave​ @timmckena​ @aroundthewave​ @airtahitinui​ Film directed by @hand_studio​ #oxbow

Team USA coach @shanedorian scoring beyond the #endoftheroad

Back in time with @naheiteal