What a month — record high Christmas Day temperatures all the way up to New England, quick bursts of odd angled swell in weird places, spring suits in the Mid-Atlantic, boardshorts in the Southeast, T-shirts in New York… But hey, we’ll take what we can get, especially considering winter is still a ways off. Here are our favorite 20 shots from December, a fitting way to cap off 2015 and look forward to 2016.
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- Josh Burke’s frontside flairs just keep getting better and better. Here’s hoping we see many more of these in 2016. Photo: Alan Burke
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- Not all photographs have to depict perfect conditions — some pack a punch simply by capturing pure stoke. Photo: Scott Crivellaro
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- Case in point: Steve-O Clark, not quite in the barrel but still on top of the world in the Florida Panhandle. Photo: Alex Dantin
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- Earlier in December, North Carolina surfers were still wearing spring suits. By December 29th, the boots had to come out — but Dallas Tolson didn’t mind. Photo: Jon Carter
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- “It just doesn’t feel like Christmas up here with it being so warm,” says New Jersey photographer Bill Brooks. “The light wasn’t great but the water color and clarity were so good — just a fun afternoon session for Alex Brooks and some of his mates.” Photo: Bill Brooks
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- Looks more like a fun late spring day than three days after Christmas, huh? Nohea Futrell leans in and loves it. Photo: Ian Tsonev
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- New York native Evan Conway is finally back on home turf after several years spent living in Santa Barbara, CA, where he attended the prestigious Brooks Institute photography school. Stoked to have you and your unique perspectives back, Evan! Photo: Evan Conway
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