The water I used filled with stinging cells and anywhere it dripped had the potential to sting me, even days later.//DUNCAN MACFARLANE If anyone would like to purchase a print or canvas of Duncan's images please contact us at Swellnet. To learn about bluebottles - what are they and where do they come from - and also find out what to do when stung read Bluebottles: The Scourge of Summer.

The water photographer hook up... Unless the wave is a compact and predictable reef hooking up with a well-ridden barrel is one of the hardest things a photographer can do. For his part, Darren does his best to stay concentrated on the job at hand, knowing all the while that Steve has hooked him up on a screamer. Sequence by Steven Arklay.//STUART NETTLE

From up there it's like watching over a massive arena with the guys tackling these massive slabs in one of the most beautiful places on earth. That said, about 95% of the time when i shoot I'll be swimming on the shoulder getting in on the action myself.