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If the names Warren Keelan or Ray Collins ring a bell, it's because you've seen them before. Last year, Keelan posted a powerful photo series on Bored Panda showing the majesty of breaking waves, while Collins brought you photos of massive swells. Surf’s up! Inspired by these two artists, we've decided to make an open list of the most impressive wave photography on the net.

To capture a wave like this you'll need to use a shutter speed of at least 1/250 of a second or even more if you decide to zoom in. If you're wondering about the equipment, Warren Keelan wrote on Bored Panda that his favorite lens is Canon’s 70-200mm IS II 2.8, but he has also experimented with 15mm Fisheye. Ray Collins told us that he uses "fixed mid length primes from 14mm all the way to 400mm."

Have you captured something similar? Feel free to add it to our list!

#1

Wave

Marck Botha Report

KarenChaddock
Community Member
10 years ago

That's something I haven't seen on the shoreline before. It reminds me of soap suds.

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    Wave

    Pierre Carreau Report

    PatriciaBeckman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    More waves

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    #3

    Wave

    Giovanni Allievi Report

    PatriciaBeckman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Unbelievable

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    #4

    Wave

    Ger Kelliher Report

    PatriciaBeckman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    What a lucky shou

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    #5

    Wave

    Clark Little Report

    PatriciaBeckman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Gorgeous

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    #6

    Wave

    Clark Little Report

    LyrindaSnyderman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Clark is the Master. 'Nuf said.

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    #7

    Wave

    Clark Little Report

    PatriciaBeckman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Stunning

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    #8

    Wave

    Ger Kelliher Report

    PatriciaBeckman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Looks like milk

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    #9

    Wave

    Warren Keelan Report

    PatriciaBeckman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Beautiful!

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    #10

    Wave

    Clark Little Report

    PatriciaBeckman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Fountain

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    #11

    Wave

    Clark Little Report

    MagsAcutt
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    The power of waves to carve up beaches is phenominal!

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    #12

    Wave

    David Orias Report

    NancyPearson
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    the waters speak to their skies ~ the skies reflect themselves in their seas ~ only they exist ~

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    #13

    Wave

    Vitaliy Sokol Report

    MagsAcutt
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    An almighty curler!

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    #14

    Wave

    Pierre Carreau Report

    PatriciaBeckman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Unreal

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    #15

    Wave

    Ray Collins Report

    NancyPearson
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    no forces greater, not to be tamed, only to be loved in awe

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    Never miss a story that brings joy to the world. Add us on Google

    #16

    Wave

    Ger Kelliher Report

    PatriciaBeckman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Oreos and milk

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    #17

    Wave

    Dave Sandford Report

    PatriciaMarr
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    wouldn't want to be on this

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    #18

    Wave

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    TammyChapman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Love it!

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    #19

    Wave

    Clark Little Report

    MagsAcutt
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    No one does it better than Clark Little!

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    #20

    Wave

    Ray Collins Report

    TammyChapman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    A jade mountain.

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    #21

    Wave

    William Patino Report

    Megan Serrato
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    A trumpet.

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    #22

    Wave

    Veselin Malinov Report

    #23

    Wave

    Marck Botha Report

    #24

    Wave

    Clark Little Report

    DariaB
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    A heart! ♥

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    #25

    Wave

    Pierre Carreau Report

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    #26

    Wave

    Warren Keelan Report

    #27

    Wave

    Pierre Carreau Report

    #28

    Wave

    Warren Keelan Report

    TammyChapman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    It's striped. Cool.

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    #29

    Wave

    Clark Little Report

    TammyChapman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    I want to go where these pictures were taken.

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    #30

    Wave

    Clark Little Report

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    Wave

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    Wave

    Dave Sandford Report

    DariaB
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Oh, it's some kind of water elemental villain ordering the waves to attack!

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    #33

    Wave

    David Orias Report

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    #34

    Wave

    Clark Little Report

    JudyDowney
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    OMG!

    #35

    Wave

    Clark Little Report

    #36

    Wave

    Ray Collins Report

    TammyChapman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Big mountain, snowy in places. Cool, I like it.

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    #37

    Wave

    Warren Keelan Report

    GretchenKaren
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Emerald Mountain

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    #38

    Wave

    Warren Keelan Report

    TammyChapman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Beautiful.

    #39

    Wave

    Clark Little Report

    TammyChapman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    I want to go there!!!

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    #40

    Wave

    Ray Collins Report

    RenitaWoo
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Looks like a shark!

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    #41

    Wave

    Warren Keelan Report

    JudyDowney
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Like the entrance to an ice cave...beautiful.

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    #42

    Wave

    Pierre Carreau Report

    #43

    Wave

    Clark Little Report

    #44

    Wave

    Clark Little Report

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    #45

    Wave

    Dave Sandford Report

    RachelConnotTorticill
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    You can almost hear it

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    #46

    Wave

    David Orias Report

    #47

    Wave

    Clark Little Report

    Silent Skeleton
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    it's like a rainbow :o)

    #48

    Wave

    Giovanni Allievi Report

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    Wave

    Pierre Carreau Report

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    #50

    Wave

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    G$
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Chopes. Redonk.

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    #51

    Kissing Waves (calaguas Island, Philippines)

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    #52

    Wave

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    JudyDowney
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    What do i think...this person got pounded and it doesn't feel good.

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    #53

    Wave

    Pierre Carreau Report

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    #54

    Wave

    Marck Botha Report

    #55

    Wave

    Warren Keelan Report

    DianeDesAutels
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Does anybody else see the raptor's head?

    #56

    Wave

    Warren Keelan Report

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    #57

    Falcon

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    JudyDowney
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Angry beautiful sea.

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    #58

    Wave

    Marck Botha Report

    TammyChapman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    I want to go here too.

    #59

    Wave

    Dave Sandford Report

    JurgaTa
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Looks like a horse's head

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    #60

    El Niño Attack, Manhattan Beach, Ca

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    LaurenUpdegrave
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Amazing!

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    #61

    Wave

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    JurgaTa
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    A whale's tail((;

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    #62

    Wave

    Ray Collins Report

    G$
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Shipstern's Bluff

    #63

    Wave

    Warren Keelan Report

    Megan Serrato
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Dragon! 😱

    #64

    Wave

    Ger Kelliher Report

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    #65

    Jokulsarlon Beach, By Liz Tormes

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    Wave

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    JudyDowney
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Hope he makes it.

    #67

    Wave

    Clark Little Report

    #68

    Wave

    Marck Botha Report

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    #69

    Reach

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    #70

    The Break!

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    JudyDowney
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    That was some pounder.

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    #71

    Wave

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    Wave

    Pierre Carreau Report

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    #73

    Curaçao

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    Cala Millor

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    Megan Serrato
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Beautiful!

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    #75

    Wave

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    #76

    Wave

    Marck Botha Report

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    #77

    Minimalist

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    Megan Serrato
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    How did this one even make the cut lol

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    #78

    Ola

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    JudyDowney
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Interesting.

    #79

    Oregon Coast Brandon

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    JudyDowney
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Looks like either the Washington or Oregon coast.

    #80

    Hokitika, Nz

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    #81

    Just Before The Break.

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    #82

    Brighton

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    #83

    Sevan. The Ninth Wave

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    #85

    Brandon Oregon

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    #86

    Making Waves

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    #87

    Tsunami

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    #88

    Dingo Beach

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    #89

    Mt. Moonhak In Inchon

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    JudyDowney
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    What's this doing in here?

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    #90

    Breaking On The Strand

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    #91

    Foamy

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    #92

    Maui Wowie

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