{"id":125581,"date":"2026-03-22T19:24:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T08:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/?p=125581"},"modified":"2026-03-22T19:24:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T08:24:48","slug":"lightbox-issue-605","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/lightbox-issue-605","title":{"rendered":"Lightbox &#8211; Issue 605"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Surfer: Jacob Turner Photo: Josh Tabone This striking image earned Josh Tabone the prestigious award for Surfing Australia\u2019s 2025, Surf Photo of the Year. Josh has been submitting beguiling imagery to surf and bodyboard publications over the past two decades. He has also been a finalist in the Surfing Australia competition before, but it was a solo run to Tahiti that finally sealed him the prize. \u201cI stayed with a local family close to the point. It was all really last minute,\u201d explains Josh, who grew gills during the trip. \u201cI was in the water for about eight hours each day \u2013 three days in a row \u2013 just ducking back to the boat to change batteries\/memory cards and have a snack. My feet and ankles were covered in ulcers by the end of the swell. It wasn\u2019t pretty.\u201d On tow days at Teahupoo there is often a few, brazen opportunists looking for the left-over lumps that can be paddled. Enter Jacob Turner into the fray; an 18-year-old from Kauai with a rep for heavy wave lunacy and a dizzying air-game. \u201cHe was out there paddling on those monsters that would slip through the cracks,\u201d explains Josh. \u201cJacob was a standout from the swell, swinging on some of the wildest west bowls, trying to get as deep as possible. I hadn\u2019t met Jacob until this trip, but when I showed him this image, later on this day, you couldn\u2019t wipe the smile off his face with a cricket bat, haha.\u201d The same could be said for Josh when he stood up on stage at the 2025, Surfing Australia Awards to receive his prize for Surf Photo of the Year.\u00a0\u00a0 Surfer: Steven Sleep, aka Tubz Photo: Andrew Shields When the swell is up and the wind from the west, Gold Coast Pros and rogue chargers will turn their attention to a coiling right, which spins enticingly between two well-known islands. The wave breaks a few hundred metres offshore and is exposed to volatile currents. A few determined souls have tried to paddle it, but a Jet Ski step-off is the preferred means of entry. If you line one up right, a throaty barrel with raw ocean energy is often the reward. The surfer enjoying the hollow vision on this occasion is underground Byron Bay charger Steven Sleep aka Tubz. Curiously, Tubz\u2019s tow partner for this round-room performance was Parkway Drive guitarist, &#8230; <a title=\"Lightbox &#8211; Issue 605\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/lightbox-issue-605\" aria-label=\"Read more about Lightbox &#8211; Issue 605\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t<div class=\"woocommerce\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt-300\" style=\"text-align:left\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surfer: Jacob Turner Photo: Josh Tabone <\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This striking image earned Josh Tabone the prestigious award for Surfing Australia\u2019s 2025, Surf Photo of the Year. Josh has been submitting beguiling imagery to surf and bodyboard publications over the past two decades. He has also been a finalist in the Surfing Australia competition before, but it was a solo run to Tahiti that finally sealed him the prize. \u201cI stayed with a local family close to the point. It was all really last minute,\u201d explains Josh, who grew gills during the trip. \u201cI was in the water for about eight hours each day \u2013 three days in a row \u2013 just ducking back to the boat to change batteries\/memory cards and have a snack. My feet and ankles were covered in ulcers by the end of the swell. It wasn\u2019t pretty.\u201d <\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On tow days at Teahupoo there is often a few, brazen opportunists looking for the left-over lumps that can be paddled. Enter Jacob Turner into the fray; an 18-year-old from Kauai with a rep for heavy wave lunacy and a dizzying air-game. \u201cHe was out there paddling on those monsters that would slip through the cracks,\u201d explains Josh. \u201cJacob was a standout from the swell, swinging on some of the wildest west bowls, trying to get as deep as possible. I hadn\u2019t met Jacob until this trip, but when I showed him this image, later on this day, you couldn\u2019t wipe the smile off his face with a cricket bat, haha.\u201d <\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same could be said for Josh when he stood up on stage at the 2025, Surfing Australia Awards to receive his prize for Surf Photo of the Year.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surfer: Steven Sleep, aka Tubz Photo: Andrew Shields <\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the swell is up and the wind from the west, Gold Coast ...<\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"104993\" class=\"elementor elementor-104993\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-884eac6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"884eac6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abfed2a\" data-id=\"abfed2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb94154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb94154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This is a Premium Feature only available to Tracks subscribers.\n<br><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/my-account\">Existing Subscriber?\u00a0 Login here.<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94c1ae9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94c1ae9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7878d5\" data-id=\"e7878d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24e226a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24e226a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/premium-subscriptions\">FOR PREMIUM CONTENT - CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO TRACKS<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surfer: Jacob Turner Photo: Josh Tabone This striking image earned Josh Tabone the prestigious award for Surfing Australia\u2019s 2025, Surf Photo of the Year. Josh has been submitting beguiling imagery to surf and bodyboard publications over the past two decades. He has also been a finalist in the Surfing Australia competition before, but it was a solo run to Tahiti that finally sealed him the prize. \u201cI stayed with a local family close to the point. It was all really last minute,\u201d explains Josh, who grew gills during the trip. \u201cI was in the water for about eight hours each day \u2013 three days in a row \u2013 just ducking back to the boat to change batteries\/memory cards and have a snack. My feet and ankles were covered in ulcers by the end of the swell. It wasn\u2019t pretty.\u201d On tow days at Teahupoo there is often a few, brazen opportunists looking for the left-over lumps that can be paddled. Enter Jacob Turner into the fray; an 18-year-old from Kauai with a rep for heavy wave lunacy and a dizzying air-game. \u201cHe was out there paddling on those monsters that would slip through the cracks,\u201d explains Josh. \u201cJacob was a standout from the swell, swinging on some of the wildest west bowls, trying to get as deep as possible. I hadn\u2019t met Jacob until this trip, but when I showed him this image, later on this day, you couldn\u2019t wipe the smile off his face with a cricket bat, haha.\u201d The same could be said for Josh when he stood up on stage at the 2025, Surfing Australia Awards to receive his prize for Surf Photo of the Year.\u00a0\u00a0 Surfer: Steven Sleep, aka Tubz Photo: Andrew Shields When the swell is up and the wind from the west, Gold Coast Pros and rogue chargers will turn their attention to a coiling right, which spins enticingly between two well-known islands. The wave breaks a few hundred metres offshore and is exposed to volatile currents. A few determined souls have tried to paddle it, but a Jet Ski step-off is the preferred means of entry. If you line one up right, a throaty barrel with raw ocean energy is often the reward. The surfer enjoying the hollow vision on this occasion is underground Byron Bay charger Steven Sleep aka Tubz. Curiously, Tubz\u2019s tow partner for this round-room performance was Parkway Drive guitarist, &#8230; <a title=\"Lightbox &#8211; Issue 605\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/lightbox-issue-605\" aria-label=\"Read more about Lightbox &#8211; Issue 605\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"woocommerce\">\n<div class=\"woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message\">\n<div class=\"excerpt-300\" style=\"text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surfer: Jacob Turner Photo: Josh Tabone <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This striking image earned Josh Tabone the prestigious award for Surfing Australia\u2019s 2025, Surf Photo of the Year. Josh has been submitting beguiling imagery to surf and bodyboard publications over the past two decades. He has also been a finalist in the Surfing Australia competition before, but it was a solo run to Tahiti that finally sealed him the prize. \u201cI stayed with a local family close to the point. It was all really last minute,\u201d explains Josh, who grew gills during the trip. \u201cI was in the water for about eight hours each day \u2013 three days in a row \u2013 just ducking back to the boat to change batteries\/memory cards and have a snack. My feet and ankles were covered in ulcers by the end of the swell. It wasn\u2019t pretty.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On tow days at Teahupoo there is often a few, brazen opportunists looking for the left-over lumps that can be paddled. Enter Jacob Turner into the fray; an 18-year-old from Kauai with a rep for heavy wave lunacy and a dizzying air-game. \u201cHe was out there paddling on those monsters that would slip through the cracks,\u201d explains Josh. \u201cJacob was a standout from the swell, swinging on some of the wildest west bowls, trying to get as deep as possible. I hadn\u2019t met Jacob until this trip, but when I showed him this image, later on this day, you couldn\u2019t wipe the smile off his face with a cricket bat, haha.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same could be said for Josh when he stood up on stage at the 2025, Surfing Australia Awards to receive his prize for Surf Photo of the Year.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surfer: Steven Sleep, aka Tubz Photo: Andrew Shields <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the swell is up and the wind from the west, Gold Coast &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"104993\" class=\"elementor elementor-104993\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-884eac6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"884eac6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abfed2a\" data-id=\"abfed2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb94154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb94154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This is a Premium Feature only available to Tracks subscribers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/my-account\">Existing Subscriber?\u00a0 Login here.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94c1ae9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94c1ae9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7878d5\" data-id=\"e7878d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24e226a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24e226a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/premium-subscriptions\">FOR PREMIUM CONTENT &#8211; CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO TRACKS<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":10082,"featured_media":125579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,334],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premium-features","category-slider-premium-features","membership-content","access-restricted"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lightbox - Issue 605 - Tracks Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/lightbox-issue-605\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lightbox - Issue 605 - Tracks Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Surfer: Jacob Turner Photo: Josh Tabone This striking image earned Josh Tabone the prestigious award for ... 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