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Credit: Mashable
Australian photographer Ray Collins pulls himself out of bed in the early hours, while the darkness still falls heavy outside.
By the time the light trickles from behind the horizon, Collins is treading water, his body rolling in the heaving ocean. He holds his camera and waits for the perfect set. He analyzes the turbulent seas in search of the morning's most photogenic peaks and perfect breaks.
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