John Severson captured this photograph of Austrailian surfer Bob Pike at Laniakea, Oahu. Bob Pike (1940-1999) was considered one of the first and greatest of Australia's big-wave surfers. In 1962 he won the waveriding division of the Peruvian International Surf Championships -- the first international surfing win by an Australian.

John Severson’s vintage photos are of the big wave riders from the late 50's and early 60's printed in black and white. In the 1950s Severson became the first person to create a large body of art relating to the Hawaii-California surf culture. Founder of Surfer Magazine, the Surfing Hall-of-Fame surf culture icon, was a pro surfer, turned filmmaker, before turning his time to surf photography and a multifaceted range of art including; oil paintings, watercolors, drawings and prints. He has called Maui home for over 30 years. John Severson’s art is collected throughout the world and he is considered a premier surf culture artist who has helped define and chronicle the sport since 1956.