Riku Matsumoto shares his first sessions on the new Haydenshapes NOVA — a fast, lively board he tested here at Alaia Mentawai on small, playful days.

Dave took the Nikonos V — the legendary underwater film camera — into the Mentawai surf for the first time. With only one roll of film and a few working shots before the shutter failed, the results captured the pure essence of water photography: instinct, timing, and nostalgic grain.

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