"Perfect moment"
“Flying surfer”: excitement over Olympic photo
When photographer Jerome Brouillet followed Brazilian Gabriel Medina during the Olympic surfing competition, he caught the perfect moment for his final photo. The result is an already iconic image of the "flying surfer".
"If all the conditions are right - weather, waves, light, if the boatman is in the right position and if you know how to use your camera - you can take good pictures of surfing in Teahupo'o," Brouillet proudly states to Time magazine.
Medina's best performance
At the Olympic surfing competitions, held off Tahiti, he managed to take a sensational snapshot. Gabriel Medina had just completed a sensational wave ride and finished it with a flawless take-off. He posed proudly in the air, while Brouillet was there at the right moment.
The Brazilian received a historic 9.9 points for his wave ride, the best result ever achieved at the Olympics. Meanwhile, the photo of the "flying surfer" went viral and caused amazement in many places.
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