Photographer’s Sublime Shots of Breaking Waves Depict His Faith After Epiphany at Sea

Photographer’s Sublime Shots of Breaking Waves Depict His Faith After Epiphany at Sea
Courtesy of Philip Thurston
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After a profound scare on a surfing trip as a teen, an Australian surfer discovered God and channeled both his faith and his artistry into a new profession: ocean photography. Through his powerful and breathtaking images of breaking waves, he shares his reverence for God and nature with the world.

“Becoming a photographer has been an amazing way to marry my perspectives on life and spirituality,” 35-year-old self-taught photographer Phil Thurston, from the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia, told The Epoch Times.