Hermosan Brent Broza captures winning wave at Jaws for second time
Aaron Gold screams down the face of a wave at Jaws earlier this year. The ride, which last month received the “Biggest Paddle” award from the World Surf League, was captured by local photographer Brent Broza. Photo by Brent Broza Some days, you’re on top of the world. And some days, you think the world might to end. Those two days came in quick succession this winter for Hermosa Beach photographer Brent Broza, who collected his second WSL Big Wave Paddle Award on April 29 for a shot taken earlier this year of surfer Aaron Gold on a wave later judged to be 55-feet high. He captured the winning photo at Jaws, a big wave spot on Maui, the day after a false-alarm emergency alert temporarily paralyzed Hawaii with fear of nuclear annihilation. Broza, a South Bay native and one of the areas most respected photographers, typically takes a month off in the beginning of the year and heads for Maui, where he used to live. In the fabled El Niño winter of 2015-16, Broza captured a shot of Gold at Jaws on what was called the largest wave ever paddled into, and went on to win the WSL award. He had all of his gear ready to capture more Pacific power. But on the morning of Jan. 13, Broza and most…
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