Morro Bay House fire March 9th 2010. Your could here the loud pop of Shotgun shells exploding into the night. One fire fighter was slightly burned in the blaze and one person suffered smoke inhalation. The house was completely engulfed when we arrived and the firefighters had the blaze controlled in no time. All photos by Mike Jones /Azhiaziam International
Az.Hi.az.I.aM Staff Photographer Mike Jones collected a heavy over time bonus check for the 2010 Winter El Nino Season. Not only did the Local Crew make International Surf History by legitimately scoring 3 of the Biggest Barrels of the year (VaN Curazza, Dustin Ray and Christian Enns) and earning entries to the 2010 Billabong XXL Awards. Staff Photographer m.Jones went the extra step and also timed a swell perfectly to shoot the infamous Pe'ahi (aka Jawz) in all it's glory and scored anoth 5 Billabong XXL entries for: Ian Walsh x2, Dave Rastavich x2, Pato, and Andrea Moller.) " I thought I was supposed to shoot from a ski, but it never showed up at the Gulch. So, I went and Rambo'ed down the muddy cliff's to score a decent angle." And score he did, earning NINE entries total into the Billabong XXL big wave awards. We would like to thank Nectar Ales for sponsoring this portion of Azhiaziam.com All photos by Mike Jones /Azhiaziam.com *The only photographer to get more entries than Mr. Jones in the divisions he submitted for was none other than legendary Eric Aeder, who shot from a helicopter and nabbed 11 images for the XXL. Onoe of the World's finest photographers Tim Mckenna nailed a total of 8 XXL entries.
Az.Hi.az.I.aM Founder M.J. The Heavy Weight Air Champion of the World!
Mike Jones receives 6 Billabong XXL Entries for the 2010 Season so far. 1 Monster tube award entry and 5 Biggest Wave Award entries. Click the box to Visit the XXL site!
