PHOTO: Mark Oblow

Editor’s note: So yeah, Oblow just went from Reese Forbes to Tom Carroll. I rest my case: he’s a legend among legends. —Travis

Mark Oblow: “i can’t remember when the first time i met tom was, but i think it was at sandy beach for one of the gotcha contests they had there. i was 12. i had known of him through surfing and always looked up to him. pure bad ass. he fucked pipe up and got respect. later during my time with quiksilver, i got to go on a bunch of different trips with him and we hit it off! energy feeds off energy. but still to this day when i see him even comment on one of my posts, i get so excited it’s like im a kid again. his show on netflix is sick too! he goes over the falls on a jet ski and holds on the entire way never once thinking of jumping off. tom is a pure inspiration, a fucking legend and an epic human. shot on a hasselblad H1, 50-110mm, illford delta, 400 pro 120.”