Underground Bowls surfer Dane Woodworth showing his diversity on the single fin log where you’ll usually see him on his own handshaped fish when it gets bigger. Photo Mike Ito
Morning spray, moments before the 2024/2025 Eddie Aikau Invitational start. Photo Mike Ito
Keoni Keaulana performing “The Coffin” maneuver, one of ten maneuvers needed on each ride to achieve a high score during the Buffalo Big Board Surfing Classic
Matt Bromley and Jake Maki share a critical drop at the 2024/2025 Eddie Aikau Invitational. Photo Mike Ito
This old log was found in California a few years ago by a friend who happened to be surfing it at Bowls. He came straight to me and luckily I had my wide lens and fire only two frames. This shot was the hero shot for the 2021 WSL Longboard World Championship, the year Joel Tudor won his third title. Photo Mike Ito
Makana Pang at Pipe during one of the busiest February’s in 2025. Photo Mike Ito
Rosie Jaffurs in between swells on her single fin log on the North Shore. Photo Mike Ito
At the 2024 Buffalo Big Board Surfing Classic. (Left to right) Jimmy Keaulana, Keoni Keaulana, and Buffalo Keaulana. Photo Mike Ito
Mike Ito is a self‑taught surf and lifestyle photographer and art director based on Oʻahu, Hawaii. After leaving a high‑paced corporate design career, he embraced creativity full‑time to focus on what moves him—family, surfing, punk rock, and photography. His work, infused with a keen eye for light and shadow, has taken him across Australia, Indonesia, Mexico, New Zealand and beyond. As co‑founder of Lost Not Found Magazine, he documents alternative surf craft, culture and people. Mike has created images for notable brands like Vans, Roxy and Surfline, with features in Surfer’s Journal, New York Times and more.
Enjoy some of his favorite images that have brought him where he is today.
