Meta view of a Mentawai Islands lineup. That boat is where you would typically anchor to surf and shoot, says photographer John Barton. But I was farther down the coast at another spot, scanning through a long lens to see if it was getting better elsewhere.In this issue, we roll up to Santa Barbara for an audience with an outspoken former surf star, slide along with a Japanese logger, patrol Namibias coast to free entangled sea mammals, view a surf resort photographers tropical money shots, hang at a prolific garage rockers pad, learn how the ocean can treat post-traumatic stress disorder, and more. Pick up your copy today.