The picture I took was a picture of a surfer dropping into a big 8 foot wave. I took this picture at the beach early in the morning. I swam out with my camera, and set up to capture the picture of the surfer. I chose this specific beach for the good surf and the big waves.

My picture relates to this year's theme because the surfer is participating in the activity. The surfer in the photo is participating by getting up in the morning and going surfing and doing a physical activity. The word participate means to go out and take place in something.

Surf photography has been of my favorite hobbies to do. I first started out by using a waterproof case on my phone. From there I have kept committing and swimming out past the waves on the biggest days. No matter how much the fear of huge waves affects me, my passion of surf photography is bigger.