About the »Ocean« AND »GIANT WAVES« photographic series
Around 80 kilometres north of Lisbon lies the little fishing village of Nazaré with the »Faro«, a lighthouse on a cliff overlooking Praia do norte, from where the Nazaré Waves can be spotted. This magical spot is increasingly favoured by surfers, photographers and tourists from all over the world.
The surf in the months of November to March is spectacular, but only when storms in the North Atlantic create the necessary swell. Then the Atlantic Ocean shows its full power! A unique place, thanks to the massive underwater Nazaré North Canyon – it acts as a generator of huge waves, one of the largest in the world (and there are only a few). It seems to be the best place in the world to watch the giant, up to 30 metre waves from a short distance.
