With a season like the Maldives had in 2014 the 'best of' photos had to be shown in instalments.

"I'd be happy if 2015 delivered half the waves we had in 2014."

Matt Dunbar tinkers with shutter speed injecting movement - or at least the illusion of movement - into standard still life photos.

Mikey Wright makes deft use of a headwind to boost a low orbit air reverse.

A midsummer knight's dream.

Although the winds have been less than ideal, the Gold Coast's conveyor belt of swell is slowly shifting into action. 

Mark Healey freefalls into an Off The Wall beast before collapsing into a layback.

Yesterday the first two rounds of the Backdoor Shootout went down in what many surfers called the best Pipeline day of the season so far.

Part 2 of Craig Brokensha's look back at the year that was 2014.

Part 1 of the best of 2014 through the eyes of Swellnet Forecaster Craig Brokensha.