Ben Hicks had his annual slideshow at Island Water Sports last week to an attentive crowd at Deerfield Beach. Here's a sampler.

Hurricane Sandy 2012, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. A bachelor party trip to Puerto Rico that just to happened to coincide with Hurricane Sandy's unexpected waves. This shot will always remind me of the positive and negative effects that Sandy shelled out thr

"While chasing Hurricane Leslie in the southern Bahamas I stumbled upon this crystal clear shore break. The Bahamas has some of the clearest water to shoot in the world." -- Ben Hicks.

This almost looks like a solo sesh. Matt Oberman sets up at Padang Padang, Bali, Indonesia.

Cappy Chesire perfecting his backside barrel riding skills through another one in the Southern Mentawai Islands, Indonesia, Spring of 2012.

Noah Flegel mind surfs in Central Nicaragua on an end of summer sojourn.

Another perfect day at Lances Rights in the Mentawai Islands, Spring of 2012.

Lighthouse Rights, Mentawai Islands, Indonesia. "Aboard the Indies Trader 3 we caught this reeling wave by ourselves," says Hicks.

Nicaragua providing wave starved surfers from Florida with swell in late summer 2012. Matt Oberman and Hicks lining up with the early morning light.

Tanner Strohmenger weaving through another pit in Central Nicaragua during an early 2012 trip. Check the intensity.