# @leica_camera on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbVtDrPHYlA
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68605459-leica-camera-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/6bb446947b.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-28T14:00:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Leica Camera (@leica_camera) — https://gondola.cc/leica_camera

## Caption

The submission phase for the Illume Awards 2026 (theillumeawards) is open. Submit your images by July 31st and be part of this year’s competition.⁣
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Remote, unpredictable, and unforgiving, Shipstern Bluff has earned its place among the world's most challenging surf locations.⁣
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Photographer Ted Grambeau (tedgrambeau) captured local surfer Jimmy McKean (jimmy_mckean) during one of the most extreme days of the season, as a giant Southern Ocean swell met the wave's infamous stepped formations. The image, photographed with the #LeicaSL2S, was awarded Category Winner in the Energy category at the Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2023.⁣
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#Leica #LeicaCamera #🔴📷

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## Tags

leica, leicacamera, leicasl2s

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