Mark Occhilupo is a true icon of surfing. He disappeared from competitive surfing for a decade, only to fight his way back from depression and addiction and win the 1999 world title aged 33. In April 2025 he came back to Namotu for the first time in years to shoot a new campaign for his
If you’ve ever come to Fiji to surf and not stayed on Namotu or Tavarua, you’ll know that accessing the breaks is hard! Nearly all waves— especially the good ones— are far from the mainland. You need a car and a boat. You’ll also need a surfboard, and they’re not the easiest to come by