Life is full of shoulda-woulda-coulda moments. Some would say that’s the essence of surfing. “You should have been here yesterday,” and “Should have seen it an hour ago.” All-too-relatable mantras in the wave-riding world– phrases that tell us we just missed something incredible. Meanwhile, a common surfing mantra reminds us to seize the moment, go with your instincts, and that incredible things can happen (like perfect waves). Almost a year ago, New York-based photographer Brian Shannon sent us a handful of images from a day that could be described as nothing less than epic. He’d trekked out from the city to Lido Beach and was greeted with waves worthy of a magazine cover. Coincidentally,