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BEHIND THE COVER: TREY MARTINHO BY NOLAN SULLIVAN

When a glorious shot like this appears on the cover it’s easy to take it all for granted. Someone just clicks a button and presto, the magic happens. However, to make this dreamy hook up a reality all three players – photographer, surfer and friend – had to dodge Mexican roadblocks, pay off cops, drive on Cartel back-roads and take their cues from cocaine-fuelled surf guides. So when Trey Martinho scored

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