![Behind the Lens at 'The Desert Hilton' - with Duncan Macfarlane](https://content.quiksilver.com/www/marketing/news/mainImages/1600x900_1541460095_DSCF9705-min.jpg)
Duncan Macfarlane is often the silent hero of our Billabong team surf trips. Like other amazing surf photographers, he hangs on the dark side of the lens, out of the limelight, yet snapping those awe-inspiring moments we all gasp at in magazines and social media feeds. He is a master of getting incredible images that often have a deeper story to them than seen at first glance. He's 100% one of the gang, and he really 'gets' the personalities of all the surfers he captures. That extra dimension adds something special to what could otherwise come out as mere 'footage', rather than true photography.
After our recent Adventure Division trip to the Desert Hilton in Western Australia, we asked Duncs to curate a few of his favorite shots of the expedition. Ones that showed some behind the scenes magic. We also asked him to give some insight into what went behind each shot - some context of what happened outside the edges of the frame, adding meaning to what is captured within.
Here are the moments he selected, and a few choice words of insight behind them...
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