Best AVP Huntington Beach photos from Rigney, Atwood, Chu, Szto, Wolf

The AVP season kicked off with the Huntington Beach Open this past weekend and our full contingent of photographers were on the scene: Mark Rigney, Rick Atwood, Will Chu, Allen Szto and Jim Wolf.

They shoot thousands of photos at a tournament and then spend hours culling through them. The following gallery represents their best, and there are some fantastic shots.

And, as always, players, if you use any of these for social media, please be sure to credit the photographer. Click on any photo to view full size:

Hagen Smith/Will Chu Photography

Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes celebrate/Rick Atwood photo

Taylor Crabb/Rick Atwood photo

Cody Caldwell rejects Tri Bourne/Mark Rigney photo

Brandie Wilkerson/Mark Rigney photo

Taylor Crabb, left, and Cody Caldwell battle high above the net/Will Chu Photography

Troy Field blocks Phil Dalhausser/Jim Wolf photo

Sara Hughes hits against Kylie Deberg/Rick Atwood photo

Taryn Kloth/Rick Atwood photo

Hagen Smith/Mark Rigney photo

Hailey Harward jump serves/Will Chu Photography

Tim Bomgren/Rick Atwood photo

Kristen Nuss digs against Geena Urango and Toni Rodriguez/Mark Rigney photo

Nathaniel Miller vs. Devon Burki/Rick Atwood photo

Terese Canon blocks Deahna Kraft/Will Chu Photography

Brandie Wilkerson blocks Kristen Nuss/Rick Atwood photo

Taylor Sander dives in the final/Will Chu Photography

Melissa Humana-Paredes scrambles through the sand/Jim Wolf photo

Abby Van Winkle blocks Teegan Van Gunst/Will Chu Photography

Troy Field blocks Taylor Sanders/Allen Szto Photography

Lexy Denaburg with foot dig/Jim Wolf photo

Alison Ceruti gets in front of Evan Cory on serve receive/Jim Wolf photo

Jordan Hoppe/Rick Atwood photo

Cody Caldwell hits past Taylor Sander/Rick Atwood photo

Sara Hughes/Mark Rigney photo

Taryn Kloth watches Kristen Nuss dig/Jim Wolf photo

Betsi Flint/Will Chu Photography

Cody Caldwell/Mark Rigney photo

Tim Bomgren/Will Chu Photography

Jake Urrutia/Rick Atwood photo

Alix Klineman watches April Ross during their return to the AVP/Mark Rigney photo

Kristen Nuss overhead digs a ball while jumping backwards/Will Chu Photography

Megan Kraft/Mark Rigney photo

Jake Dietrich/Rick Atwood photo

Hailey Harward/Allen Szto Photography

Avery Drost/Rick Atwood photo

Alison, left, knuckles one past the block of Cody Caldwell/Will Chu Photography

Chaim Schalk/Rick Atwood photo

Kelly Cheng blocks Melissa Humana-Paredes/Mark Rigney photo

Betsi Flint/Mark Rigney photo

Savvy Simol/Will Chu Photography

Ryan Wilcox/Rick Atwood photo

David Lee/Rick Atwood photo

Kylie DeBerg and Kelly Cheng joust/Jim Wolf

Cody Caldwell backhand flips for the dig/Will Chu Photography

Kelly Cheng goes over the shoulder against Brandie Wilkerson/Mark Rigney photo

Brandie Wilkerson, left, and Melissa Humana-Paredes/Rick Atwood photo

Jake Urrutia/Rick Atwood photo

Terese Canon, right, blocks Brandie Wilkerson/Will Chu Photography

Seain Cook/Mark Rigney photo

Kristen Nuss watches Taryn Kloth stretch out/Jim Wolf photo

Melissa Humana-Paredes/Allen Szto Photography

Taylor Sander, left, and Taylor Crabb/Mark Rigney photo

Chaim Schalk/Mark Rigney photo

Taylor Crabb takes a body blow in the mens final/Mark Rigney photo

April Ross at AVP Huntington Beach/Rick Atwood photo

Brandie Wilkerson stuffs Kristen Nuss/Mark Rigney photo

Melissa Humana-Paredes/Mark Rigney photo

Sarah Hughes/Will Chu Photography

Devon Newberry, left, and Brook Bauer joust/Will Chu Photography

Cody Caldwell (left) and Seain Cook in their first AVP final/Allen Szto Photography

Kelly Cheng hits angle around the block of Brandi Wilkerson/Allen Szto Photography

Megan Kraft, left), and Terese Cannon/Allen Szto Photography
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