They call him the Froth Goblin. And it’s not because of his third nipple.

“It’s kind of my good luck nipple,” Austen Sweetin says, laughing. “It’s normal. At least that’s what my mom told me, growing up.”

We’re at his mom’s house in the Seattle suburb of Shoreline, WA up in the attic, Austen’s room. All of his stuff is there, stacked up, ready to move. There are a half-dozen guitars, just as many cameras, piles of books, amps, microphones, surfboards, outerwear, goggles—a half-dozen of everything. Down in the garage are more piles of gear, at least 20 snowboards, including his first, a 110cm Sims. Outside is his Toyota Tundra, camper and snowmobile. All this stuff has to go…

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Austen chasing the dream while visiting photographer Jeff Hawe in Hawaii. The riding photo, a frontside 360 in the Whitewater, BC backcountry, is from Austen’s first year filming with Justin Hostynek and Absinthe Films in 2014. “Austen came to visit me on Oahu and stayed for a month,” Hawe says. “We surfed every day, most days twice, explored all over the island, goofed off, skated, played music and chased girls. At one point, we were brainstorming funky and unique photo ideas—Austen’s a talented shooter himself. So, we printed some shots of him from the past winter, jumped off a rock into deep water and began experimenting. This was the result.”Photo: Jeff Hawe