The "surfing deity" gives Gossip Girl's Blake Lively a surf lesson

Rob made the big time. At least in the fashion circles he did. And while Machado may have never seen Gossip Girl or is as casual about a Mario Testino Vogue shoot as he is at 6- to 8-foot Pipeline, it IS the big time. For him. For surfing. For Hurley. Here are just a couple of spreads from the June issue shoot with Blake Lively on the cover.

Be sure to go here for the full story on vogue.com.

For the Behind the Scenes video on vogue.com, go here.