The days light was new, distant thunder softly rumbling by.
Rain showered the sky clean, leaving the ocean's surface silky smooth.
Reflections on a silver sea for us to slide, soft rays of sun meet our eyes, before a rainbow came out to say goodbye.
Surfers Kori Hahn and Ishita Malaviya. Story by Stuart Smythe
For many years, the art of surfing was practiced primarily by men. Female faces were too few. Lately, and thankfully there has been a shift with the new generation of shapers and surfers. Saioa Lorentz & Janire Gonzalez, born and raised in the Basque Country, where the mountains fall into the sea, are part of this change...
Surf shape meets art. This collaboration was born with the idea of using a surfboard as a moving medium for visual art. Lucie links up her shaper Oli, "Sel Surfboards", with her longtime friend Marynn, tattooist and renowned visual artist. Marynn froze her credo A M O U R in red hand painted letters and a snake print, under the gold colored glass of the board.
Every summer, tens of thousands of tourists descend upon the Basque Country. They come from near and they come from far. They come to eat the food, drink the wine, spend peaceful days on the beach and late nights out on the town.
With such a deep, authentic dive into Cherif’s community, background & day-to-day reality.
With a dream ahead of becoming a global athlete, Olympics qualifier and role-model for the future generation.
Over the course of history, different groups of human beings have regarded the sea as a wild sanctuary. A place where one world ends and another begins. They have made rituals out of bathing in it, soaking in its nutrients, absorbing its energy, and coming out feeling more alive, more connected, more free.
If only all of those people knew what it feels like to take off on a wave.
To me, one of the best things about surfing is the fact, that it leads you to places where you wouldn’t have been to without it. Incredible wildlife, deserted streets, endless desolate beaches, charming shops you had not entered if you wouldn’t have needed surf wax again. This time the journey led us first to South Africa and later also to Namibia. Two countries, which doubtless offer some of the best waves in the world, but in my view so much more.
I live in Tofino BC, on the very edge of the west coast of Canada. I’ve grown up as an islander, always surrounded by the ocean, and fell in love with surfing these past few years. Canada has a small surf scene that is constantly growing and changing.
“No Title Yet” is a photography journal by Fabien Voileau. This edition is a mix of colored and black & white full format photographs, randomly shot with some people like Micky Blanco, Lui Araki or Christian Barker.
During these uncertain times it’s particularly hard to maintain a healthy mind and connection with others. Many people across the globe have witnessed isolation and mental health challenges with constant waves of anxiety, stress, and grief.
Imagine if more women would surf! The impact it would have on our social wellbeing, self-esteem, and quality of life taking time to ourselves to chase waves and spend more time in nature.
Nature of Surf Women is a first-of-its-kind, immersive book that will take you on a visual and audio journey with women surfers in Nosara, Costa Rica.