Pioneer surf cinematographer, filmmaker and board designer George Greenough recently found some lost 16mm waveriding footage from the late '60s. It has never been seen... until now. Long before HD video cameras went digital and dinky, Santa Barbara native George Greenough was strapping a full-sized film camera to his back and capturing POV footage from inside the tube. Video courtesy of Patagonia.
Waves come in all forms. For a surfer, an oncoming one can hold a combination of excitement, fear, beauty, and joy. Photo by Michael Nee.
Tim Vasconcellos sent us this before and after transformation of a fin he rescued from his local reef in Hawaii. If this fin could talk, what epic stories would it tell?
We are saddened to learn that Dorian 'Doc' Paskowitz has passed away at the age of 93. A graduate of Stanford, Doc traveled the US with his wife and 9 children, helping the needy and raising his kids on a healthy dose of sunshine and surf. His life was the subject of a movie titled, "Surfwise." We interviewed him in 2009. Click here to read. Photo by Art Brewer.
The Byron Bay Surf Festival held in beautiful Byron Bay, Australia, attracted close to 15.000 people and created a buzz in town with a very diverse, conscious, and family-friendly crowd that lasted well beyond the 3 days. Read our story about the Festival here. (Photo by Ming Nomchong)
Somewhere Else is an observational portrait that centers around John Eldridge. Exploring the cross over of Surfing and Motorbike customisation, It is the celebration of subcultures that are alive within England. The film looks into the motivations behind his brand CMBL and what being based here in the UK can mean when starting out on the journey of building a UK based surf related brand. To learn more about CMBL, click here. To learn more about filmmaker Tom German, click here.
Arguably the most underrated surfing community in the United States, Brooklyn has a rich culture of surfing, film and the arts which Save The Waves Film Festival will celebrate. Tickets are now on sale for Save The Waves Film Festival, set for Lightspace Studios in Brooklyn on November 14, 2014. Learn more here.
A Mollusk clip made by Jack Coleman of Rob riding one of his groovy single fins out at Seaside.
Filmmaker Nathan Tommassi follows the process of iconic surfboard craftsman Neal Purchase Jr. shaping his Angourie Corrugated Single Fin model to riding the finished product.
What can we say? We love the Campbell Bros. and their invention, the Bonzer surfboard. Film by Jack Coleman, featuring Ford Archbold and Alex Knott
This is the second episode of the McTavish short film series 'Dedicated To The Craft'. Follow team rider Christian 'Wispy' Barker as he rummages around his home beaches and up and down the east coast in search of fun and empty waves. This series of films were created by local Byron Bay film maker Stefan Jose.
