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The Ten Percenters
The surf industry is a multi-billion-dollar global business and everyone wants a piece of the pie. Establishing the value of a pro surfer is not easy and produces a lot of contention between agents and surfwear companies. Have the pros been paid accordingly? Apparently not, so they turn to agents to negotiate their contracts.
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The Genesis of Surf Photography
Joel T. Smith and Sandra Kimberly Hall take a look at A.R. Gurrey Jr., the first true surf photographer. For the past 50 years photographs and motion pictures have been the primary source of communication between groups of waveriders into a global understanding of surfing and surf culture. A.R. Gurrey Jr, who remains relatively unknown today, was not only a highly skilled photographer but a surfer as well, a member of the original <em>Hui Nalu</em>, the Pioneer surf club that claimed Duke Kahanamoku as a charter member.
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Portfolio: Rick Doyle
Rick Doyle highlights some of his favorite work.
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Sucking the Marrow
Yasha Hertzel travels on the Indian Ocean and meets Westerners like Zane who moved from the U.S. to live the simple live in the wild frontier of Sumatra. He befriends two Hawaiians that surf and bodyboard on their way to Bengkul. They take a catamaran to Tanabala and Tanamasa Islands and then Thailand. Hertzel crosses paths with many other travelers along the way who tell stories about their adventures chasing surf, sailing and living amongst the locals. After Thailand he goes to Western Australia to get tubed with Gene Hardy and meets local groms raised on surfing mornings before school and camping on the beach when the swell is good.
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Nathan Fletcher
The charger on the dance between grief and greatness, the evolution of professional surfing, nonconformity, and his heaven-sent wave at Teahupoo.
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You’ll Never Hear Surf Music Again, Always
Author Nathan Myers reveals the question, "Is there any more surf music?" Elements of surf music and themes of previous surf music eras are discussed. Modern artists are critiqued for the surf-like approach to music.
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