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Culturati
Field photos from surf-civilization embed Jamie Brisick
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Undercurrents
However controversial his researching and publishing methods may have been, Nat Young's History of Surfing has been one of the best selling book about surfing in the history of surfing, and his new Revised Edition brings us up to the state of surfing in 1994.
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John Severson provides photos, illustrations, and insight about the early surf scene in California during the 1950s.
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Thai Stick
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Captain Goodvibes
While the US press birthed the prototype of the surf mag cartoon character — Griffin’s “Murphy” — Australia’s Tracks magazine delivered a version as dirty, scurrilous, and profane as their Cockney-ripped slang. His name was Captain Goodvibes and he was instantly embraced, indeed loved. This flatulent wonderpig became a standard bearer for the National surf consciousness. He got tubed. He rooted incessantly. He “sat on his ring and swilled gin.” He was a dole-bludging, untrustworthy lay-about with nothing on his mind beyond the next drink, the next swell, and the ripest sow he could hustle. Raise your glass to the heavens and oink.
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Still Capture: Jon Frank Recent Works
Jon Frank's dramatic portfolio displays the beauty and emotion of his photography. His captions give an insight on his subjects and places.
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