ESSAY: NOSERIDE OBSESSIVE

“The whole thing feels like a cool, sophisticated LSD trip.”

Words by Dan Reiter | Images by Tatsuo Takei

INTERVIEW: A FED BEAR IS A DEAD BEAR

Tofino surf guide Raph Bruhwiler on Pacific Northwest island exploration, close calls, bears, and how his hometown is changing.

Interview by Jon Coen | Illustration by Yann Kebbi

AESTHETICS: BARRY MCGEE

An artist’s collection of reference materials, cosmic debris, and original physical graffiti.

Words by Jamie Brisick | Image by Ari Marcopoulos

PORTRAIT OF THE SURFER AS A YOUNG MAN

Full speed, no brakes (except for a few snapped bones and a broken heart) with the conflicted old soul of Harry Bryant.

Words by NE Kachel | Image by Thomas Robinson

SURFING THE INTERNET

An excavation of perhaps the most infamous pop-cultural misappropriation of surfing—and what it can tell us about riding waves.

Words by Kyle DeNuccio | Illustration by Marcelo Lavin

TALES FROM THE PICTURE STREAM

John Bilderback’s lens-eye literature.

Words by Steve Barilotti | Image by John Bilderback

EVOLVER

The 100 (or thereabouts) most impactful postmodern wave riders, as ranked by surfing’s preeminent arbiter.

Words by Derek Hynd | Image by Grant Ellis

Portfolio: Kirvan Baldassari

THE SHOCK OF THE BLUE

Introduction by Derek Rielly | Image by Kirvan Baldassari

AMPHIBIOUS ENDURO

Welcome to “the event,” a swim and scramble through one of the most complex and ecologically rich sections of California’s coastline.

Words by Ted Reckas | Image by Mitch Ridder