Surfer Magazine: 1960-2020

An anthology of curated covers and spreads from the publication’s six decades in print.

From its founding in 1960 by creative multihyphenate John Severson to its abrupt closure sixty years later, Surfer magazine’s pages were filled with photos, illustrations, and words by high caliber talent. In making this volume, longstanding photo editor Grant Ellis poured through the archive chronologically to compile the greatest hits from Surfer’s pages. Previous editors contribute words along with a foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Finnegan. For surfers of all generations, a flip through this volume is sure to trigger your fondest memories of “ER.”