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Eric “Bird” Huffman keeps the entire history of modern surfing in a 4,000-square-foot corrugated tin prefab structure in San Diego. Around 1,200 surfboards cover the walls and ceiling of Bird’s Surf ...
Surfing is always evolving. From surfboards to accessories, to man-made waves, to the performance art of the sport itself, this thing just doesn’t sit still.
Jason Childs, a surf photographer based in Bali, has seen the evolution of surfing culture here. “Life’s too good and they know it,” he says. “They surf with the best surfers on the best ...
For 60 years, Surfer magazine was at the epicenter of surf culture. The magazine offered a mix of travel articles, ... Ellis shows how Surfer covered the evolution of surfing, surfstyle, ...
The success of wake surfing had to wait for innovation to emerge. In the late 1990s and 2000s, manufacturers such as Nautique and Malibu introduced boats with ballast systems, enabling drivers to ...
David Matuszak has been surfing the waters of San Diego County for more than 40 years. ... music, film, literature, lifestyle, evolution of surfing apparel, surf vehicles, African American ...
A new book tracks down the visual history of surfing from its first recording in 1778, to today's global phenomenon. Cultural anthropologist Jim Heimann, editor of Surfing, has brought together ...
Editor’s Note: Scott Hays is co-founder and executive producer of OC World, a nonprofit multimedia company that broadcasts public affairs programming to 15+ million households on KLCS-PBS. He also is ...
In 1912, a well-known Olympic swimmer visited Atlantic City. That swimmer was Hawaiian native Duke Kahanamoku, the surfing legend. When Kahanamoku came to the East Coast, he brought with him the ...
Jason Childs, a surf photographer based in Bali, has seen the evolution of surfing culture here. “Life’s too good and they know it,” he says. “They surf with the best surfers on the best ...
Jason Childs, a surf photographer based in Bali, has seen the evolution of surfing culture here. “Life’s too good and they know it,” he says. “They surf with the best surfers on the best ...