Shaping Surf History

Tom Curren and Al Merrick, California 1980-1983

Jimmy Metyko, Kelly Slater (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

304 Seiten

2023
Rizzoli International Publications (Verlag)
978-0-8478-7356-2 (ISBN)

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Metyko captures an era defining snapshot of one of the most fertile and influential moments in California's surf history. The dramatic action shots and intimate moments follow the rise of young legend-to-be and future three-time world champion Tom Curren and then-unknown surfboard shaper Al Merrick. During a four-year period beginning in 1980 s, Santa Barbara, California, saw an extraordinary mix of innovation, individuals and imagery, combined with a relatively rare meteorological phenomena, that led to one of the most influential periods in modern surf history. The rise of young legend-to-be and future three-time world champion Tom Curren, whose preternatural wave-riding abilities would help establish California at the forefront of contemporary surfing; the emergence of then-unknown board builder Al Merrick of Channel Island Surfboards, who would go on to standardize modern board design, by doing so becoming the sport s premier board-builder; the monster El Nino event of 82-83, a once-in-a-generation series of North Pacific storm systems which provided a record-breaking run of exceptional surf conditions - photographer Jimmy Metyko was there to capture it all. With a compelling blend of dramatic action, intimate moments and epic waves, Metyko s imagery and personal perspectives articulate a remarkable waypoint on the sport s cultural timeline, as well as a better understanding, and appreciation, of where surfing is today.

Photographer Jimmy Metyko became an integral player in California s nascent professional surf scene, while attending Santa Barbara s Brooks Institute of Photography in the 1980 s. He played an important role in its documentation and the early rise of 3x World Champion Tommy Curren and renowned surfboard shaper Al Merrick. Throughout the late 70 s and early 80 s Metyko s work appeared in Surfer, Surfing, Breakout and The Surfer s Journal. Jamie Brisick is a Fulbright fellow and former professional surfer. His writing has appeared in The Surfer s Journal, The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The Guardian. Sam George was the former editor-in-chief at SURFER Magazine and 2014 Emmy Award winning documentary director (Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau) He has been documenting the surfing life for over 35 years and is today acknowledged as one of the sport s leading authorities

Erscheinungsdatum	17.08.2023
Zusatzinfo	200 Color Illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	229 x 279 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-8478-7356-0 / 0847873560
ISBN-13	978-0-8478-7356-2 / 9780847873562
Zustand	Neuware