The Time series showcases images that stop us in our tracks, from sessions we’d all like to have experienced. Southern California's Mike Goodman details his.
The All-Time series showcases images that stop us in our tracks, from sessions we’d all like to have experienced. Kosta Kalamaras recalls one such image.
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Coldwater surfing definitely carries its own charm. Images of glassy barrels breaking in front of a tropical backdrop are universal in their draw
anybody would instantly daydream themselves onto that beach and away from a desk, surfer or not. But present a gem of a wave near anything that makes you even think of the word
cold and surely only a surfer would call it inviting.
Ben Gulliver’s 2017
The Seawolf, filmed in Norway, Scotland, New Zealand, Canada, Australia and The Faroe Islands,
celebrated that same draw some have to cold-water waves. For Valentin Rey, a photographer based in Switzerland, it meant an overnight adventure to shoot one of the film’s locations, which turned into a “you couldn’t have scripted it better” moment.
Life is full of
shoulda-woulda-coulda moments. Some would say that’s the essence of surfing. “You should have been here yesterday,” and “Should have seen it an hour ago.” All-too-relatable mantras in the wave-riding world– phrases that tell us we just missed something incredible.
Meanwhile, a common surfing mantra reminds us to seize the moment, go with your instincts, and that incredible things can happen (like perfect waves).
Almost a year ago, New York-based photographer Brian Shannon sent us a handful of images from a day that could be described as nothing less than epic. He’d trekked out from the city to Lido Beach and was greeted with waves worthy of a magazine cover. Coincidentally,