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ESSAY: THE BRAKES KILL. THE GAS PEDAL SAVES.
“My lizard brain concluded that a collision was inevitable, and that my new truck was now a disposable survival tool.”
Words by Peter Maguire | Illustration by Evan Hecox
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INTERVIEW: RUN A KNIFE
Taj Burrow on transitioning from the professional tour to the real world, dealing with inevitable regression as a middle-aged surfer, and his favorite ’CT competitors.
Interview by Whitman Bedwell | Illustration by Kristian Hammerstad
Page 30
BUREAU CHIEF
Thirty years of imagery from photographer Jason Childs’ Indonesian tenure.
Introduction by Matt George
Page 60
THROW YOUR HANDS UP
Whether Sano, Malibu, or Bali, Karina Rozunko’s prêt-à-porter surf style proves attractively portable.
Words by Kyle DeNuccio | Photos by Thomas Lodin
Page 68
THE LAST ONE
Surfing is losing its greatest generation of handshapers. What will happen to the culture and the practice of building surfboards when they’re gone?
Words by Todd Prodanovich | Photos by Kenny Hurtado
Page 82
RANCH HANDS
Deep-cut recollections by Mike Hynson, Skip Frye, Ken Joesting, and Chris Beachum from an epoch-defining day.
Words by Cedar Hobbs | Photos by Ron Stoner
Page 92
IMPACT ZONE
Breaking everything with painter Fritz Chesnut.
Alex Weinstein | Photos by Quinn Martin
Page 100
PORTFOLIO: DANIEL PULLEN
Documentary photography and surf interstices in the Outer Banks.
Introduction by Matt Pruett
Page 120
SOUP JOCKEYS
Fins-free at 1/10th of a second, Jordan Rodin and Billy Cervi make hay in the slop and art when conditions present.
Words by Jamie Brisick | Photos by Billy Cervi
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Undercurrents
Nineteenth-century surf art, Taj Burrow, Andy Irons, and Joel Parkinson’s Oaxaca session in Trilogy, Steve Pezman’s contemplative red light stop, and more.
MA DESTINÉE (My Destiny), Victor Hugo, 1867, brown ink and wash and white gouache on paper, 6 3⁄4 × 10 3⁄8 inches
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