Page 16
FOLLOW THE LINE
Mid-face tracks and anthropological theory.
Words by Chris Howard | Illustration by Michele Lockwood
Page 24
INTERVIEW: UTILITY INFIELDER
Pulitzer-nominated columnist Jay Caspian Kang speaks about social media’s effect on surfing, his introduction to riding waves, the value of chasing something unattainable, and his writing career.
By Matthew B. Shaw | Illustration by Richard A. Chance
Page 32
SPACE IS THE PLACE
High-orbit airs and galactic flash.
Words by NE Kachel | Photo by Josh Tabone
Page 44
THE LINE CUTTERS
Along the points of the Skeleton Coast, Ocean Conservation Namibia founders Naude and Katja Dreyer and their team work to unsnarl the marine plastics-pollution crisis—one seal at a time.
Words by Will Bendix | Photo by Alan van Gysen
Page 52
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF BOBBY MARTINEZ NOW?
On the record with one of surfing’s most candid voices and unforgettable talents.
Words by Whitman Bedwell | Photo by Seth de Roulet
Page 70
THE MEDIUM DOESN’T MATTER
The fine art, creative hustle, and innumerable influences of light-and-space installationist Robert Irwin.
Words by Peter Maguire | Photo by Mark Mahaney
Page 78
NOTHING MORE. NOTHING LESS.
The traditional approaches of Seitaro Nakamura.
Words and photo by Tatsuo Takei
Page 88
WHERE SEABIRDS SOAR
From the garage to the genre-bending, Ty Segall’s noise is singular and relentless.
Words by David Zimmerle | Photo by Isaac Zoller
Page 96
PORTFOLIO: JOHN BARTON
A dash of White Lotus, a pinch of black mamba, and one heaping scoop of moody tropics with photographer Johnny Jungle.
Introduction by Kyle DeNuccio
Page 116
BLUE ANTIDOTE
Two intertwined surf lives marked by trauma—and the ocean as tonic.
Words by Michael Scott Moore | Illustration by Nishant Choksi
Page 128
UNDERCURRENTS
Remembering Walter Hoffman, a world champ’s hospital trip, innovation, process, and more surf ephemera.
Photo by Ron Stoner
Purist surf energy from Page One to close-of-book, delivered directly to your door.
