Archivist - The Surfers Journal

17.1

A Nahua Way of Knowledge

Camping, surfing, and farming on the edge of a Nahua village in Michoacán with local David “El Vaquero” Ramos Flores.

25.3

Where Silence Reigns

Acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton is on a mission to protect one square inch of Earth from the noise of mankind.

The Archivist: This Thing of Ours

Culture studies of the beachside kind.

The Archivist: It’s Personal

Meet a few of surfing’s defining participants, in all their depth.

The Archivist: Paint Drip

An exhibit of surf-art displays, lifted straight off of TSJ’s 30-year-old walls. Stroll deliberately, eye the details.

The Archivist: Road Lust

Enter our favorite travel stories from 30 years in print, no passport needed.

28.6

Every Desert Hides a Well

In the late 1970s, a crew of California surf-skaters got wind of the Central Arizona Project, bringing the concept of a surf trip to the…

24.1

A Lousy Slave

Avant-garde artist, shaper, and performer Peter Schroff emerged from Echo Beach in the 1980s, a decade ahead of his time. Thirty-years later, he’s up to…

20.6

Turning Points

Preeminent marine hull designer Joe Quigg on the roots of modern surfing.

10.3

Still Life with Large Artist

The gallery of Kevin Ancell.

20.1

Child of the Cataclysm

Tony Alva’s return to genesis.

19.5

Writer at Work

An interview with William Finnegan.