The Legible Element
Mind surfing with lauded Victorian poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, who intuited a lot about the “selves of waves.”
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Contents
Interview: Fred Hemmings
“Surfing was a rebellious sport but I was like the ultimate rebel.”
A Graceful and Perfumed Rage
Teenaged runaway. Performance pioneer. Lifetime surf obsessive. Lisa Andersen inhabits each role with trademark élan.
Neptune Alley
Jon Foster’s La Jolla Photography.
The Maturation of Cloud Nine
Can the star surf experience in the “Fickleppines” survive increased investment?
You Never Give Me Your Money
The unsold paintings of surf-art pioneer Michael Dormer.
Edge Boards and the Mysterious Mr. X
The quest for speed at the dawn of the Shortboard Revolution.
Heavy-Sea Rating
Undersung and overqualified, Jonathan Paarman informs his custom yachts with wave-inspired curves.
Nineteen Ways of Looking at a Wave
Portfolio: Corey Wilson
A 15-image representation of a top-tier Californian shooter’s recent work.
