Editorial - Page 12 of 142 - The Surfers Journal

Brad Gerlach

On wanting to be somebody, lessons learned from his father, pouring himself into his pursuits, his be-the-best mentality, the power of visualization, and Wave Ki.

Excerpt: The Seminar Sessions

In a controlled situation—at a five star resort with access to an exclusive wave, working alongside one of the world’s premier surf coaches—can an average…

Ep.9

Thomas Campbell

On filmmaking, skating, persisting through failure, transparency as an artist, what draws him to his subjects, anti-consumerism, self-expression, and finding freedom in detachment.

Kylie Manning’s Influences

The artist and 32.4 profile subject on the landscapes, people, and music that impact her practice.

Ep.8

Jock Sutherland

On riding switch, finding his way to Pipeline, the recipe for a perfect trip, Waimea’s mechanics, clean living, the virtue of humility, and enlisting in…

Ep.7

Michael Scott Moore

On being held hostage by Somali pirates, the power of optimism, his first phone call, sanity and remembrance, anger, and forgiveness.

BUNKER77, a Film by Takuji Masuda

At 21 Bunker Spreckels inherited millions, by 27 he was dead.

Ep.6

Takuji Masuda

On nose-riding at Pipeline, mentors, curation and Super X Media, Bunker Spreckels, and facilitating connections between tradition and youth culture in Japan.

Ep.5

Chris Malloy

On filmmaking, name calling, assimilating to the North Shore, the Momentum Generation, surfing in Chile with Miki Dora, imposter syndrome, and searching for waves in…

Café Racer

A scene report from Peru with TSJ 32.4 profile subject Miguel Tudela.

Ep.4

Ashley Bickerton

On his art career, resisting the Gauguin fantasy, despoiled paradise, his manifesto, misanthropy, his ALS diagnosis, and finding beauty in the everyday.

Ep.3

Selema Masekela

On the democratization of what it means to be a surfer, combating “surf-bro” purism through commentating, his father, music, racism, self-discovery, and surfing’s future.