Editorial - Page 5 of 23 - The Surfers Journal

Arruza Light: Extended Captions

A sample of Cuba-born, Florida-bred Tony Arruza’s photos and the stories behind them.

Crystal Voyager

A short film featuring TSJ 32.2 profile subject Asher Pacey.

The High Line: March 2023

South African jazz, hand crafts, and true crime.

Mick Fanning

On stepping off the world tour, grief, finding solace in competitive surfing, and dealing with the aftermath of his near-shark attack at J-Bay.

Raymond Pettibon

On purism and art making, punk, surf culture, misheard song lyrics, art world disenchantment, what keeps him going as an artist, and Black Flag.

Excerpt: Boards of Infamy

The golden era of surfboard smuggling was brief, coinciding with what many consider to be the definitive American decade. Read the full feature in TSJ…

The High Line: February 2023

Guest edited by TSJ 32.1 profile subject Raymond Pettibon.

Kathy Kohner aka “Gidget”

On the Gidget enterprise, surfing Malibu in the 1950s, feminism, Malibu’s cachet among the Hollywood intelligentsia, the beach, and boys.

Mikey February

The South African on Cape Town’s surf landscape, stepping away from competition, his film endeavors, and finding the freedom to be oneself.

Mrs. Pipeline

A video short featuring TSJ 32.1 interview subject Moana Jones Wong.

The High Line: January 2023

TSJ’s monthly digs concerning surf, mostly.

Barton Lynch

The ’88 world champ on anarchy, his childhood at Whale Beach, hitch-hiking, method-acting as an athlete, and being disciplined in the pursuit of your dreams.