Matt Rohrer shares some of the highlights of his conversations with Bay Area surfer Jimmy Holt, focal point of one of the few surfing photos to ever appear in National Geographic Magazine. Selected photos: Jim Shaw

Quietly considered and eloquent, you might know of Nathan Oldfield through his films 'Lines From A Poem' and 'Seaworthy'. Surf Screen's Christiaan Bailey popped him a few duly thoughtful questions about creative motivations and the surf film industry. Photos: Nathan Oldfield

Using locally sourced timber and having designed a manufacturing process that minimises waste, Mike LaVecchia of Grain Surfboards has cornered the market in beautiful, sustainable wooden boards. And the best bit? They ride like a dream. Photos: Nick LaVecchia

Meet Nick Blair of Joistik Surfboards, whose distinctive decal gets a regular flashing as some of the Gold Coast's best surfers do their thing. Photos & words: Mat Arney

This isn't a shameless plug. This is an encounter with a British company doing something special with surfboards. While the industry is focused on the multi-buck movers and shakers parading their eco-wares, let's not forget our homegrown talent. Words: Howard Swanwick Photos: John Morgan and Jamie Bott

They're trained to defend their country and protect our freedom and liberty, but when active service is over, many soldiers find themselves struggling with personal and mental problems that the army just doesn't want to know about. Could surfing provide some answers? Words & photos: Russ Pierre


Stoked & Broke special charity screening

September 01, 2013 | Words By:

 Stoked & Broke Special ScreeningOn Saturday 7th September, in celebration of the World Belly Board Championships Approaching Lines will present a very special charity screening of the multi-award winning film ‘Stoked & Broke’ from Cyrus Sutton and Korduroy TV.
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Greenaway Pro St Ives

August 30, 2013 | Words By:

Greenaway Pro St IvesAfter a two-year hiatus, this September we will see the return of the Greenaway Pro which takes in surfing, music and the arts and promises to be bigger and better than ever before.
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Protect Our Waves

March 01, 2010 | Words By:

openerWe’ve been working on our new campaign film, ‘Protect Our Waves’, for over a year now, and it has been an experience that has taken our cast and crew to the geographic extremities of the UK, and challenged us to present our current coastal protection campaigns in a whole new way.

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Beautiful Losers screening

October 26, 2009 | Words By:

beautiful-losers-posterIf you’re in the Byron Bay area on Sunday 1 November, drop by the Dendy at 2pm for a screening of ‘Beautiful Losers’, courtesy of Teeluxe and Sea Surfboards.

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