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

Chris Preston chats to longboard maestro Steve Walden about his disappointment with the lack of recognition for the longboarding scene, what makes the Magic model magic, and working with GSI. Photos: Jamie Bott

London ad exec Tom Birmingham set off in November in search of adventure on the Southwest Indian coastline. Accompanied by guesthouse owners Ed and Sofie of Soul and Surf in Kerala, he soon found himself surfing uncharted waves to an audience of school children and fisherman. Words and Photos: Tom Birmingham

Luciano Burin catches up with Junior Faria, a pro surfer breaking the Brazilian mould, whose atmospheric photographs capture the happiness and freedom of surfing.

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

Mark Sankey and Alexa Poppe discover Autumn's aquatic gifts in a late September road trip spanning France and Spain. Words: Mark Sankey. Photos and Design: Alexa Poppe


West country colours

April 12, 2010 | Words By:

steve-ppSteve Plydell-Pearce (aka Steve PP) is an impressionist artist and former animator living an envious lifestyle by the beach in Woolacombe – painting and surfing the inspiring littoral of North Devon.

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Keep it local: Gulf Stream

August 26, 2009 | Words By:

ellis-barrel-croyde photo www.robtibbles.com

Gulf Stream has been hand-crafting surfboards out of Woolacombe, Devon, since the company was started by shaper Julian Matthews back in 1993.

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