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Rick Griffin
Rick Griffin (1944-1991) is widely known in the surfing world as one of the original ‘surf artists’ — cited as a great influence by many artists. Surfing fans may recognise his iconic poster for John...
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“In the language of images, the photographs of Art Brewer are known for speaking with penetrating truth, enlivened with an edgy wit. As a subjective experience, his images thrill us with their...
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Duke Kahanamoku
Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, born on August 24, 1890, in Honolulu, Hawaii, is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of surfing. Commonly referred to as “The Duke” or ‘the...
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Ron Stoner
Ron Stoner is widely considered to be one of the original masters of surf photography, cited by many photographers today as a great influence in their work. Stoner led the way during the late 1960s,...
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John Severson
Few people in surfing history have as strong a claim as being one of the most influential and pioneering people in surfing history, as John Severson. John Severson effectively spawned the ‘surf media’...
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Jeff Divine
Few surf photographers can claim to have captured the sport while it was still a sub-culture and not the mainstream culture and industry it is today. Jeff Divine is one of the original masters of the...
View ArticleJohn Severson
John Severson grew up surfing off the beaches of Southern California. In the 1950s he became the first person to create a large body of art relating to the Hawaii-California surf culture. Since then...
View ArticleJohn Witzig
I was never a ‘photographer’… a photo-journalist maybe. I liked editing magazines best, and that directed the pictures I took. You need more than surfing action to tell a story… and anyway, standing...
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LeRoy Grannis
The photo signature “Photo: Grannis” is synonymous with the golden age of surfing in the 1960s, for both his pioneering water angle shots and his photos of the wider surf culture of California and...
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Ron Church
Ron Church was one of the pioneering photographers of surfing and surf culture in California and Hawaii during the 1960s, shooting legends from Duke Kahanamoku to Greg Noll. His photos captured the...
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