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Seaworthy: a film by Nathan Oldfield

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

“…because through surfing, when your heart is open and receptive to an intimacy with the sea, a wealth of gifts can be discovered” Nathan Oldfield It’s taken me a while to get around to this. Why? Maybe because it resonates so deeply within me that I do not want to quantify it. You see this […]



Nathan Oldfield – photos

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Nathan Oldfield sent us an assortment of photos to use with the his interview. A lot of them didn’t get used in the interview because we ran out of space. Here are some really amazing shots that we felt deserved their own post.  Thanks Nathan. Enjoy. All photos by Nathan Oldfield.



Nathan Oldfield

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

A part of our mission is to explore the essence of surfing. Because we believe that the commercial excess of our modern surf culture is but a temporary distraction, a way to our wallets. For many, surfing often encompasses feelings that cannot be easily translated into words. Perhaps this is why surf photography and film […]



Sage Joske

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

by Mick Sowry I read recently that sending an interview subject a list of questions and expecting them to send you their answers could be construed as lazy journalism. When you live 800 miles from the interviewer, as Sage Joske does, I claim an excuse, and also claim I was going to write around it, […]



Wegener Update

Sunday, February 4th, 2007

Most of us probably have some sort of connection with surfing that is not easy to explain to our non-surfing friends. I like to think of this unspeakable connection as the essence of surfing, the pure and exhilarating feeling that you get when you turn, paddle, pop-up to your feet and ready for the first […]