“I’m a graphic designer, artist, sign painter, and some kind of combination of all three of those things…” – Jeff Canham – If you surf or pay attention to graphic design, chances are pretty high that you’ve encountered Jeff Canham’s art. He was Art Director at Surfer Magazine from 2000 to 2005 before moving to […]
The International Ocean Film Festival (IOFF) is currently accepting submissions from aspiring high school and middle school film makers from across the globe. So if you are a student or know a student with an interest in making movies and have an ocean based story to tell don’t miss this opportunity to create a film […]
Heavy hollow conditions emerge in Northern California during fall and winter. This piece from Perry Gershkow captures just how good and intense it can get when the elements come together. Featuring Nat Young, Matt Lopez, Cyrus Sutton, Shawn Dollar, Tyler Fox, Pat Gudauskas, Marty Magnusen, Dane Gudauskas, Kyle Thiermann, Michael Taras, Pat Shaughnessy, and Trevor Bloom this one is guaranteed to get you psyched. sources and links: […]
“Changing lives one wave at a time” – CSP City Surf Project is a nonprofit organization on a mission “to teach underrepresented Bay Area youth valuable life skills through the sport of surfing.” By collaborating with local high schools and offering ocean based physical education classes, field trips, and leadership training programs they’ve been able […]
With good waves, a beach clean-up, music, food, locally produced art and beer on offer, the inaugural Irving Fish Festival, set to run Saturday October 28, 2017, is guaranteed to go off in a big way. The beach clean-up, coordinated by Surfrider Foundation – San Francisco Chapter, starts at 9:00 AM at the Irving Street […]
The cosmos is all encompassing. According to Merrium-Webster it is “an orderly harmonious systematic universe” or “a complex orderly self-inclusive system.” By titling his new show We Are The Cosmos, Thomas Campbell appears to be reaching for an expression of universal connectivity. This theme manifests in the show through an exhibition of a diversity of mediums and […]
Ocean Beach, SF is daunting and inspiring at the same time. When giant lines of swell start stacking up on the horizon it’s hard to look away. This unedited video with classic commentary by Chris Wilson from a few seasons back offers a taste of what’s coming this winter – heavy conditions and respectable moments […]
With tragedy setting in all over the place (hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, shootings) why not take a break for a moment and indulge in some positivity? Much needed music, art, food, libations, and good vibes are set to go down at the Ocean Beach Music and Art Festival this coming Saturday, October 14, 2017. Some of […]
A group art show at ArtHaus in San Francisco titled Oceans 12 is set to run from Thursday, October 5th through Saturday, October 7th with an opening reception on Thursday from 6-8PM. Twenty percent of all proceeds generated from the exhibition will go to Ocean Conservancy, a nonprofit organization that seeks to create “science-based solutions for a healthy […]
Ever since Danny Hess started shaping surfboards his approach to creating them gained attention and intrigue. Hand crafted from biologically sustainable materials and designed to be both aesthetically inspiring and functional – they stand apart from typical surfboard constructions. In the interview below he talks about his process and how he evolved as a shaper. […]