“Print is dead,” so they say. This may be true for many magazines. To illustrate, the legendary “Surfing” magazine was ultimately euthanised a short while back, despite months of life-extending measures. Rest in peace. Our hearts bleed with theirs. But humans will be humans, always defiant of death, trying to escape it. That is what […]
Books
Surf Odyssey: a book, easy to get lost in
Thumbs up for that wonderful, vivid spectrum of surfings subculture. Lately I received a nice package from Gestalten, one of the most exciting publishing houses when it comes to the subjects design and photography. The book inside is called Surf Odyssey and yes, the name already explains it all: it´s hard to get out of this book […]
Boarderlines: A journey around the world and into oneself
Getting barreled somewhere on planet earth: Andreas Brendt Andreas Brendt hat bereits mit seinem Erstlingswerk Boarderlines die Herzen der deutschen Surfszene im Eiltempo erobert. In dem Buch nimmt er seine begeisterten Leser mit auf die abenteuerlichsten Reisen an die verschiedensten Küsten dieser Welt, berichtet von Begegnungen mit den außergewöhnlichsten Menschen, skurrilsten Charakteren und selbst Gangstern, […]
A Journey into ourselves – as seen from the outside
A review of the book “On Yoga – architecture of peace” from photographer Michael O´Neill.
Reading Giants: The book “Surfing 1778-2015”
A review of the opulent book “Surfing 1778 – 2015” from TASCHEN.