Hardback, colour and black and white illustrations, 192 pages, W220mm X H260mm
The year 2002 will forever be remembered as the year the surfing
sport-lifestyle broke through. Surf imagery and surfers were just about
everywhere - huge Hollywood productions (Die Another Day, Blue Crush),
major advertisement campaigns (Target, Toyota Corolla, Apple Computer,
Acura, and Dewars), and much, much more. Surfing has become white hot
and, with at least a few more major movies in the works (projects
involving Tom Hanks and Sean Penn), there are no signs of it cooling
off anytime soon.
Beautifully illustrated with color-drenched
photography of exotic surfing paradises around the world, legendary
surf writer and former Surfer magazine editor-in-chief Drew Kampion's
new book is a short history of surfing worldwide and a fascinating
journey into the lives of thirteen of the most important surfers ever.
Catering to the explosive new interest in all things surfing related,
it is the first book to articulate why men and women of all ages are
drawn to the sport and why, once there, so many make a lifestyle of it.