288 pages of illustrated loveliness on surf culture. Representing the work of some of the greatest lensmen, pensmen and artists ever to train their sensibilities on the beautifully meaningless act of riding a wave, The Book of Surfing is a tempestuous, full colour celebration of the surfing life.The roll call of contributors include: Thomas Campbell, LeRoy Grannis, Albe Falzon, Ron Church, Art Brewer, Jeff Divine and Rick Griffin – and there’s everything from an ode to the feral surfer, an anatomy of surf wagons, sketches of the influence of surf music and the surf T-shirt to riffs on Dora, Curren and Tudor. Hipping the legions of the newly stoked to the breadth and depths of surf culture as well as keeping the old salts smiling, the whole package lands as the 21st century’s coolest guide to surf-culture, like, ever.
The book of surfing
by Michael Fordham,
Published by Batman Press
A cool book on surf culture for Bantam Press, showcasing classic graphics, films and photography, as well as everything from a meditation on Brian Wilson to an illustrated anatomy of surf wagons and surf T-shirts. The design and visual edit is unlike any previous book on the subject: with surfing being such an influential and enduring sub-culture.
The book has been designed by a-side studio.
