http://www.bookofsurfing.com Michael Fordham's Book of Surfing blog Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:39:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Beautiful perspectives from Surf Photographer Clark Little http://www.bookofsurfing.com/?p=122 40 years ago today, and we still remembered how to play. http://www.bookofsurfing.com/?p=120 I keep on going back to Brian. There's something about even his really early instrumentals with the Beach Boys that put the music in a category of its own. Listen to this track. Completely simple, completely irresistible. Brian evoked the his own imaginary – of surfing, California, and the transient ... http://www.bookofsurfing.com/?p=119 My friend, collaborator Jimmy Newitt makes nice images, designs strangely beguiling pages and type and surfs with a beautiful simplicity. He's on an extended global wander and is currently in Santa Cruz making nice things. One of them is this little blog. Come home soon Jim-lad! http://www.bookofsurfing.com/?p=116 The Do Lectures 2008 from The DO Lectures on Vimeo. http://www.bookofsurfing.com/?p=115 Back in September I was honoured and humbled to be invited to speak at The Do Lectures, which was organised by Dave and his team from HOWIES. Amid the beautiful people and the beautiful setting Alastair McIntosh summed up for me the importance of sticking with what you believe in, ... http://www.bookofsurfing.com/?p=113 If only Carlos would give up the licence. http://www.bookofsurfing.com/?p=112 Music for the first minute of a brand new day. http://www.bookofsurfing.com/?p=111 Respect to the creators of Pro Surfing as we know it. They created an industry and a global way-of being in their own images. But there are endless ways of defining what it means to ride a wave, and the guys who Busted Down The Door asserted their way of ... http://www.bookofsurfing.com/?p=110 ...is that you can connect sections to the beach. If anyone needs convincing, watch this. http://www.bookofsurfing.com/?p=109