Matt Rohrer shares some of the highlights of his conversations with Bay Area surfer Jimmy Holt, focal point of one of the few surfing photos to ever appear in National Geographic Magazine. Selected photos: Jim Shaw

Looking to the future with an eye firmly on the past, Tom Wegener has reintroduced the transport of kings to surfing's elite. His boards are works of art, but it's his veg patch that really floating Tom's boat right now... Words: Tommy Leitch Photos: Jamie Bott

Ireland's fierce and unpredictable breaks have been valued by its home-grown big wave riders for some years now, but competition has been a long time coming. All that changed with the inaugral Mullaghmore Tow Session 2011. Conn Osborne got in harm's way to steal a photo essay.

God Went Surfing with The Devil is a film by Alex Klein, which documents the war-torn region of Gaza. At a time when tensions are high, this film investigates the attitudes and aspirations of a small pocket of people where surfing removes socio-political divisions and lets the ocean carry their aspirations for peace.

Chris Burkard's photographs are about more than barrels, perfect point breaks, and carving radical lines – they capture a moment in which the surfer is a mere player and the real star is the scenery. Words: Dan Hamlin Photos: Chris Burkard

Mark Leary's latest work deviates sharply from the usual surf photography portfolio, celebrating as it does the commonplace, everyday aspects of surfing instead of monster swells and awesome barrels. Chris Preston chats to him about moments captured.


Live to Expand

February 15, 2013 | Words By: Staff Writer

Live To Expand, filmed by Morten Bergene in South Wales.

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Three of the best surf destinations in Spain

February 15, 2013 | Words By: Staff Writer

Spain’s Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol may be popular with sunbathers and beachgoers, but most surfers would much prefer the waves off the country’s northern coastline. The stretch of shore between Bilbao and San Sebastian offer the best surfing opportunities in the region and thanks to great offers on Spain holiday deals 2013, you can now enjoy excellent surfing while you satisfy your satisfy your craving for Spanish art and culture.

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Surf City Winter Jam 2012

December 13, 2012 | Words By: Staff Writer

Surf City Winter Jam 2012 is one, if not the coldest, surf competition in the history of surfing. Forget Pipe, if you want hardcore surfing, this is it. Johan Otterdahl reports.

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Best goods | Svart Vatten

December 12, 2012 | Words By: Staff Writer

This is a book sent to us by Mikael Pilstrand, documenting the lives of surfers living on the Swedish coast. Meet the people whose lives are shaped by waves breaking in the black water of their shores.

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Surfing NYC

October 23, 2012 | Words By: Staff Writer

Two guys surf the streets of New York City, which seems a bit odd in fairness, given the quality breaks around the city.

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Surf x 100 – A century of surf

July 23, 2012 | Words By: Staff Writer

The first ever museum exhibition of the history of surfing in the North of Spain, curated by Drift contributor Felip Verger.

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AUTØMN

October 31, 2011 | Words By: Staff Writer

Sweden in Autumn captured by Nicklas Ivarsson & Pontus Hallin in southern Sweden at the end of October.

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FACES of Margaret River

June 03, 2011 | Words By: Howard

A follow up from FACES of the North Shore, this time in Caleb Davenport’s local town of Margaret River.

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