Intro by Jim Kempton Interviews by Mike Latronic They say the world is shaped by two things: stories told and...
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Vying for the World Longboarding Title in Malibu By Rebecca Parsons Photos by Tommy Pierucki Kelis Kaleopa’a was destined to...
By Rebecca Parsons As kids, many of us can admit to dreaming of becoming a professional athlete. While it’s a pipe dream for most, it’s a realistic possibility for a select few. But even for the young prodigies, most don’t enter the professional scene until after they’ve graduated high school...
By Aukai Ng The Banzai Pipeline is touted by many as the most rewarding yet consequential wave on the planet....
RYAN BURCH
Shaping in the Dreamscape
The FreeSurf Interview By Andrew Oliver For those who are relatively surf-savvy, Ryan Burch is a name they’re quite familiar with. Burch has been one the most influential surfer/shapers of the last decade, pushing the boundaries of creativity in the water and the shaping room. Nearly a decade out from...
By Rebecca Parsons Despite growing up in landlocked Colorado, Nora Liotta was always destined for a life at sea. Liotta’s...
Narrated by Jason Momoa, discover the inspiring story and considerable impact of five-time Olympic medalist Duke Kahanamoku. He shattered swimming...
Interview by Andrew Oliver There will forever be a significant portion of the surfing tribe, who are at best, aloof to the ebbs and flows of the competitive arena. Paradoxically, there is no shortage of surfing purists here on the North Shore, the mecca of professional surfing, who find a...
Portugal Dispatch
With Brian Bielmann
On a last minute whim, North Shore veteran photographer and Freesurf Photo Editor Brian Bielmann hops over to the old...
Straight Shooter
Photography Profile / Ryan “Chachi” Craig
Introduction by Andrew Oliver Interview by Mike Latronic Surf photography as a full-time career can be a serious grind, and...
By Sierra Brown Photos Sachi Cunningham Sunset Ranch felt the opposite of what I imagined when thinking about the greatest surfers coming together. The address pulled me along a dirt road, up to a small house and a line of chickens. As a novice African-American surfer from Georgia, this looked...