Ride the Wave to Victory
The image of surfing is often used to represent a certain kind of American global politics. This photo of Reagan illustrates the point nicely. So does Scott Laderman in his book Empire in Waves. The...
View ArticleROXY Pro Trailer: One Year Later
One year ago, the loudest and most visible conversation in surfing revolved around how women are represented by surf brands. Women of all ages, from every corner of the world and from every background...
View ArticleVideo – FLUX: Redefining Women’s Surfing
FLUX: Redefining Women’s Surfing is a short film I assisted with (and am also in with young ripper Kahanu Delovio) alongside a talented crew of filmmakers, Sarah Lee, Chad King and Mia Montanile, from...
View ArticleGender Apologists and Opposites in Surfing
An increase in the visibility of apologist voices, propped up by a slowly wasting status quo, arrives in a culture at the moment a robust transition is beginning to gain traction. In the movement...
View ArticleA Conundrum, Surfing & Social Good, Physical Liberation… (VIDEOS)
Just returned from a trip to Bali where the first Surf+Social Good Summit was held at Cashew Tree at Bingin. I have quite a bit to say about this amazing summit shortly, but in the meantime… Before I...
View ArticleThe Sound of Silence (a surfeminist film critique)
I really want to like this film. It features two incredibly talented surfers, one who is a star on the World Surf League (Bianca Buitendag) and one who is surfing royalty (Lee-Ann Curren). The film...
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