Swellbound

12/10/2019

Finally! 🇫🇷 wins at home, and how!! Jeremy Flores who's been coming to since he was a finally clinched a win at and made history for his country and all the proud islands (Madagascar, La Réunion and Tahiti).

I first shot him in 2001, calmly discussing how he was hoping to get into the ASP (now ) and top 10. I was impressed by the resolve and self-belief of this wee 13 year-old👦! My mum who's from Madagascar like his, became his number 1 fan. I was then lucky enough to see him surf in 2014, a rare treat knowing he won the event twice!

And this week he set Hossegor on 🔥, riding after , chandelier, doggy door, standing tall, he did all of them, non-stop. A wonder the man got any tan at all! 😂

Congrats Jeremy, the people on the beach say MERCI!! 👏💪🇫🇷 @ Hossegor La Graviere

11/10/2019

You know in has reached a milestone when the boys on the beach eagerly stay for the womens final and punch the air at every ridden. This is all thanks to this young lady, who completely changed the game for . She charges the heaviest and snaps the most powerful turns and throws away point that most competitor would die to get. After one of the commentator mentioned she had a lot of experience at the age of 27, a young French lad exclaimed next to me: "yeah, she has experience, and she has a unique style, and she has class and she fu***ng rips". Sums it up about right.

Congrats Carissa Moore on your win in France at the , that yellow jersey isn't coming off anytime soon! 📷:

30/04/2019

Sunny Garcia

23/04/2019

And unfortunately, a sad reminder of the effects of now knocking at our very door. After the devastating effects of cyclone Idai in Mozambique, floods have descended on , killing the poorest across the region. Thoughts for the out there, Umzumbe Surf House & Surf Camp, Sisonke Surf Club, Trafalgar surf club, Philan Waveofhope Sikobi, Surfers Not Street Children.

22/04/2019

The surf community is as vocal about as it is silent about . A tendency some in the UK candidly refer to as "pathetic micro-consumerist bollocks'🤗. On , Aino Huotari opens up the debate about the of & . https://www.swellbound.org/home/longhaulhome

Gibus de Soultrait Surfrider Foundation Maroc Surfrider Côte Basque Kern Samantha

Redefining the surf trip in the age of climate change

19/04/2019

Popping back to wish y'all a 🐣 and let you know we have two awesome stories about to drop, keep your eyes peeled! Til then, find yourself a 🍫 and enjoy!

27/02/2019

The era is here to stay. Smitherspix's waves are often futuristic, a cross between cast iron, liquid mercury and glass. We talk to him to understand how to become a master at https://www.swellbound.org/home/shaun-smith …

Shaun Smith is a playful water photographer who sees the bright side in the smallest things in life. Starting at the Wedge and staring down barrels, Shaun found his style in the mini-wave movement, capturing in ripples the universal beauty of undulating water.

04/02/2019

An exploration of the spirit, what it means in the lineup, and how we could all use some of it out of the water as well! Thanks to Ramepourtaplanète, Gibus de Soultrait and François Fz for the opportunity, and Greg Moyano for the inspiring photography!
https://www.swellbound.org/home/aloha

Why Aloha surpasses surf etiquette in every way

03/01/2019

We talk to Gibus de Soultrait about the long tradition of , from Surfer's editorial in 1970 to Surfrider Foundation Europe's latest efforts on , and how came to be. Can 'paddling for the planet' really help fight ?

Tackling climate change, one stroke at a time

31/12/2018

In 2018 Swellbound featured amazing people from all over the world 🌍 who are passionate about their and board skills!

Thank you to 14-year-old John Michael Van Hohenstein and 's 65-year-old Lena Salmi, can't wait to see what you'll both achieve next year, pushing the boundaries of what is possible at any age!

Saluting talented , from France (Damien Monfort) to Java (Tedi Kurniadi, glad you are safe!🙏), and (Sofia Mulanovich), keep rocking the four corners of the world!

Bowing to who play with light like no other: Nao Le NordOuest Photography in France and Marlee Owen Photo in Australia: please keep shooting!
A little wave to those who turn our boards into , W o o d p o p and her stunning and Maia Walczak Art and her poetic illustrations, always so exciting to find out about your latest creations!

Finally, celebrating all kickass women, Holle Linnea Wlokas in , Hatsumi Ishibashi in and champion and surfer Iskania Pérez in the . Thanks for paving the way for all of us!

Bye-bye 2018, to more great encounters in 2019! 🎇🎉

19/12/2018

When Holle Linnea Wlokas paddled into her second at Sunset, a perfect A-frame a few hundred meters away from the better known , South Africa, she didn’t know her life would be forever changed. Her road to recovery has pushed her further than any ever has. Two and a half years in, Holle explains why she wouldn’t trade it for the world. https://www.swellbound.org/home/holle

When the road to recovery takes a meaningful turn

03/12/2018

"I arrive late in the evening, bleary-eyed from 2,000 kilometers of driving, a family funeral and too little sleep. As the roads turn into streets and the houses huddle in familiar clusters, I take a left cliffside, park hurriedly and run to the parapet: it is still there as I left it three months ago, more unruly perhaps, with irregular lines peaking and troughing to shore, waves rolling their hellos under the roaring wind. “Hello! Hello Ocean, how have you been? You look frazzled! Or am I projecting? I gotta unpack, see you tomorrow, board and all!”. It is cold, damp, dark and windy. “Perfect!” I say out loud as I slam the car door. I am grinning." _
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For full story, https://www.swellbound.org/sisyphus-is-a-surfer
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In April, Kim Hanskamp contacted me about a collab with Let's Explore Magazine for their latest issue: Perseverance. Over the following weeks, I applied my to her beautiful blue ocean hues, exploring how had changed how I manage , lack of -confidence and how I created deeper connections within myself and with the wider world. Grateful for all those connections that Swellbound helped create! 🍸to more collabs in the new year!🎆 _
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✒: , 📷: Let's Explore Magazine, Kim Hanskamp @ Basque Country