Volume 34 Issue 5
In this issue, we chase an Eddie-worthy swell from Hawaii to California, roll with an eight-time world champion at a career crossroads, and navigate the mores of Pacific Rim fixers. We also delve into the decade-spanning photo file of a Big Island-based shooter, study Caribbean and New England-infused impressionism, view a portrait study of foam mowers, and more.
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Up Close and Personal
Extras frames from 34.5 portfolio subject Kalani Cummins.
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Ty Williams’ on Family, Flea Markets, and “Gourmet Bathing”
The artist, and 34.5 profile subject, shares his creative inspirations.
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Cliff Kapono and Bryce Baker do Southern Japan
Watch the Hawaiian duo navigate peaks and mores in the land of the rising sun.
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Stephanie at the Crossroads
Watch the eight-time world champ, unburdened by the scoreboard.
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Bourbon Island
A recollection of somewhat artful, mostly lucky dodging.
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Out There Everywhere
Dylan Graves on isolated surf cultures, weird wave criteria, and his motivation to keep searching.
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On Style
Bryce Young commands the high branches at Winkipop, providing a case study in line.
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The Bosses of Southern Japan
Stipulations, local heavies, and rivermouth tubes in the land of the rising sun.
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Fire, Ice, and the Stillness Between
From La Jolla to Kona—by way of the globe—with Kirk Lee Aeder.
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The Jaws × Mavs Circuit
The six-day run of swell documented by Fred Pompermayer at Jaws and Maverick’s was an endurance event unlike anything the veteran shooter has witnessed in two decades of chasing surf from Hawaii to the West Coast. Here, he recounts the highlights from an unforgettable week packed with one Eddie swell, an alleged 100-foot wave, and 38,000 frames taken through his viewfinder.
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Economy of Line
On the move in Vacationland with the nomadic, New England–bred artist and surfer Ty Williams.
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The Wow Factor
The interim moments and on-the-fly angles of California shooter Kalani Cummins.
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The Shapers Project
An extended look into Steve Baccon’s ongoing photo series of surfing’s master craftsmen.
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The Electric Lady Experience
Surfer Lance Jost’s original art continues to adorn Jimi Hendrix’s revered recording studio.
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Squabble Up
Humankind’s animal instinct in relation to waves as a limited resource.
