Rizzoli, Sachbücher, Shaping Surf History Deluxe edition (Englisch, Jimmy Metyko, 2023)

Metyko captures an era-defining snapshot of one of the most fertile and influential moments in California's surf history. The dramatic action shots and intimate moments follow the rise of young legend-to-be and future world champion Tom Curren and the surfboard shaper Al Merrick. During the early 1980&rsquo s, Santa Barbara, California, saw an extraordinary mix of innovation, individuals and imagery, combined with a relatively rare meteorological phenomena, that led to one of the most influential periods in modern surf history. The rise of young legend-to-be and future three-time world champion Tom Curren, whose preternatural wave-riding abilities would help establish California at the forefront of contemporary surfing the emergence of then-unknown board builder Al Merrick of Channel Island Surfboards, who would go on to becoming the sport&rsquo s premier board-builder a once-in-a-generation run of exceptional surf conditions - photographer Jimmy Metyko was there to capture it all. With a compelling blend of dramatic action, intimate moments and epic waves, Metyko&rsquo s imagery and personal perspectives articulate a remarkable waypoint on the sport&rsquo s cultural timeline, as well as a better understanding, and appreciation, of where surfing is today.