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’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’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’s imagery and personal perspectives articulate a remarkable waypoint on the sport’s cultural timeline, as well as a better understanding, and appreciation, of where surfing is today. Metyko捕捉到了加州冲浪史上最丰富、最具影响力的时刻之一的时代快照。这些戏剧性的动作镜头和亲密时刻伴随着年轻的传奇人物、未来的世界冠军汤姆·库伦和冲浪板造型师阿尔·梅里克的崛起。 20世纪80年代初,加利福尼亚州圣巴巴拉市出现了创新、个人和图像的非凡结合,再加上相对罕见的气象现象,这导致了现代冲浪史上最具影响力的时期之一。 年轻传奇人物、未来三届世界冠军汤姆·库伦的崛起,他非凡的冲浪能力将有助于使加州站在当代冲浪的前沿;海峡岛冲浪板公司(Channel Island Surfboards)当时名不见经传的董事会建设者阿尔·梅里克(Al Merrick)的出现,他将成为这项运动的首席董事会建设者;一代人一次的特殊冲浪条件——摄影师吉米·梅蒂科在那里捕捉到了这一切。Metyko的形象和个人视角融合了戏剧性的动作、亲密的时刻和史诗般的海浪,在这项运动的文化时间线上阐明了一个非凡的转折点,也更好地理解和欣赏了冲浪运动的现状。
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