Wave watchers around the world know that no two waves are the same. Surf journalist team Evan Slater and Peter Taras capture the essence of waves and the swells that produce them in this breathtaking collection of wave photography. Yet each and every wave that rises, peaks, and crashes onto the beach is gene
- Title : Swell: A Year of Waves
- Author : Evan Slater
- Rating : 4.77 (288 Vote)
- Publish : 2016-5-15
- Format : Hardcover
- Pages : 144 Pages
- Asin : 1452105936
- Language : English
Wave watchers around the world know that no two waves are the same. Surf journalist team Evan Slater and Peter Taras capture the essence of waves and the swells that produce them in this breathtaking collection of wave photography. Yet each and every wave that rises, peaks, and crashes onto the beach is generated by a much larger force originating thousands of miles away. His reflective, informative essays amplify these powerful images of hundreds of waves frozen in time, beautiful, simple, universal, yet wholly unique—and the best thing to watch on the planet.. Slater characterizes four distinct swells from different corners of the globe and traces their journeys throughout the year from storm to seashore
Using four seasonal swell patterns, Evan and Peter illustrate this race, from a storm's first breath of wind to a wave's arrival on shore, where we wait in the lineup, excited to usher them across the finish line." -- Surfing"Swell: A Year of Waves offers more than your typical coffee-table photo book as Slater 'puts a human face' on the world's most recognized wave machines across four different ocean zones." -- Eastern Surf"Swell: A Year of Waves is not only a gorgeously photographed guide to the best waves in the world but a lucid introduction to the science behind them. "Swell is a beautiful and interesting take on our fascination with waves. Slater's plain-spoken prose shows deep respect for the elements, as do photographs that, at their best, seem to freeze the full power of the sea for study. Make room on yI've already seen that in a few of the reviews here. My only complaint with the book is the way the side-bar notes are handled. Needless to say, this takes a lot of time and energy. Instead, Buchanan indicates how much plant material is generally required for a given amount of fiber ("flowers from 8 plants," etc). Wilde. Sylvia Lasalandra's story powerfully illustrates the suffering, stigma and lack of resources available to women struggling with these illnesses. I have say, as excited as I was to get this bookI was let down. government (I'm a vocal critic of the USDA's nutritional guidelines), but I'm not entirely convinced that we're AS incompetent as is alleged. This book exceeds his first. That said, the author's account is plausible, and it's an exciting, gung-ho read.. Kinda reminds me of a war piece you might read in Esquire Magazine, actually, with a hint of "Million Little Pieces" style stream-of-consciousness writing thrown in for good measure.It's also an evocative premise. It is beautifully organized and arranged, elegantly researched and argued, wide-ranging in its interests and as beautiful as any Japanese Ikebana. Facebook very carefully maintains a public relations campaign (almost more internally focused than external) to convince the world it is the best place to work&hellipWhen he's not picking images for his publication, he's shooting them. He lives in Encinitas, California, with his girlfriend. He now works at Hurley and lives in Southern California with his wife and two children.Peter Taras is the photo editor of Surfing magazine. . Evan Slater is the former editor of Surfing magazine and a big wave surfer
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