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Surf Tribe

by Stephan Vanfleteren

Surfing as culture and connection to the ocean

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Surfing as culture and connection to the ocean

Stephan Vanfleteren’s Surf Tribe approaches surfing as more than a competitive sport, placing surfers in relation to the ocean and the natural forces that shape their lives. The book brings together black-and-white portraits of people from across the surfing world, from emerging talent to established figures and older legends, including both competitive and free surfers. Its international scope looks beyond the sport’s traditional centers in the United States and Australia to communities living where sea and land meet. Together, the portraits present surfing as a varied culture tied to place, nature and personal struggle.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in surfing beyond competition and sporting achievement.
  • Photography enthusiasts drawn to portraiture and black-and-white images.
  • Those curious about surfers and surf communities across different places and generations.

Themes

Surf cultureThe ocean and natureCompetition and personal struggleCommunity and place

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Book overview

With Surf Tribe, photographer Stephan Vanfleteren shows that there is far more to surf culture than just sport and competition. Surfing is also about a deep admiration and respect for the ocean, as well as the feeling of insignificance when confronted with the forces of nature. Surfers use the waves for fun, but also to forget and to battle, both with others and with themselves.

Vanfleteren looks beyond the traditional borders of the United States and Australia and searches the globe for people who live in places where sea and land meet. He documents a fluid community, with nature as its sole leader. He has sought out young talent, living icons, and old legends, both competitive and free surfers.

The photographs here are serene black and white portraits in Vanfleteren's well-known, haunting style; as always, he reaches below the surface and goes to the core of his subjects. Included, amongst many others, are Kelly Slater, Gerry Lopez, John Florence, Mickey Munoz, Filipe Toledo and Stephanie Gilmore.

Surfer, journalist, and actor Gerry Lopez has contributed the Foreword.

Surf Tribe has been exhibited in Knokke-Heist (Belgium), Kunsthal Rotterdam (Netherlands), Gallery Kahmann Amsterdam (Netherlands). The next exhibition will be in June 2019 in France. If you are interested in the stories behind the book, go to: www.surftribe.be
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