Surf

Facing Waves – The Mr Sunset story

Feb 16, 2012 By okar in Film, Surf No Comments Tags: based on a true story, big waves, biography, drugs, facing waves, feature film, jamie brisick, jeff hakman, life story, mr sunset, oskar lindholm, pierre weisbein, sunset beach, Surf

The last few weeks I have been getting involved in what is a true dream project for me.
One of my surfing heroes “Jeff Hakman” has a life story more interesting than the one of many; filled with ups, downs, sidestepping and all that jazz. With years of preparation and planning producer Pierre Weisbein has taken on the challenge of taking this true story onto the big screen. The film will be based on the book Mr Sunset (Phil Jarratt) with a treatment written by Jamie Brisick.

When the question came to me if I wanted to be the art director of the project… I said YES!
Here is where the project lives www.mrsunsetmovie.com

Big Monday

Feb 6, 2012 By freshteh in Photo Hell, Photography, Surf, Uncategorized No Comments Tags: Fairy Bower, Manly Beach

One thing you can count on when getting down to the living room from the bedroom in the morning is that you need to put your shades on. The sun rising over the ocean stares you blind. Half awake I grabbed my cam and snapped a strange daze covering the horizon. My favorite hue is that silver, grey burnt out white. Gathering a series I´ll put up sometime.
Big waves today, Manly and I managed to get my 200 mm out to snap a few shots. Although. noticing I need to get closer than 200mm. nuggets.

Splinters – the Papua New Guinea surf scene

Feb 1, 2012 By okar in Film, Surf No Comments Tags: Adam Pesce, Papua New Guinea, Splinters, Surf Film, tribe challenge, Vanimo

The political climate and the rumored brutality (cannibalism) of the tribes in Papua New Guinea has and still is keeping the general crowd away from these islands, but surfers has been visiting for the last 30 years.

A film named ‘Splinters’ by Adam Pesce takes us the village of Vanimo, where an Australian pilot left a surfboard back in 1980… and tells the story of the massive impact this have had on the villagers and life there. Seems like a very unique and interesting film.

www.splintersmovie.com

Manly is going to be CROWDED!!!

Jan 24, 2012 By okar in Surf No Comments Tags: 2012, Australian Open of Surfing, Billabong, circus, event, Hurley, invasion, Manly Beach, Skate, surfing competition, sydney

In less than 3 weeks the ocean, streets and spaces in Manly below our office will be invaded by the Hurley/Billabong Australian Open or Surfing. The last days have been blessed with great surf and it looks like we will have yet another week of good E swells. I can only hope that the comp gets at least one swell passing through so that the best surfers in the world get to showcase their skills.

As far as crowds go, Manly will turn into a circus even more so than what the regular visiting surfers and tourists do… but I think that we will get to see some epic action. With en masse events comes both the good, the bad and the ugly. Can’t wait!

Check out the official site here and prepare to see more updates here at Flower Hell as the event unfold

360′s instead of turns

Jan 19, 2012 By okar in Film, Surf No Comments Tags: 360, bali, Deus, finless, innovation, Jason Salsa Salisbury, Surfboard

As promised… here is a look at Jason Salsa Salisbury’s first surf on the finless board that Deus made.

Deus finless surfcraft

Jan 18, 2012 By okar in Surf No Comments Tags: bali, board design, creation, Derek Hynd, Deus, finless, innovation, Jason Salsa Salisbury, Psychedelic, Surfboard, temple

The end of the 60′s was maybe THE most interesting of times in surf history if you ask me. Personality, innovation and style were among the things that sparked the transition in board designs.

I found this board from Deus the other day and it instantly caught my attention and put a smile on my face.
In the last few years we have seen a bit of comeback of that psychedelic progression. Inspired by Derek Hynd and his finless surfing, this board shaped by the creative people in the Deus temple of Bali is nothing short of inspiration from fangtails, wingers, channels etc. that we saw back in the days.

Soon to come Jason ‘Salsa’ Salisbury surfs the finless beauty for the first time.

Heaviest footage ever

Jan 13, 2012 By okar in Photography, Surf No Comments Tags: biggest ever, Billabong Pro, Chris Bryan, crazyness, hell men, insane, moster barrels, phantom camera, photographer, Surf, Tahiti, Teahupoo

I have to admit that no few seconds that I have ever seen filmed before is this heavy. Really groundbreaking footage yet again from Teahupoo. I don’t even have words for how dedicated these “hell men” are that let these monsters move em down and swallow them whole.

Polyester

Jan 9, 2012 By okar in Film, Surf No Comments Tags: Al Knost, California, hipsters, Jack Coleman, Polyester, retro, Surf Film

The surf hipsters of today can get away with pretty much anything they want. Is artsy fartsy retro style surf films something we can get enough of? Not if you ask me… Polyester is a film by Jack Coleman, starring California hipster Al Knost. Get the film here

Hawaii 1971

Jan 1, 2012 By okar in Surf No Comments Tags: 1971, Alby Falzon, Hawaii, retro boards, singlefin, Surf

We start the new year here with Ellis Ericson time trip back to Hawaii, 1971 and his self shaped singlefin 6.1.

It’s all about the good times

Dec 30, 2011 By okar in Fashion, Surf No Comments Tags: aerial surfing, bali, fashion, Instead we smile, label launch, Luke Stedman, shipwrecked tank, Surf, tee shirt label, tow-in

Northern beaches pretty boy surfer Luke Stedman is launching his own tee shirt line called “Instead we smile“.
Him + crew put this little film together for the launch… Very much in the same spirit as Insight a few years ago, but we can never get enough of creative surf label campaigns now, can we?

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