Surf

Surf

After Gabriel Medina’s win, is surfing ready for change?

Order and Progress — The Brazilian has won his second World Championship Tour – the glamour crown of surfing. It may mean that a long overdue change has finally come.

Written by: Michael Fordham

Surf

Looking back with the surf crew who inspired a generation

Gathering momentum — In 1992, Taylor Steele made waves with Momentum – a 35-minute film about young surfers in Hawaii. Now, two decades later, a new doc is exposing the whole story.

Written by: Jon Coen

Surf

How the Momentum Generation redefined modern surf culture

Impossible dreams — In association with London Surf / Film Festival, Huck and Rob Machado present an exhibition celebrating the stars of Taylor Steele’s seminal videos – characters who would change surfing forever.

Written by: Michael Fordham

Surf

What to catch at this year’s London Surf / Film Festival

Six of the best — Festival Director Demi Taylor picks her highlights from the 2018 lineup: from an epic exploration of cold-water surfing in Siberia, to Chas Smith’s celebration of surf icon Lisa Andersen.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Surf

How surfer Keith Malloy built his own sustainable empire

Huck x Patagonia — The Patagonia ambassador founded Worn Wear alongside his wife Lauren, an initiative that celebrates the stories we wear and keeps gear in action longer through repair and reuse.

Written by: Steph Pomphrey

Opinion

Plastic is destroying our planet - it’s time to take action

Save our oceans — Earlier this week, community heads from across the ocean conservation and recycling worlds joined forces to come up with solutions for the plastic crisis. We joined them at Cornwall’s Wheal Kitty Workshops and heard what they had to say.

Written by: Steph Pomphrey

Magazine

The surf club inspiring young women to reclaim their town

Coastal changemakers — On the coast of Cornwall, in a town overcrowded in summer and deserted by winter, one woman is empowering locals to discover a sense of agency – through the power of surfing.

Written by: Hazel Sheffield

Surf

A tribute to South Australia’s west coast – a surf paradise

The Travel Diary — Photographer Thomas Ling shoots the surfers of the country’s west coast: one of the most harshly beautiful – and endangered – environments in Australia.

Written by: Thomas Ling

Film

What to catch at this year’s Surf and Skate Film Festival

Board culture — Gender equality, ’80s France, and the endless search for the perfect wave: this weekend’s Milan festival celebrates the bond between surf, skate & film. We pick out our must-see selection.

Written by: Cristiana Bedei

Photography

Photos that capture the unruly beauty of Northern California

From surf to turf — After working as a surf photographer in Orange County for five years, Kenny Hurtado headed north to San Francisco, where he fell in love with the wild landscapes and local community spirit.

Written by: Laura Isabella

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