Surf Tribe : Crossing the Line - Couverture rigide

Vanfleteren, Stephan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9492677369 ISBN 13 : 9789492677365

Editeur : Hannibal Editions, 2018

Synopsis

Avec Surf Tribe, le photographe Stephan Vanfleteren rend hommage à la culture surf qui dépasse le sport et la compétition. Pour lui, le surf est aussi une admiration profonde et un respect pour l'océan. Au-delà des frontières traditionnelles des États-Unis et de l'Australie, il a parcourt le monde à la recherche de personnes qui vivent dans des endroits où la mer et la terre se rencontrent. Il documente une communauté fluide, avec la nature comme seul guide, faite à la fois de jeunes talents et de vieilles légendes. Parmi les portraits, on reconnaît notamment Kelly Slater, Gerry Lopez, John John Florence, Mickey Munoz, Filipe Toledo et Stephanie Gilmore.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Stephan Vanfleteren (°1969) is one of Belgium’s most renowned photographers. Among the general public, he is mainly celebrated for his penetrating black and white portraits of famous and anonymous people. However, his oeuvre is much more diverse than that. Starting his career as a press photographer, Vanfleteren made captivating photo reports about the events that dominated the news. Later on, he began to elaborate a variation of themes in extended photo reportages, going from storefront façades to a journey along the mythical Atlantic Wall. For his most recent work, Vanfleteren withdrew into his studio to focus on his own version of classic themes such as nude portraits and still life photography. Whether it concerns his journalistic, documentary or artistic photographic projects, Vanfleteren always remains true to his characteristic style and aesthetic. His expansive personal stories and reflections of encounters are mesmerising excursions of a photographer who feels as much a witness as an accomplice. A melancholic soul hides in the sensitive photographer. In August 2021 Stephan Vanfleteren received a Doctor Honoris Causa from the VUB - Brussels University, Belgium.

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An incomparable photo book about the international surf culture by Stephan Vanfleteren

“Surfing is about battles won and lost, communion with a mysterious and elusive energy force of nature and meditation as deep as any practiced by the most dedicated Zen monks. Look closely at this stunning collection of portraits by Stephan Vanfleteren and see the warrior, priest and philosopher in each of these faces. Imagine the experiences, the thoughts, the feelings. If Stephan has captured anything, look deeply into the eyes and behold a world without fathom.

Surfing is all about surfers even if the surfers always say that it’s all about the waves first then their surfboards after that. This is why this portrait collection is so provocative. Getting surfers to coherently articulate what it is that makes them tick is a fool’s mission. Surf Tribe evokes the readers to fill in all the blanks for themselves. Look deep and enjoy!”

― Gerry Lopez

In Surf Tribe, photographer Stephan Vanfleteren shows that there is far more to surf culture than just competitive sport. Surfing is also about a deep respect for the ocean, as well as that moment of insignificance surfers feel when confronted with the forces of nature. It’s about battles won and lost, both with other surfers and with themselves.

Vanfleteren looks beyond the traditional surf spots of California and Hawaii and searches the globe for people who live in places where sea and land meet. He documents a fluid community, which has nature as its one and only leader.

He pictures talented youngsters as well as living icons and revered legends, competition surfers as well as free surfers. In this book there are no action shots on azure blue waves; instead, you’ll find serene black and white portraits in Vanfleteren’s well-known, haunting style. He reveals the real person behind the surfer, in all his or her strength and vulnerability. This series of images penetrates to the true heart of surf culture: the love for the water, the addiction to the waves, the passion for the surf.

With more than 300 portraits of, among others, Kelly Slater, Gerry Lopez, John John Florence, Laird Hamilton, Bethany Hamilton, Greg Noll, Stephanie Gilmore, Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson, Mickey Munoz, Filipe Toledo and Tom Carroll.

With a preface by surf legend Gerry Lopez.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hannibal Editions
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9492677369
• ISBN 13: 9789492677365
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: pieter@hannibalbooks.be; pieter@hannibalbooks.be; ; Van Aerdtstraat 33; Antwerpen; 2600; Belgique