Books By Jimmy Metyko, Kelly Slater - Author

Photographer Jimmy Metyko became an integral player in California s nascent professional surf scene, while attending Santa Barbara s Brooks Institute of Photography in the 1980 s. He played an important role in its documentation and the early rise of 3x World Champion Tommy Curren and renowned surfboard shaper Al Merrick. Throughout the late 70 s and early 80 s Metyko s work appeared in Surfer, Surfing, Breakout and The Surfer s Journal. Jamie Brisick is a Fulbright fellow and former professional surfer. His writing has appeared in The Surfer s Journal, The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The Guardian. Sam George was the former editor-in-chief at SURFER Magazine and 2014 Emmy Award winning documentary director (Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau) He has been documenting the surfing life for over 35 years and is today acknowledged as one of the sport s leading authorities