{"product_id":"jeff-divine-70s-surf-photographs","title":"Jeff Divine: 70s Surf Photographs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIf you were there, even just for some of it--Hawaii, California, surfing, the '70s--the memories and stories will flow freely from these photographs. Jeff Divine was there for all of it, and these images have been culled from an enormous personal archive. Divine was shooting for\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSurfer\u003c\/i\u003e, the monthly magazine that was the bible of the scene. His photos from this archive show the precommercialized era in surfing when the hippie influence still held sway. Surfers had their own slang-infused language and were deep into a world of Mother Ocean, wilderness and a culture that mainstream society spurned. Surfboards were handmade in family garages, often made for a specific kind of wave or speed, for paddling, ease of turning, and featured all kinds of psychedelic designs. Some were even hollowed out to smuggle hash from Morocco.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe color and black-and-white photographs collected here, taken throughout California on the coastlines at Baja, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, La Jolla, Malibu, San Clemente and Oahu, give a vivid image of this close-knit culture and the incredible athletic feats of its heroes and heroines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRaised in La Jolla, California, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJeff Divine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (born 1950) started photographing the surfing world in 1966. He held jobs as photo editor for 35 years with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSurfer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e magazine and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSurfer's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. His works have been displayed worldwide in museums and galleries, as well as in books, magazines and media. In 2019 he was inducted into the Huntington Beach Surfing Walk of Fame for his contribution to surf culture in a career lasting 50 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 9781942884606\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-10: 1942884605\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: T. Adler Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication Date: March 10th, 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 148\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"hypernormal.space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41251086041137,"sku":"kuy1791428682349","price":26.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/8573\/6497\/files\/jeff-divine-70s-surf-photographs_1.png?v=1791428691","url":"https:\/\/xpsats-7g.myshopify.com\/products\/jeff-divine-70s-surf-photographs","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}