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Seer Surfcraft: The White Pointer Must Die!

Taira BlakelyJuly 31, 2024August 15, 2024

by Taira BlakelyJuly 31, 2024August 15, 20240

“I never wanted to make surfboards for other people,” says Homa Mattingly, founder of Seer Surfcraft. As we walk through his backyard shaping bay, it becomes clear to me that he’s failed – at least on that front. The contents of his shaping area have invaded his living space, and......

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Oscar Hetherington Wins International Surf Photography Award

Derek MorrisonNovember 15, 2023November 17, 2023

by Derek MorrisonNovember 15, 2023November 17, 20230

New Zealand’s Oscar Hetherington has won the world’s most prestigious surf photography contest, when it was announced that he had won the Follow The Light Surf Photography Grant award a few days ago at Laguna Beach, California. The awards are held each year to honour the late Larry “Flame Moore,......

A Creative Competitor: The Billie Scott Story

Isaac ChadwickMay 17, 2023June 6, 2023

by Isaac ChadwickMay 17, 2023June 6, 20230

Billie Scott is prodigiously talented at anything she tries. She’s a New Zealand representative in stand-up paddleboarding despite it being a sport she’s really only just started in. And her newly hatched creative business is thriving. In this interview, NZSJ’s Isaac Chadwick delves deep into her sudden career shift, health......

Ben Thouard: Inside Chopes With One Of The World’s Best Photographers

Derek MorrisonNovember 16, 2021

by Derek MorrisonNovember 16, 20210

As world-renowned photographer Ben Thouard releases his new book, Turbulences, filmmaker Morgan Maassen documents his creative process at one of the world’s most beautiful waves: Ben’s home break, Teahupo’o, Tahiti. “Ben Thouard is based out of Teahupo’o, Tahiti, where he spends the vast majority of his time and energy swimming......

Chasing Unicorns With Jean Pierre Guillotin

Derek MorrisonSeptember 21, 2021September 21, 2021

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 21, 2021September 21, 20210

Meet the French-speaking Spaniard chasing waves in New Zealand – not to surf them, but to photograph them. Jean Pierre Guillotin is bringing a fresh perspective to the waves and surfers of the North Island. New Zealand Surf Journal’s Derek Morrison caught up with 32-year-old JP during Auckland’s most recent......

Breaking Eggs With Filmmaker Isaac Chadwick

Derek MorrisonAugust 23, 2021August 23, 2021

by Derek MorrisonAugust 23, 2021August 23, 20210

The intake of students at the University of Otago is thick with talented surfers who have had their OE wings clipped by Covid-19. One of them, 20-year-old Isaac Chadwick, has been filming and documenting his mates surfing, the student lifestyle and their rise in the music scene since he arrived.......

From The Mountains To The Sea: Oscar Hetherington

Derek MorrisonJune 29, 2021June 29, 2021

by Derek MorrisonJune 29, 2021June 29, 20210

Every now and then a young photographer comes along who just seems to have an eye for surf culture. They see the waves, landscapes and humans in a new, more youthful light and that adds volumes to the story of New Zealand surfing. Award-winning photographer, Oscar Hetherington, is one of......

Artist Insight: Spanish Visual Storyteller Sara Guix And Her Love For New Zealand

Derek MorrisonJanuary 12, 2021July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonJanuary 12, 2021July 25, 20240

New Zealand has a special magic that is sometimes hard to see from within. For Spanish-born visual storyteller Sara Guix that elixir drives her creativity and has captured her heart. Since 2015 Sara has been based in Raglan and spent her time wandering New Zealand’s coastline, in search of waves,......

Watch: A Thank-You Letter To New Zealand

Derek MorrisonJanuary 12, 2021July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonJanuary 12, 2021July 25, 20241

In 2015 Spanish-born filmmaker Sara Guix visited New Zealand for a year. She hasn’t left. In this film the 30-year-old visual storyteller shares a heartfelt thank-you to New Zealand. Filmed from January to December 2020 Sara offers the piece as “a gift for helping me find peace in a time......

Five Minutes With: 15-Year-Old Filmmaker Hunter Cooney

Derek MorrisonNovember 10, 2020

by Derek MorrisonNovember 10, 20200

Whangamata surfer Hunter Cooney is the guy responsible for producing Flightless Obsession – that’s the Kiwi surf film that was borne out of our Covid-19 Lockdown. New Zealand Surf Journal caught up with the young creative along the iconic shoreline of Kaikoura. NZSJ: Hello, Hunter. What are you doing standing......