LeRoy Grannis, Surf Photography of the 1960s and 1970s Surf Photography of the 1960s and 1970s |
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| Author:
| Grannis, LeRoy
Heimann, Jim |
| ISBN: | 978-3-8365-2397-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Publisher: | TASCHEN
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| Book Format: | Other book format |
| List Price: | USD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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At a time when surfing is more popular than ever, it's fitting to look back at the years that brought the sport into the mainstream. Developed by Hawaiian islanders over five centuries ago, surfing began to peak on the mainland in the 1950s--becoming not just a sport, but a way of life, admired and exported across the globe. One of the key image-makers from that period is LeRoy Grannis, a surfer since 1931, who began photographing the scene in California...
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At a time when surfing is more popular than ever, it's fitting to look back at the years that brought the sport into the mainstream. Developed by Hawaiian islanders over five centuries ago, surfing began to peak on the mainland in the 1950s--becoming not just a sport, but a way of life, admired and exported across the globe. One of the key image-makers from that period is LeRoy Grannis, a surfer since 1931, who began photographing the scene in California and Hawaii in the longboard era of the early 1960s.