Surfing. 1778-Today. 40th Ed.

This volume is a comprehensive visual history of surfing, featuring hundreds of images and essays by top surf journalists. It traces surfing culture from 1778 to the present, celebrating the sport on and off the water and its influence on fashion, film, art, and music. It is a must-have for any serious surfer and anyone who aspires to the surfing lifestyle.

Format: Hardback
Length: 512 pages
Publication date: 27 September 2023
Publisher: Taschen GmbH

This comprehensive visual history of surfing marks a significant cultural event as much as a publication. After three and a half years of meticulous research, it brings together hundreds of images to chart the evolution of surfing as a sport, a lifestyle, and a philosophy. The book is arranged into five chronological chapters, tracing surfing culture from the first recorded European contact in 1778 by Captain James Cook to the global and multi-platform phenomenon of today. Utilizing institutions, collections, and photographic archives from around the world, and with accompanying essays by the world's top surf journalists, it celebrates the sport on and off the water, as a community of 20 million practitioners and countless more devotees, and as a leading influence on fashion, film, art, and music. An unparalleled tribute to the breadth, complexity, and richness of surfing, this book is a must-have for any serious player on the surfing scene and anybody who aspires to the surfing lifestyle. As one surfing scribe has declared, “There has never been a book like this, and there will never be another one again.”

Weight: 1110g
Dimension: 217 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783836591461