When a pandemic hits you pack your favourite boards, call your best friend and head to warmer waters... right? A dream for most Tom Curren made it a reality in 2020.
108 | Emerge from a Solid Block of Stone
106 | Free Scrubber
100 | A unique experience ft. Mike Horn)
This video is a highlight of what happened during this incredible week in Svalbard. With the youtubers Le Grand JD, Amixem and CYRILmp4 we joined Mike Horn and his team aboard the Pangaea for a unique adventure close to the North Pole.
099 | It’s all home water, a northern light.
Encompassing over 1,000,000 acres, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is in peril from a proposed toxic copper mine on the park’s boundary. Patagonia ambassador Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate paddles through the northern Minnesota wilderness to give voice to a silent, pristine place. A film by Riverhorse Nakadate and Tony Czech.
098 | Vela.
After an injury took two-time World Champion John John Florence out of competition for much of the 2019 season, he set out on a month long voyage with his brother, Nathan Florence, and a small group of friends. Together they ventured 2500 nautical miles to explore the Northern Line Islands -- the longest open-ocean voyage of their lives. Lucky for us, Parallel Sea was there to document the journey. Join the crew as they search for surf, environmental restoration, and solitude in the first two episodes of the new series "Vela".
Episode 1 | Hawaiian Islands - Between surf events, John Florance and a group of friends have spent the last few years testing the limits of smaller sailing craft around their home in the Hawaiian Islands. Looking to go further, John and crew begin to prepare VELA for an open ocean voyage to the Northern Line Islands. Watch the other episodes simply on Youtube. Also check out the VELA Soundtrack on Spotify
097 | The Malloy brothers.
The Malloy brothers' love of adventure has brought them to remote beaches all over the globe, earned them spots at the top of the competitive surfing world, and fueled their endless exploration. Click here to read the full Story.
095 | Sea us now.
This short brought to view by the African American female surf collective Textured Waves made in collaboration with swimwear brand The Seea. Seen through the lens of African American filmmaker Bethany Mollenkof. This film serves as an inspirational piece to future generations, that despite history we can create pathways for what we want to see for our selves, now and in the future.
093 | Now is not the time to post your adventure photos.
Post something anti-racist instead. Better yet, do something anti-racist instead and trying to understand the conversation. I have friends from all corners of the world and even though I don’t consider my self someone who has ever had discriminating thoughts, it is important to learn about how we consciously or unconsciously hurt people with different skin colour. It does happen more than we think, even though we don't mean to and don't know it. We all have to educate ourselves and learn more about the history to understand the conversation no matter what our roots are. Education is the answer to change and the way to equality. Please use some of your time and learn about the past and the struggle cause black lives matter. I will commit to listen, learn, and take action.
092 | Forest man.
Since the 1970's Majuli islander Jadav Payeng has been planting trees in order to save his island. To date he has single handedly planted a forest larger than Central Park NYC. His forest has transformed what was once a barren wasteland, into a lush oasis. Humble yet passionate and philosophical about his work. Payeng takes us on a journey into his incredible forest.
090 | The midnight hour.
Neither man set out to be a songwriter. Jack could have made it in surfing, and Ryan as a bull rider. In this 1st episode, they find a likeness and a naturalness in one another’s music and the identity searching that lead to their sound. YETI Presents the first episode 1 of The Midnight Hour, featuring Jack Johnson.
Featuring – Jack Johnson, Ryan Bingham.
089 | Long live the kings.
I remember it very well, seeing this video in 2012. It awakened another form of adventure withing me. "I need to get my motorcycle driver license and get lost". Explore the world in a different way to be as free as you possibly could be. A short documentary shot on super 16mm relating the hopes and desires of those who go for a motorcycle road trip. A film by Clement Beauvais and Arthur de Kersauson and Edwin.
088 | Nü Rythmo.
Michael February finds the rhythms and pacing of a sand-bottom point wave. With the rhythm of hypnotic music from West Africa, this will give you a great 12min watch. Amazing! By writer and filmmaker Sam Smith, photographer Alan Van Gysen, cinematographer Wade Carroll and of course Mr. February himself.
087 | Second act.
In this unscripted series by Mailchimp and VICE, we follow five people who decided to change everything about their careers and try something new. Watch Second Act, only on Mailchimp Presents: http://expi.co/01nRwH
086 | The unknown part1.
It’s all a little different for us right now, it’s a weird time. While being in isolation I find my self being fascinated, observing the world go on pause. Who would have thought that this would be possible while our earth was spinning faster than ever before? It feels like we have all been sent to our rooms to think about our actions and the world we have created. For me personally a lot changed. For those that know me, they know that I am traveling most of the year. I am on the road mainly for my clients and I absolutely love it. Seeing places, become part of another culture for some time, eat their food and execute creative ideas with friends or people that become friends while working together. I always have, and now even more so the feeling of being blessed to have experienced this and I hope this all will come back, the freedom and new friendships to be made and the places to explore. That was life as I knew it, and that's done, for now, I hope, but what if not and what will the future look like? Questions that keep my mind busy but also can let it all go. No one knows. We’ll see and we keep fighting to maintain my work as a self-employed creative with the freedom I have always known.
Denni / Photo by Amy Cornelius
085 | Alone together.
This is the story of Todd & Nicola, Who share more than love, Freedom. A film by Sebastien Zanella.
081 | September session.
#inspiration
Growing up in a time without the internet it was rare to see things you actually wanted to see on the TV. Sometimes MTV would give you 18 minutes of snowboarding or surfing, back when MTV was the best thing in the world. My friends and I always tried to record it on one of my mums VR taps which would usually be taped over with one of her favorite shows. Sometimes I got my hands on a copy of a surf magazine from the US (surfing didn't exist in the NL) a thing you wouldn't find often. I would read it from front to back and then again followed by me cutting out pages to hang in my room. Inspiration was not everywhere like it is nowadays. So as a young version of myself I would keep changing channels to hopefully find something that would satisfy me, something I could visualize for weeks and discuss with my friends. A couple of years later Dvd's became a thing and based on the cover I bought this 16mm documentary surf film 2002 and it was called The September Sessions by Jack Johnson. It happened to be the best 30 Euro I had ever spent and I used to watch it over and over again. I still love it, the images, stories, voices, and music, I hope you do too.