Short Film
Earlier this summer, the Aloha Beach Club team hopped the border to shoot an editorial for the new Outerknown collection. Along the way they scored some tasty food and fun waves.
Featuring: David Wright, Christian Yeager, Bryan Palacios, Kyle Yee, Kahana Kalama, Billy Wickens, Kelsey Brookes, Adam Finck, & Ryan Gilmore
Filmed & Edited by: Evan Schell
Surfer Magazine met up with San Diego surfboard shaper, Jeff McCallum, earlier this year to discuss his career as a shaper and the importance of handshaping high-quality surfboards. His sleek and unique board designs have been fine tuned for the ever changing conditions and waves here in San Diego.
To see more of Jeff's boards click here.
I contributed water footage of Kahana Kalama to this piece.
Film & Edit: Alex Kilauano
Surfer: Kahana Kalama
Water Footage: Evan Schell
Vissla's Cliff Kapono met up with fellow Creator & Innovator, Travis Reynolds, at the world famous Haut Shop board building space in Santa Cruz, CA earlier this spring. What started as a brief chat about surfboard design, quickly resulted in the creation of a traditional, wooden alaia shaped out of paulownia wood and coated with linseed oil.
From start to finish the process took about four hours, which gave Cliff the opportunity to test ride the alaia by lunchtime.
Surfers: Cliff Kapono & Kyle Buthman
Music: "Summertime" ~ Clarence Gatemouth Brown & "Lost Lost Lost" ~ Pratt & Moody
To see more of Travis' boards visit: (https://travisreynolds.org)
For more about Cliff and his work visit: (http://www.cliffkapono.com)
A chronological look back at 2017.
Locations: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oahu, Canada, Indonesia & New York.
Music by: Beach Fossils - "This Year"
Earlier this month I documented a new mural that Florida-based artist, Ty Williams, painted on the Banks Journal US HQ in Newport Beach, CA. This short film offers some insight into Ty's creative process and the new style of painting that he's been experimenting with over the last year.
Banks Journal had an unveiling party for the mural last Friday at their inaugural "Casual Friday" event. Drinks were provided by Vacancy Coffee Bar & Pabst Blue Ribbon. A special thanks goes out to Ty and the Banks Journal crew for supporting this rad project and event.
Two, new short films I put together about Guayaki Amiga & Amigo, Kassia Meador and Cyrus Sutton.
"Pushing the limits of women's surf culture has always been natural for amiga Kassia Meador. She continually encourages her tribe to express themselves freely and be who they are meant to be. She takes the stand as an active leader for positive change in causes she feels passionate about, especially environmentally and socially." ~ Guayaki
"Life doesn't slow down for anyone, including amigo Cyrus Sutton. Despite today's fast pace, there's no better time than NOW to take a break, grab a tereré and enjoy the things you love most in order to #ComeToLife. Here's Cyrus finding a moment of clarity in his old backyard in San Diego between tour stops for his film Island Earth." ~ Guayaki
This short film entitled, Kahana Kalama ~ Volume 1, is an introductory piece about Aloha Beach Club co-owner & Banks Journal Comrade, Kahana Kalama, his surfing, and how he splits his time between California & Hawaii.
Aloha Beach Club hosted the film's premiere earlier this month at the North Park Flagship where refreshments were supplied by Coronado Brewing Company and Guayakí Yerba Mate. There was also an afterparty featuring a live performance by Los Angeles based band, SPINDRIFT, at Seven Grand San Diego.
A big thanks goes out to everyone who made it to the premiere, the crew at Aloha Beach Club for hosting, & the Banks Journal team for supporting the film and event.
Photos by: Sergey Kolivayko.
Three hundred sixty-six days came and went quicker than I could've ever imagined. I put together this recap of my favorite moments, people, and trips from 2016.
Locations: California, Oahu, Mexico, New York, Tennessee, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Fiji, Australia, Canada, Michigan & Illinois.
Music by: Black Marble - "Iron Lung"
Callen Busch began building handplanes out of salvaged wood during a flat spell in San Diego. The lack of surfable waves pushed him to explore new methods of waveriding. Over the last five years he has refined his skills and created dozens of unique handplanes out of beautiful, exotic woods.
In this episode of Thumbnails, Callen discusses his creative process and the joys associated with creating a one of a kind piece of functional art.
To see more of Callen's handplanes visit: (www.saltyshapes.com)
Music by: Jake Rosen & Brendan Sepe.
At the end of this summer I met up with my good friends, The Lulls, as they began the second leg of their North American tour. I compiled a brief recap video from their album release show in New York City as well as their shows in Toronto and Chicago.
The Lulls debut album, "Island of Daughters", is now available on iTunes, Spotify, & Soundcloud.
Music by: The Lulls - "Bruise" (www.lullsofficial.com)
Last week, the entire California coast was gifted seven days of picturesque waves. Spots that have laid dormant for the last few months came to life in true form. Kahana Kalama and I made it a priority to get out every day while the swells lingered and we came away with this piece entitled, sa·cré bleu.
Enjoy.
Surfer: Kahana Kalama ~ (www.alohabeachclub.com)
Film & Edit: Evan Schell
Last month, Aloha Beach Club put on their second annual Big Sur Field Trip at Fernwood Resort. Friends from all over California came together for three days of fun in the redwoods. The weekend consisted of camping, surfing, and wrapped up with a night of music featuring DJ duo, Sunburnt Reynolds, Oakland based band, Half Stack, and San Diego trio, The Lulls.
35mm Photographs // Fuji Superia 400.
Earlier this month I had the opportunity to spend an afternoon with campers at Camp Wet and Wild, a week long summer camp for kids & adults with special needs. Camp Wet and Wild is run through the City of San Diego Parks & Rec Therapeutic Recreation Services program and this year's surf equipment was provided by AmpSurf, an organization for adaptive surfing based in Pismo Beach.
Before we began our cross-country trip, countless friends warned us about the drive through Texas. Every time it was discussed we would both just shrug it off and change the subject immediately. Texas did indeed prove to be a dull part of our journey and that’s all I have to say about that. We charged through The Lone Star State in just over twelve hours and made it to New Mexico just in time for sunset.
As we crossed the state line a myriad of desert hues lit up the sky and showed us the way to Las Cruces, NM. After logging the most sleep of the trip we saddled up for the home stretch of our journey and raced west as the sun rose behind us. As we began seeing signs for Arizona it began to sink in that we were almost home. There were only eight hours between us and our beloved coastal hometown. By the time we crossed into California the excitement became palpable as all of the memories we had made over the last week flashed through my head. We traveled coast to coast in four days and there isn’t a thing I would change about our trip.
After a few days enjoying the fast paced rhythm of New York City, we boarded a bus to the Nation's Capital. We arrived in Washington D.C. just before sunset. The sweltering heat just outside of the Metro Station marked the beginning of a very common activity throughout our trip, sweating profusely. As we headed across town to pick up our new set of wheels for the remainder of the journey, the streets of D.C. remained buzzing after the Pride Festival held earlier in the day. By the time we loaded up the cherry red Ford E-350 (fittingly named, Rhonda, by her old owners) it was 3:00 am. We raced through the darkness to a rest stop in Northern Virginia where we both fell asleep as the sun rose. Three hours later we woke up drenched in sweat, disheveled, and feeling like we had been left in a convection oven overnight.
By the time we reached a Starbucks in Harrisonburg, VA the news about the events that transpired in Orlando began flooding the internet. It was extremely difficult to comprehend and understand why something so senseless could happen, as we sat surrounded by people going about their Sunday routine completely unaffected. It was hard to sit in silence behind my laptop watching the updates trickle in. We ended up driving all day until we reached Nashville, TN. Due to the Country Music Festival Nashville felt like a complete ghost town. The bars and streets were eerily empty as we slipped into a local diner for a midnight omelette. As we drove through downtown, the Seigenthaler Bridge was illuminated with the colors of a rainbow. It was a beautiful sight to witness. After a quick rinse at a local lake the next morning, we packed up Rhonda and hit the road with our sights set on Dallas, TX.
Last week, my friend and I flew to Boston and began a week-long, cross country trip. Immediately after landing at Logan Airport we boarded a bus to New York City. We traveled through the night and arrived in Manhattan just after midnight. After missing our train to Bushwick, Brooklyn we elected to travel above ground to our sleeping quarters.
We spent three days visiting friends and local sights in the Big Apple. It was great visiting the diverse group of friends that I have out in New York before we began our swift trek back to California.
A few years back Kahana Kalama rode a twin pin shaped by local shaper, Jeff McCallum, for Kookbox Surfboards. We drove up to Lowers to film a little edit of its maiden voyage and the board ended up becoming a staple in Kahana's quiver.
Last month Kahana shaped his very first surfboard. Inspired by the unique shape of the twin pin model developed by the Mirandon brothers of La Jolla, CA in the late 1960s, Kahana tried his hand at creating a similar craft for the looming summer sessions at San Diego's beach breaks.
Highlights from the screening of Rhythm's new film, The Sound of Change Experience, at the Bing Surfboards' flagship store in Leucadia. The Sound of Change Experience features surfers, Neal Purchase Jr., Asher Pacey, Ryan Lovelace, Kai Annetts, Jordan Spee and Diogo Appleton.
For photos from the event, visit: www.bingsurf.com
Earlier this year I sat down with Tony Vontz, the owner of Oakland-based apparel company, Edgevale to discuss the brand's story. Tony delved into the intricacies of what it takes to manufacture goods within his own community and the rewarding aspects of working with local craftsman.
The full interview is available in Stay Wild Magazine's Spring 2016 Issue.
Yesterday was a super fun morning on the South Shore of Oahu. I threw together these three shorts from an early morning surf session with Kahana Kalama & John Hook.
I'm currently working on a short film for Aloha Beach Club that will be out early next month. Stay tuned for more information about the film.
