What took you so long?
Five years later and Surfer magazine are back in print, and we are stoked. It’s been too long.
In an age of quick clicks and pretty meaningless likes print still resonates and displays the awesome surf photography better than any other medium. As Kelly explains in Surfer mags post he still remembers his first mention in a mag.
“You try to get your first picture in the magazine, your first ad, your first full page. Try to get a spread or a poster or a cover. “It was such a thing to aspire to in surfing as a young guy coming up. I was so excited when I saw my name in there for the first time. It was an ESA result…second place, Central Florida. It made me feel like I was achieving something. You’re trying to do this little thing in your little town, and you get recognised around the world in the magazine you love.”
Likes last a day, print lasts forever.
Jake Howard of Surfer writes
“A huge thank you to Kelly, Carissa, Caity, and all the other surfers, writers, photographers, editors and creative folks that made this issue what it is. And thank you to all of the advertisers in the magazine. The surf industry is at a crossroads, and we’re honoured to be arm in arm with everyone making a rad surf magazine, celebrating our heroes and inspiring everyone to get out there and just go surfing—whatever that means to you.”
The US needed a print magazine. The creators, culture and industry needed a print magazine, and to see Surfer rising again, is pretty cool.
Good luck!
The new issue of SURFER will officially go on sale on August 23, 2024. Copies will be available online, as well as a fine retailers throughout the United States. More here
