FvF Surfing - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

Bezerke—A documentary of Russell Bierke tackling some of the world’s biggest waves

Waves topped out at 15 feet, absolutely demolishing competitors and washing them out to the rocky shore. Those watching the...

Los Angeles Fashion

Parton Brothers: Creating a Global Community

Taking after their father Lindsay Parton, a key figure a in the highly competitive real estate market, the brothers are...

Sydney Art

Twenty Twenty Vision: Photographer Michael French preserves the ephemeral era

During our twenties, disenchantment is often merged with starry-eyed idealism; everything is replete with contrasts. Most of all, it’s the...

Sydney Community

Meet the FvF Contributors: Andrew Kaineder

Andrew grew up in Mollymook Beach, a little surf town about three hours south of Sydney where he spent his...

Ventura Home Stories

All Summer in a Day Pt. 1: Chasing the California Dream

Dylan is best known for his photography that centers around surfing, skating or motorcycles. At any given time, he could...

Ventura Travel

All Summer in a Day Pt. 2: Exploring the Hidden Wonders of the California Wild

“When I’m on the road, I work hard,” he says. “You’re up before everyone else, you’re climbing faster than them,...

Byron Bay

Into the blue with straight-talking surf legends Derek Hynd and Rusty Miller

Leaders in the art of surfing and known for their unique style, the pair have accumulated decades of knowledge on...

Santa Barbara Home Stories

Surfer Nole Cossart reveals Southern California's oldest ranches

It’s here, just north of Santa Barbara in rural California, that Nole Cossart grew up. The area is a surfer’s...

Sydney Workplaces

How Hayden Cox’s high-tech surfboards are shaking up the industry

“Oh!” we all exclaim, as he trips and tumbles into whitewash, his surfboard ejected rudely from under him. Hayden turns...

Santa Barbara Workplaces

Morgan Maassen

He heads to all corners of the world seeking haunts of the best surfers, whom he captures in action. Morgan...

Lisbon Workplaces

Nic von Rupp

The 25-year old pro-surfer loves the thrill of bigger waves and tries to constantly test his limits. For some, it’s...

San Francisco

Jay Nelson

They bought the building with friends and Jay tore his apartment down to the studs and rebuilt it, mostly by...

Los Angeles

Kassia Meador

Just shy of 15, she caught the attention of revered board shaper Donald Takayama, and former surf champion Jeff Hakman....

Anglet

Alex Laurel

Having worked for 14 years for Surf Europe Mag and five years for Nike 6.0, Alex has seen and shot...

Tokyo Art

Sayori & Toyotsugu Wada

Growing up as a third generation of Edokko and born to a father wedded to surf, it’s no surprise that...

Los Angeles

Diving into the Sustainable Surfing Movement

Surfing is often likened to a spiritual experience. It’s no surprise, then, that some surfers characterize the traditional approach of...

Crespina

Piergiorgio Castellani

One of his most memorable experiences took place in New York in the late 1980s, when he was still a...

Community Travel

FvF Explores: Californian Wilderness with Sean Woolsey

Road trips are a quintessential American institution. Since the notion took shape in the late 1930s, it has ushered a...

Algarve Workplaces

Marlon Lipke

In a similar setting you’re most likely to find world-renowned surfer Marlon Lipke as he confesses he cannot stay away...

Los Angeles Workplaces

Raan Parton

Behind their venture lies a philosophy that stems from a need to connect commerce with economic growth as well as...