{"product_id":"shaping-surf-history-isbn-9780847873562","title":"Shaping Surf History","description":"\u003cb\u003eMetyko captures an era-defining snapshot of one of the most fertile and influential moments in California's surf history. The dramatic action shots and intimate moments follow the rise of young legend-to-be and future world champion Tom Curren and the surfboard shaper Al Merrick.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the early 1980’s, Santa Barbara, California, saw an extraordinary mix of innovation, individuals and imagery, combined with a relatively rare meteorological phenomena, that led to one of the most influential periods in modern surf history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe rise of young legend-to-be and future three-time world champion Tom Curren, whose preternatural wave-riding abilities would help establish California at the forefront of contemporary surfing; the emergence of then-unknown board builder Al Merrick of Channel Island Surfboards, who would go on to becoming the sport’s premier board-builder; a once-in-a-generation run of exceptional surf conditions - photographer Jimmy Metyko was there to capture it all. With a compelling blend of dramatic action, intimate moments and epic waves, Metyko’s imagery and personal perspectives articulate a remarkable waypoint on the sport’s cultural timeline, as well as a better understanding, and appreciation, of where surfing is today.\"It'll feel like he has traveled back in time with this retrospective look at the era-defining days of surfing in the '80s.\" —The New York Times\u003cb\u003eJimmy Metyko \u003c\/b\u003ebecame an integral player in California’s nascent professional surf scene, while attending Santa Barbara’s Brooks Institute of Photography in the 1980’s. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eSurfer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSurfing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBreakout\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Surfer’s Journal\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003cb\u003eJamie Brisick \u003c\/b\u003eis a Fulbright fellow and former professional surfer. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Surfer’s Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam George \u003c\/b\u003eis the former editor-in-chief at \u003ci\u003eSURFER\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine and 2014 Emmy Award winning documentary director (\u003ci\u003eHawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau\u003c\/i\u003e). He is acknowledged as one of the sport’s leading authorities.","brand":"Rizzoli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300091711717,"sku":"NP9780847873562","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780847873562.jpg?v=1767736464","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/shaping-surf-history-isbn-9780847873562","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}