A STORY OF SINGLE FIN WOMEN SURFERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

In this photographic portrait series I seek to explore and celebrate the untold story of female surfing in iconic surf spots around the world. I have been immersed in the culture my entire life and heritage and nostalgia are a strong force behind my project. Single fins are where we came from in surfing and this retro trend has brought a new wave of single fin riders with more and more women gracing the line-ups.The elegance of the female form combined with the single fin surfboard results in a movement on the water that is truly quite mesmerizing.I started this project in 2013 while doing my Bachelor of Fine Arts at Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. Surfing the iconic right hand point break Rincon, the Queen of the Coast, I was intrigued by the many incredible women of all ages I met in the water. In 2016 I went back to my old local break in Bali and saw how things had changed in Batu Bolong, the popular surf village of Canggu. It was here that I decided to continue capturing the single fin movement and document the diversity of women that surf there. The portraits are all taken at sunrise and sunset before or after our surf sessions to capture the women in a natural and informal mood.