Surfers' Blood, an update with new texts of the popular hardcover, from
award-winning surf photographer and filmmaker Patrick Trefz, is a survey
of decades spent photographing the lifestyles and bloodlines of surf
culture across the globe.Surfers' Bloodcaptures all the diverse elements
that make surfing so gripping and that helped it maintain its vitality
in the popular consciousness for generations. A beautiful collection of
oceanscapes, portraits, and action shots, Trefz captures the most
intense, glamorous, and frightening aspects of surfing along with
moments of beauty, stillness, and serenity. The book juxtaposes world
champions and unsung local heroes, monster waves and gentle rollers.
Surfing is all about mankind's intimate connection with the badass
energy and beauty of nature. It is a deep bond, and for many surfing is
a lifelong devotion and a spiritual outlet-a personal experience far
removed from its much-hyped and commercialized public persona. Surfing
is deeper than magazines and Hollywood depictions would lead us to
believe-much deeper. For most surfers, surfing is in their blood and it
connects them to an extended family that is linked through practice,
tradition, craft, emulation, apprenticeship, and shared experience.
Surfers' Blood reaches out to those hardcore, dyed-in-the-wool surfers
through an honest and beautiful portrayal of their sport and its
surrounding culture, while at the same time offering outsiders a peek
into the intense undiluted world of surf.
