Author Archives: Lauren

Solitude amongst the Circus

By Lauren | Published: December 17, 2011
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A few snap shots of the past five weeks on the North Shore of Oahu, amongst the surfing circus, but still plenty of solitude:

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death by plastic

By Lauren | Published: December 17, 2011

This short trailer about the Laysan Albatross on Midway Atoll near the Pacific Gyre is unbelievable and moving. It’s a stark reminder of the potentially global impacts of our actions, even small ones like using disposable plastics. In the case of the Laysan Albatross, our discarded plastics,  that end up in the middle of the [...]

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What lies under

By Lauren | Published: December 17, 2011

powerful image from artist Ferdi Rizkiyanto

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Economic Profile of U.S. Surfers

By Lauren | Published: December 12, 2011

Below is a great clip from the 2011 Global Wave Conference about surfing and economics. Surfing (and surfers) are often overlooked as an economically irrelevant body. But, there are more surfers than ever (it’s estimated that there are 3.3 million surfers in the U.S. now) and we undoubtedly have buying power (In the U.S. we [...]

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Lunar Eclipse

By Lauren | Published: December 10, 2011

   Don’t forget to catch the lunar eclipse tonight, the last until 2014. It’ll go something like this: &nbsp

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outtakes from Tallow land

By Lauren | Published: December 7, 2011

As has always been the case, men write the HIStory of themselves. Women’s voices are rarely present in mainstream surfing media. That’s why I’m always stoked to hear about women making their voices heard and creating culture themselves. I can’t really say enough good things about the brand Tallow or the lovely ladies who dream it [...]

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Transparentsea recap in ESM

By Lauren | Published: December 6, 2011

  ESM recently ran my re-cap of the Transparentsea Voyage: TransparentSea is an awareness campaign aimed at highlighting coastal environmental issues, with particular attention given to cetaceans, or whales and dolphins, and the waters they inhabit. The first journey in 2009 went from Byron Bay to Bondi, Australia and successfully highlighted the plight of humpback [...]

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smiles for miles

By Lauren | Published: December 6, 2011

The North Shore can be an intimidating place. With a reputation for the most powerful, shallowest surf and some of the most testosterone drenched line-ups in all the world, it’s not always the most inviting place to ride waves. But sometimes it is. Apparently it’s the “worst” winter surf season “ever” and I can’t say [...]

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collaboration

By Lauren | Published: December 6, 2011

Innovative women’s surf brand Tallow was recently featured on Surfing Magazine.com. I collaborated with the Tallow crew earlier this year at Crescent Head and this video was part of the result: Sands of Solace from Tallow Gallery on Vimeo.

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Horrific fishing practice…

By Lauren | Published: November 18, 2011

Bycatch of sentient beings is unacceptable. Support sustainable fisheries.

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