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Aloha surfers and beachgoers,
Whoa, May surf kicked off big. It was pret- ty much unlike any May I can remember for the past 30 years. We’ve seen times in the past when the North Shore was bigger in May but to have all shores shine so bright all at once was rare. ‘Tis the season to be stoked.
pros got big waves this year so everyone was happy — well, not everyone.
viewers will be more stoked to see the biggest names go at it in a condensed format.
deep into his passion for de- cades — most his life really. Though most who follow their passion don’t go into life threatening situations, Little does, and thus cap- tures the astonishing miracle that is the beauty of waves.
The world’s best on the World Championship Tour finished stop No. 5.
Clark Little (seen in the bottom left corner) does his job capturing the beauty of waves. PHOTO COURTESY CLARK LITTLE PHOTOGRAPHY
And a huge congrats to the North Shore’s Clark Lit- tle, who just came out with his latest book The Art of Waves.
They were all living and surfing in the land down un- der at a break called Marga- ret River in “West Oz.” Surf
making and breaking stuff. COVID caused lots of shakeups in the world or- der — and sports was one of them. This made the World Surf League rethink or re-
imagine the tour. The mid- season cut was one of them. They save some money, get a better chance to score the best surf with less days to run, and they believe most
As I turned the pages and immersed into Little’s world of waves, I realized I was reading my favorite book: the kind with lots of pictures.
GQ, droppin’ in 4 U!
BY GARY KEWLEY
Clark Little Makes Big Impact With His Photography
This fifth event on the WCT was the cutoff point midway through the year. It’s a strikingly fresh for- mat in which the top third of both men and women are cut from the main champi- onship tour’s five remaining events. They must go back to the challenger re-qualify- ing series in order to have a chance to surf professional- ly in 2023. This means only 18 men and 12 women are left to battle it out for finals day in September. It’s career
I’m cool with it. Change can be good. It’s a fresh, nearly revolutionary ap- proach to the theatrics that is pro surfing.
The thing I love about waves is that not one is the same; you can look at them again and again and never tire. Little’s Art of Waves deepened my appreciation to another level. I felt awe and gratitude.
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Little has been delving
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