At a minimum of 124 pages, with high production values, the best imagery, insights from the world’s best surf scribes, often cover mounted with a DVD and the only Australian surf mag with a complete digital presence, there’s no doubt why Surfing Life has been at the forefront of surf media for over two decades. Surfing Life is BRIGHT in an intelligent and colourful way. Surfing Life is BRASH, poking fun, but at themselves as much as others. Surfing Life is BRAVE, to take on the tough topics. Surfing Life is the magazine with something for everyone. Surfing Life is Made From Surfing.
AUTUMN
WITH KATE WILCOMES • Our global ocean community brims with unexpected characters. Sometimes, they’re famous. Most times, they’re more knowledgeable than us. Ofttimes, they glimpse into what’s coming: lines on surfing’s horizon. Forecast predicts a future event or trend; we yarn with Surfing Australia’s National High-Performance Director Kate Wilcomes as she peers into the distance.
THE LINEUP • QUESTION: WHICH SURFER DO YOU WISH HAD WON A WORLD TITLE?
CONTRIBUTORS
Surfing Life
DEFERRED, NOT DEFEATED • After battling to make the tour, it ends before it begins
FRAMED
THE TRAVELLER, NOT THE TOURIST • Localising, the art of a Balinese adventure
UNFINISHED BUSINESS • Steph Gilmore manifests the moment
CONNOR MEANS “LOVER OF HOUNDS” • But on tour, O’Leary ditches the underdog label
TELL ME A STORY; I’LL MAKE TIME • Long-form substance replaces snack-sized content
LOVE AT FIRST LIGHT • Shooter Profile: Cait Miers
SO, YOU WANT TO GET BARRELLED • Six tips for five types of tube rides
ASYMMETRIC AUTOCORRECT • Maximum potential with minimal effort
SURFING LIFE PHOTO OF THE YEAR • Our team hunts through the best submissions by our “A-grade” surf photographers from around the world for each issue. With a glut in the digital market, photos get minimal view time. Having a photo published in print these days is a tough gig. So, we’re giving YOU the chance to be a part of SL history and see your photo feature on our glossy pages.
TRAVELLER, NOT A TOURIST