Posts Tagged ‘reportage’

Uncommon Ideals

Posted on March 4th, 2012 in inkydeep by inkydeep

Uncommon Ideals is simply a stunning and breathtaking piece of work; an inspired combination of images and music, with Dan Crockett’s poem read by Jeff Hordley adding gravitas.

Uncommon Ideals was selected as the winner of the 2011 Shorties award at last years London Surf Film Festival.

The first breath is a beauty;
Whispering of the north like a kiss
Gilded hammer come tapping
Licking the dun dunes
Sweeping the tawny sea
A chill fist come rapping
At the doors of you,
of me

Bay burn the first
Runners of the dawn train
Ripples, creeping in beneath castles
Under dismantled factories
Between oak groins tar black
Onto reefs of hell
And fain the eyes that track
This first building of
the swell

A copper peak like running snuff
Bang, bang, bang
From the north she pours
Stirring the remaining cod
Sister wind swung south
Waking the Farne-bound seals
And met by land she roars
Dipped in sepia,
flayed bister
Delight for uncommon ideals

Used by permission of Dan Crockett – http://www.danielcrockett.co.uk/.  From Dan’s website on the poem Uncommon Ideals; “A poem I wrote was used to frame Uncommon Ideals, a short film about surfing in the North Sea. It ended up going viral with 85,000 views on Vimeo. The text of the poem… it’s about craving things everyone else would think were mad.”

Uncommon Ideals a film by Chris McClean and Mark Waters. Released 25 August 2011.

The Doggerland Chronicles – http://thedoggerlandchronicles.blogspot.com/

Random Happenings…

Posted on April 22nd, 2011 in inkydeep by inkydeep

This week’s random happenings; a collection of news items that caught our attention.

Most mornings prior to going off to the day job, over a cup of coffee I tweet about surfing or travel news items that I hope are of interest to those who follow inkydeep.  Here’s a collection of this week’s random happenings:

Documenting river surfing in Munich
Keep Surfing, documenting Munich river surfing and the associated subculture.  Shot in 2009, Keep Surfing was being shown as part of the Australian Festival of German Films.

From The Sydney Morning Herald; “Beautifully shot and deliciously surreal, the film focuses on six of the river’s most hardcore locals, including Quirin Rohleder, who began riding the Eisbach on a boogie board and went on to become a pro surfer, and Walter ”The Janitor” Strasser, a formidably hairy former motorcycle gang member and mechanic who abandoned work to concentrate on river surfing and making didgeridoos in his apartment.”

Picture: SMH. The standing wave on the river Eisbach, Munich.

Hangin’ five at the world’s most unusual surf break -http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/hangin-five-at-the-worlds-most-unusual-surf-break-20110408-1d7jy.html

Boycotting the ASP Longboard Tour
Reigning women’s world longboard champion Cori Schumacher taking a stand against the Association of Surfing Professionals staging an event in Hainan Island, China.

From the Del Mar Times; “I felt like I had two choices: I could go with my reservations and wear a ‘Free Tibet’ shirt, or something trite like that. Or, I could stand up for what I believe in and hopefully call more attention to these issues through a boycott.”

Picture: Del Mar Times. Cori Schumacher, toes on the nose.

Solana Beach: World longboard champion Cori Schumacher stays true to who she is – http://www.delmartimes.net/2011/04/12/solana-beach-world-longboard-champion-cori-schumacher-stays-true-to-who-she-is/

Old Guard, New Guard
A look at the young women currently on the ASP Women’s World Tour.  From ESPN; “This year, 19 no longer sounds young; it sounds like the norm. Of the 17 women on the elite tour, eight are 20 or younger and six of those eight are currently ranked in the top 10. These girls represent a new era in women’s surfing; one dominated by contest-smart, competitive, well-coached athletes who all believe they can be world champion.”

Picture: ASP. Tyler Wright at Pipeline.

From ESPN; Terrible teens – http://espn.go.com/action/surfing/news/story?page=2011-asp-world-tour-rip-curl-pro-bells-beach-womens-preview

This Week – Random Happenings…

Posted on April 9th, 2011 in inkydeep by inkydeep

This week’s random happenings; a collection of news items that caught our attention.

Most mornings prior to going off to the day job, over a cup of coffee I tweet about surfing or travel news items that I hope are of interest to those who follow inkydeep.  Here’s the best of this week’s random happenings:

1. Surf and the City
Kelly Slater and Taj Burrow score a super clean Ours; the Sydney slab that is.  It seems no matter where or what Kelly surf’s he makes it look effortless.

Picture: ASL.  Ray Collins.
http://www.surfinglife.com.au/news/asl-news/6034-surf-and-the-city

2. St Ives, Cornwall – one of the top ten beach destinations in Europe
A shout out for St Ives.  TripAdvisor rates St Ives the sixth best European beach resort ahead of Spain, France and Italy.  Malcolm Bell, head of tourism at visitcornwall.com “… the award was an amazing testament to one of the jewels in Cornwall’s crown”. He added: “As well as stunning beaches it has a range of quality accommodation and fantastic attractions making it appeal to visitors of all ages and interests.”

Picture: The Guardian.  Julian Finney/Getty Images
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2011/apr/04/st-ives-cornwall-best-european-beach-destinations

3. Not just for new surfers
Learning the basics… A report on the tension between experienced surfers and those learning to surf at Linda Mar, Pacifica, California.  In response to the reporter asking how people felt about surf schools, how about this for some choice words:

“Do not fall prey to the siren call of the “surf schools” who are only interested in counting their wads of cash while pretending to turn you from a kook into a Kelly (Slater),” said Ward Walkup, a Pacifica resident. “You will be shoved out into the already over-clogged lineups ill-prepared to deal with psycho locals, chop hopping punks, SUP malcontents and gray haired longboard wannabes.”

Picture: The Pacifica Patch.  Glen Hogerton.
http://pacifica.patch.com/articles/surfing-etiquette-on-the-crowded-seas

4. The consumer decisions we make
The sport we love and it’s highly toxic equipment.  Eco-friendly surfing: coming soon to a beach near you? A good article and insight on the progress being made within the surfing industry on the use of earth-friendly materials.

Picture: Mother Nature Network.  DSuar/Flickr.
http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/eco-friendly-surfing-coming-soon-to-a-beach-near-you