Other Work
Don James: Prewar Surfing Photographs
A small but evocative collection of California surfing photographs; a companion book to 1996’s Don James: Surfing San Onofre to Point Dume, 1936-1942. Introduction by Matt Warshaw. (T. Adler Books, 2004, 46 pages)
My California
A collection of 27 essays on life in California, from fly-fishing, to West Coast honky-tonking, to big-wave surfing. Authors include Michael Chabon, Pico Iyer, T. Jefferson Parker, Carolyn See, Edward Humes, Dana Gioia and Matt Warshaw. Cover art by David Hockney. (Angel City Press, 2004; 208 pages)
Only a Surfer Knows the Feeling
Essays and articles on beachwear giant Billabong, with an emphasis on the company’s stellar international surf team. Featured writers include Matt George, Derek Rielly, Nick Carroll, Evan Slater, Sam George and Matt Warshaw. (RollingYouth Press, 2003; 152 pages)
Big Wave: Stories of Riding the World's Wildest Water
A collection of essays, most of them on big-wave riding, from some of the nation's best outdoor-adventure writers, including Dan Duane, William Finnegan, Bruce Jenkins, Allan Weisbecker, Dave Parmenter and Matt Warshaw. Edited by Clint Willis (Thunder's Mouth Press, 2003, 316 pages)
The Perfect Day: 40 Years of Surfer Magazine
A chronological greatest-hits package from Surfer, filled with travel articles, profiles, contest reports and big-wave features, and illustrated with the work of the sport's greatest photographers. Edited by Sam George; foreword by Matt Warshaw (Chronicle Books, 2001; 168 pages)
Masters of Surf Photography: Jeff Divine
Sumptuous oversize coffee table book featuring the work of virtuoso surf photographer Jeff Divine. Over 300 photographs, taken from 1970 to 1999, covering all facets of the sport. Foreword by Matt Warshaw (The Surfer's Journal, 2000; 238 pages)
The Big Drop: Classic Big Wave Surfing Stories
Over 30 stories, interviews, essays and articles on big-wave surfing. Contributors include surfers Brock Little, Rick Grigg, Gerry Lopez, Mark Foo, Ken Collins and Greg Noll; and surf-writers Bruce Jenkins, Ben Marcus, Derek Hynd, Phil Jarratt and Matt Warshaw. Edited by John Long (Falcon Publishing, 1999; 250 pages)
The Surfer's Journal: Great Waves
The follow-up Surfer's Journal/Opper Sports documentary series, originally aired on the Outdoor Life Network in 1998, featuring some of the world's premier surf breaks, including Pipeline, Jeffreys Bay, Maverick's, Kirra, Malibu, Grajagan, Tavarua, Bells Beach and Honolua Bay. Edited by Dana Brown, written and co-directed by Matt Warshaw.
Surfers: Photographs by Patrick Cariou
Elegant coffee table photo book, featuring the work of by French-born fashion photographer Patrick Cariou, with an emphasis on portraits. Introduction by Dan Duane; foreword by Matt Warshaw (PowerHouse Books, 1997; 144 pages)
The Surfer's Journal: 50 Years of Surfing on Film
Six-hour, 12-part documentary series produced by The Surfer's Journal and Opper Sports, originally aired on the Outdoor Life Network in 1997, spotlighting the sport's best surf moviemakers, including Bud Browne, John Severson, Bruce Browne, George Greenough, Alby Falzon, Greg MacGillivray, Jack McCoy, Sonny Miller and Taylor Steele. Directed by Ira Opper; edited by Dana Brown; written by Matt Warshaw
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