Surf Like A Girl

By Carolina Amell

WHY WE LOVE IT

With photographs that take our breath away, Carolina Amell features 30 women who surf (at various levels) from all over the world in this beautiful hardcover, exploring their connection to the waves and surf culture.  This book is packed with stunning photographs and inspiring voices of women celebrating the female wave chasers of the world and delivering a worthy homage to the role of women in surfing.

DETAILS

Whether they’re threading a barrel or shredding a swell, these amazing women are making enormous waves in the world of surfing.

If you thought surfing was a male-dominated sport, think again.  The thirty women surfers profiled in this thrilling collection can rip a wave with the best of them.  Hailing from all over the world, each surfer is featured in spectacular photography and with their own inspirational words.  There’s American professional surfer Lindsay Steinriede on how her father’s death has inspired her career; French board shaper Valerie Duprat on how she got her start “sculpting foam;” Conchita Rossler, founder of Mooana Retreat in Portugal, on connecting mind, body, and spirit; and Australian photographer Cait Miers on empowering women.  You’ll also meet surfers who are over sixty, who surf while pregnant, who captain boats, teach yoga, and make movies.  Breathtaking photography captures these women from every angle, on and off the waves, in some of the world’s most visually stunning locations.  The perfect gift for surfing enthusiasts, this unique compilation of stunning pictures and hard-won wisdom proves that the thrill of catching a wave, riding it, and kicking out belongs to everyone.

• Published by Prestel
• Hardcover
• 256 pages
• Approximately 9.7" x 1.1" x 12.1"