Matthew Brookes: Into the Wild

Into the Wild book is an important book for Spring 2022 as it depicts peoplechoosing an alternative lifestyle of living for surf rather than living to work due to social economic pressures.To them surf is a way of life and they love to drive their cars to where the best waves are, sleep overnight and wake up to surf the best waves.Sometimes they even surf at night during the full moon periods. This is adefinite change of mentality of the younger generation right now - the youth who choose to live in the moment and enjoy an alternative lifestyle. This is a book about surfing and speaking to surfers. The journalist who is interviewing the surfers is a surferhimself and works for Stab Magazine - a well respected surf magazine based in LA that has a big online presence.They also plan big surf eventsand competitions so its very good for promotion to have their support.

Autorentext

The English born photographer Matthew Brookes, raised in South Africa and then spent many years in Paris where he discovered his passion for photography. His images have been featured in several publications including Vanity Fair, Vogue, L'uomo Vogue, The New York Times' T Magazine, Interview and British and Spanish Vogue. He also works closely with a variety of luxury brands Giorgio Armani, Hugo Boss, Cartier, Ralph Lauren, Zegna, among others. His previous book Les danseurs (Damiani, 2015) is a series of photographs of the ballet dancers of the Paris Opera. He divides his time between Paris and New York.

Klappentext

The second monograph by New York- and Paris-based photographer Matthew Brookes, Into the Wild is a vibrant celebration of surf life. For this project, Brookes followed a group of young surfers from Venice Beach on their adventures up and down the coast. The result is a story of van culture along the California coast-a story of youth choosing to follow their dreams, living out of vans, existing for surf and travel and freedom, and always chasing the best waves. The documentary-style photographs are typical of Brookes' work, with ethereal shots punctuating more naturalistic photos. The book includes interviews with the surfers done by Zack Raffin from the major surf magazine Stab Magazine. Raffin is a young surfer himself and grew up surrounded by van culture, positioning him as an insider voice as much as a journalist.

Zusammenfassung
The second monograph by New York and Paris-based photographer Matthew Brookes, Into the Wild is a vibrant celebration of surf life. For this project, Brookes followed a group of young surfers from Venice Beach on their adventures up and down the coast. The result is a story of van culture along the California coasta story of youth choosing to follow their dreams, living out of vans, existing for surf and travel and freedom, and always chasing the best waves. The documentary-style photographs are typical of Brookes' work, with ethereal shots punctuating more naturalistic photos. The book includes interviews with the surfers done by Zack Raffin from the major surf magazine Stab Magazine. Raffin is a young surfer himself and grew up surrounded by van culture, positioning him as an insider voice as much as a journalist.