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Logan Landry patiently waiting on the crew
Logan Landry, Kevin Schulz Sepp Bruhwiler & photographer Liam MacDonald suiting up.
Kevin Schulz
Kevin Schulz meeting Pete Devries for the first time. Logan mediates.
Kevin laying with Ellie his talisman for the week.
Logan Kevin and I having an eyes closed drawing competition with bikes, peni, flowers, vaginas and surfboards being thrown down.
Logan Landry waiting it out.
Pat Curren synching up with nature.
I spent the past week hanging out with 20 year old, San Clemente, pro surfer, Kevin Schulz before, during, and after his win at the Rip Curl Pro Tofino. For most of the locals in town, this was their first time witnessing Kevin’s light footed style, and for many, that was when they threw in the towel.
Surfing, camping, hiking and smashing beers on the beach. You don't have to travel far to go on an adventure around here! I'm so stoked to be exploring Canada more than ever these days.
Cold coast.
Left alone, while the rest of the area is deforested, a family of trees huddle together.
Behind the scenes of our Exploring The Cold Coast story.
The first time I surfed was seven years ago. It was here in Tofino with four strangers, one of whom was Eliel Hindert. A small, bouncy, and enthusiastic professional skier, Eliel welcomed me into his car to ride the ferry, where I fell asleep under a row of seats with a newspaper as a pillow. The old, beat up car was parked below us, packed like a Tetris game. Looping through each door several times was one single piece of rope that secured the four pink and yellow sponge-top surfboards. When we arrived just outside of town, we set up camp and ate canned beans beside the local dump. The next morning, we bobbed on our rental surfboards like wet rats floating on driftwood. We were hooked.
Behind the scenes of our Exploring The Cold Coast Story, up on National Geographic Adventure.
It has been raining on and off all day, and will continue all week. Or year round for that matter. We find ourselves constantly camping in these conditions, and I’m slowly learning why. When water particles add up between camera and subject, the light diffuses into something soft and delicate. This is a contrast to the landscapes and people with whom I connect. The fog sits heavily, muting the colors into black, white, and greens like a watercolor painting from my grandparents’ house. These dreary, isolated elements of the Pacific Northwest are where I draw inspiration for my work.
Behind the scenes of our Exploring The Cold Coast Story, up on National Geographic Adventure.
Logan Landry, friends, & I, got some big plans coming this fall.
East coast surfer Logan Landry and west coast surfer Noah Cohen.
Tofino, 2013.
Sitting down with J.S. Weir and the rest of the Sanuk crew. Thanks for the hospitality guys!
My buddy Sasha Barkans just put together some hard work and created a new album on my site!
"Warm Beer Cold Women" is a series that focuses on a love/hate relationship of surfing in frigid waters, with little sleep, and long car rides. Warm Beer Cold Women is a story about how the surrounding conditions are worsening, but the surf is soon changing for the better.
Location: Sombrio, Tofino, Ucluelet, La Push, & Westport.
Look for new work from Mexico to come shortly.
I took this picture of two random surfers walking in from a large stormy surf. They asked to see the picture and were surprised at the result. I told them I would give them a business card in the parking lot, instead they exchanged a laugh.
South Chestermans, Tofino, British Columbia.
From the series Warm Beer, Cold Women.
©Alex Guiry 2012
Jason Cowie runs out of his tent naked as he hears the first car leave. Ucuelet Campground, Vancouver Island.
From the series Warm Beer, Cold Women.
©Alex Guiry 2012
Local surfer Eric Milic, fucking around before an early start.
From the series Warm Beer, Cold Women.
©Alex Guiry 2012
Ucuelet, Vancouver Island.
From the series Warm Beer, Cold Women.
©Alex Guiry 2012