SURFING Magazine

Associate Photo Editor Sammy Olson
Age: 24
Home Town: Santa Cruz, CA
Years Shooting: 9
Mentors: Dave Olson (my grandfather), Larry Moore and Dave Nelson
Favorite Subjects: Empty early morning barrels, Omar Etcheverry, Matt Rockhold, Peter Garaway, Kieran Horn and the rest of the Santa Cruz boys.
Strengths: Water photography, lighting and teaching others about photography.
Surf Photography Philosophy: Go out there to have fun and your images will reflect that.
Website: www.sammyolson.com

LightBox: Saving Chile with Jesse Faen
One of the world’s best stretches of pointbreaks is under siege. Jesse Faen gives us a glimpse at what we could be loosing.

The Summit: New Wave Discovery in Costa Rica with Kalle and Magnum
Kalle Carranza and Magnum Martinez take us to the newest Costa Rican discovery.

Light Box: Castles Made of Sand
Building expectations in Morocco. Jeremy Sherwin and SURFING Photographer Nate Lawrence take you on a photographic journey along the North African Coast.

Light Box: Return to shark Park
California’s newest dicovery busts the big-wave hunt wide open.

Simply Decadent: Trolling the Tuamotus on the surf charter of a lifetime
Taylor Knox, Tim Curran, Mike Losness, Raimana Van Bastolaer, and Strider Wasilewski enduldge in the surf charter of a lifetime. Three gourmet meals a day, two 20 foot skipjacks and a boat load of friendly faces.

TRIP OF THE DECADE: FACE OFF AT THE WORLD’S BEST RIGHT
Five of surfing’s great ones face off in the world’s best right. Check out the slide show with Nick Carrolls audio commentary.

NOTES FROM THE BOWL: EVAN SLATER TAKES US BEHIND THE PEAK AT THE MAVERICK’S SURF CONTEST
SURFING Editor Evan Slater takes us behing the peak at the Maverick’s Surfing Contest

LightBox: Lizzy takes you through the first five months from Baja to Central America
Del Mar surfer girl Elizabeth “Lizzy” Clark set sail in her 40-foot sailboat on the adventure of a lifetime – San Diego to Baja, Baja to Mainland, Mainland to Central, Central to South American, South Pacific to New Zealand, and on and on — in search of waves. Here are the photos.

Poseidon Adventure: A Greek Surf Odyssey
A testament to the fact that the Mediterranean has surf. Rob Gilley takes us on a Greek Surf Odyssey with Joe Curren, Mike Todd, and Ben Bourgeois.