TASCHEN - SURF PHOTOGRAPHY Black Baron Hyfi 09L 5'11" 19 3/4" 2

09L 5'11" 19 3/4" 2 1/2" 31

High tail kick

With a wider fit that accommodates mid-length funboard outlines

and contemporary shortboard rail for precision control

Nic Von Rupp

TASCHEN - SURF PHOTOGRAPHY Black Baron Hyfi 09L 5'11" 19 3/4" 2Catching the Perfect Wave Americas most important surf photographer of the 60s and 70s At a time when surfing is more popular than ever, its fitting to look back at the years that brought the sport into the mainstream. Developed by Hawaiian Islanders over five centuries ago, surfing began to peak on the mainland in the 1950sbecoming not just a sport, but a way of life, admired and exported across the globe. One of the key image makers from that period