Surf Like a Girl

Carolina Amell

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Prestel
01 November 2019

Photography & photographs; Lifetyle & personal style guides; Sports & outdoor recreation; Surfing, windsurfing, water skiing

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 30 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 60, who surf while pregnant, who captain boats, teach yoga and make movies.

The breathtaking photography in Surf Like a Girl 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!

AUTHOR: Carolina Amell is a graphic designer specialising in contemporary visual culture. She is based in Barcelona, Spain.

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This book is a visual celebration of female surf culture.

Surfing has been tradionally known as a mostly male-dominated world, but recently women are getting more recognition and the female surf scene is constantly growing. This book can encourage a new generation of women and girls to take up the sport.

Women are shown both on and off the waves in stunning photography.

Features women from all over the world including the US, Brazil, Canada, France, Australia, Bali, Portugal, UK, Italy, South Africa and the Philippines, among others.

280 colour illustrations.

By: Carolina Amell
Imprint: Prestel
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 306mm, Width: 248mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 1.758kg
ISBN: 9783791385952
ISBN 10: 379138595X
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 November 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

CAROLINA AMELL is a graphic designer specialising in contemporary visual culture. She is based in Barcelona, Spain.

Reviews for Surf Like a Girl

...a stunningly gorgeous collection... - Los Angeles Times Someone has finally delivered a worthy homage to the role of women in surfing. Surf Like a Girl is a marvelous piece of work...What really impresses in this hardcover masterpiece is the perfect balance between each word poured into the pages, and the quality and grandiosity of the giant photos...It's fair to say that this 256-page book is probably the best title ever published exclusively dedicated to women's surfing. Get it and enjoy. -Surfer Today gorgeously photographed...Admirers of surfing and underwater life will certainly find much to appreciate. -Publishers Weekly As for who's riding those waves, increasingly, it's women: among under-19s, there are more girls than boys surfing now, while the number of female surfers aged 65+ has soared 45 per cent since 2010. This growing global surf sisterhood -including a Moroccan Muslim surf coach and Sri Lanka's first female longboarder-is profiled in a new coffee table tome by Carolina Amell called Surf Like a Girl, published by Prestel. -Atlas

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Surf Like a Girl

Carolina Amell

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