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CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 3/14/2020

POSTPONED: Jeff Divine '70s Surf Photographs' launch at Arcana

Saturday, March 14 from 4–6 PM, Jeff Divine will sign copies of his new book, '70s Surf Photographs, published by T. Adler Books, at Arcana: Books on the Arts in Culver City, Los Angeles.

POSTPONED: Jeff Divine '70s Surf Photographs' launch at Arcana

If you were there, even just for some of it—Hawaii, California, surfing, the ’70s—the memories and stories will flow freely from these photographs. Jeff Divine was there for all of it, and these images have been culled from an enormous personal archive. Divine was shooting for Surfer, the monthly magazine that was the bible of the scene. His photos from this archive show the precommercialized era in surfing when the hippie influence still held sway. Surfers had their own slang-infused language and were deep into a world of Mother Ocean, wilderness and a culture that mainstream society spurned. Surfboards were handmade in family garages, often made for a specific kind of wave or speed, for paddling, ease of turning, and featured all kinds of psychedelic designs. Some were even hollowed out to smuggle hash from Morocco.

The color and black-and-white photographs collected here, taken throughout California on the coastlines at Baja, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, La Jolla, Malibu, San Clemente and Oahu, give a vivid image of this close-knit culture and the incredible athletic feats of its heroes and heroines.

Raised in La Jolla, California, Jeff Divine (born 1950) started photographing the surfing world in 1966. He held jobs as photo editor for 35 years with Surfer magazine and Surfer’s Journal. His works have been displayed worldwide in museums and galleries, as well as in books, magazines and media. In 2019 he was inducted into the Huntington Beach Surfing Walk of Fame for his contribution to surf culture in a career lasting 50 years.

If you cannot attend but would like to purchase a signed copy, please order here or call 310-458-1499.

Arcana: Books on the Arts
Saturday, March 14: 4–6 PM

8675 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, California 90232
Telephone 310-458-1499
POSTPONED: Jeff Divine '70s Surf Photographs' launch at Arcana
POSTPONED: Jeff Divine '70s Surf Photographs' launch at Arcana
POSTPONED: Jeff Divine '70s Surf Photographs' launch at Arcana
POSTPONED: Jeff Divine '70s Surf Photographs' launch at Arcana
POSTPONED: Jeff Divine '70s Surf Photographs' launch at Arcana
POSTPONED: Jeff Divine '70s Surf Photographs' launch at Arcana
POSTPONED: Jeff Divine '70s Surf Photographs' launch at Arcana

Jeff Divine: 70s Surf Photographs

Jeff Divine: 70s Surf Photographs

T. Adler Books
Hbk, 12 x 9.5 in. / 148 pgs / 110 color / 22 b&w.

$39.95  free shipping