August 22, 2009

SURFING FLORIDA: A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY


above: Reef Road (West Palm Beach) Christmas Swell 1989. Photo: Tony Arruzo

SURFING FLORIDA: A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY is an exhibition and book project that documents the history of Florida surfing as experienced and impacted by its sons and daughters within the state and beyond. The project is organized by the University Galleries at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton.



Above: Daytona Beach, 1930s. This early photo represents the sport’s origins in Florida and includes waveriders Dudley and Bill Whitman, considered to be the State’s first surfers. photo: The Gauldin Reed Archive

LINK TO SURFLINE ARTICLE