Paddle to DC: A Quest for Clean Water from Nate Ptacek on Vimeo.   Can you give us a little introduction into who you are? My name is Nate Ptacek – I am a photographer, filmmaker, and wilderness canoeist originally hailing from the northern Great Lakes region of Wisconsin and Minnesota. I moved west to…

With this feature we’ve been exploring the explorers who take off in vans, or in some cases trucks, for untraveled, quiet lands. Today, we have a similar explorer who’s taken to making the sea her stomping ground. Liz Clark has been living on her boat, Swell, for nearly 10 years. She talked with us about…

Interview by Carletes Saez. My personal introduction to Shawn happened in the late 80s when I saw his signature in a skateboarding ad for the very first time. I was about 10 years old at the time and it caught my eye. I could’t really read what it said, but it was beautiful and different…

Start Small   In this feature we talk to Pete Ceglinski, co-founder of the Seabin Project, on the vision to create a clean, healthy ocean environment by spreading a relatively simple and necessary idea. We hear an update on the project and get recommendations for other DIYers out there, before getting a look at the…

Runamuk Visual’s Jack Donlen got arthritis when he was fresh out of school, putting a cramp in his surf style. But that didn’t stop him from admiring the beauty of the ocean and the talents of his friends. So he picked up a camera and started shooting. His skillful filmmaking landed him in-house at Billabong…

John Lynch first got his hands on a camera at the ripe age of 10 and never looked back. Combining his passion for travel and surfing, he has carved out a life behind the lens sharing the inspiration picked up from the cultures he has explored across the globe. With a couple of traditional surf…

Soon, a band of four photographers and filmmakers will embark on a van life expedition through Mexico, Central and South America to capture images of the kinds of people and places that are usually passed up by travelers, with the goal of giving something back to the communities they document. Naturally, the whole trip is…

We sat down with surfer and business owner, Anna Ehrgott, to talk about her nomadic life, surf escapades and what it’s like to own and operate her own business, Sagebrush Boardbags, while living a rich life on the road.     In a few sentences, can you tell us about the forces that shaped you…