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A vibrant celebration of surfers in and out of the water from an award-winning photographer

Professional photographer Thom Gilbert spent four years among surfer
royalty at the top of their game-in Spain, New York, California, and
Hawaii-with his camera trained not only on tiny figures disappearing in
the waves, but also on the surfers´ faces and bodies back on land. He
returned from the beaches with intimate portraits of the world´s
best-from the newest talent to the oldest and most revered-and also with
dramatic action shots and revealing images of the culture around this
sport and lifestyle. The book features not only 300 photographs, but
some Q&As with, and hand-written contributions from, prominent
figures in the scene. Ultimately, Waves is an ode to surfing and to the men and women who live it every day.

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Thom Gilbert´s portraiture has been featured in New York magazine, Interview, Gotham , and L.A. Confidential . He has been named a Hasselblad Master and received awards from American Photo and from Photo District News . He lives in Long Island, New York. Garrett McNamara is a Guinness World Record holder for the largest wave ever surfed.

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