Shred Sledz Social Media Roundup
It’s been a while since I did one of these, so here are some highlights from Instagram over the past month plus. I’ve been writing less on the blog here, and focusing more on a weekly newsletter, which you can sign up for here if you’re interested. One of the coolest bits of…
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I wrote the first Social Media Roundup entry almost seven years ago. I tend to cringe when confronted with a lot of my old work, but I thought that one held up pretty well (then again, it’s just a collection of embedded Instagram posts). All this time later, not a ton has changed….
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Love the content; hate the algorithm. If you’re sick of doomscrolling but still want to keep abreast of the latest happenings in surfing, see below for a quick selection of stoke-inducing posts. We’ve got Mason Ho at a new, landlocked wave pool; a 45 year old Diffenderfer stick at Sunset Beach; and a…
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It feels a little strange to write a series called “Social Media Roundup”, when I myself am trying (and often failing) to avoid mindless scrolling in search of tiny morsels of digital dopamine. And as much as I want to complain about the algorithm and the Explore page’s truly breathtaking ability to destroy…
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Here is another dispatch, live and direct from the Instagram trenches. It’s winter here in the Northern Hemisphere, and sometimes that means paddling out and wondering if the conditions are just a little past your pay grade. Tom Pearsall’s photo does a remarkable job of capturing that feeling of dread spiked with excitement…
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Greetings, Shredderz! See below for a selection of some Instagram highlights from the past month. Someone once suggested that Shaun and Michael Tomson’s rise in the 70s would make for a spectacular movie. Yes, there’s Bustin’ Down the Door, but I mean a big screen dramatization focusing strictly on the two South African…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Here are some Instagram highlights from the month of June. We’ve got some ridiculous bodysurfing footage from Kelly’s wave pool, Torren Martyn’s silky stylings and more. Keep reading for the full rundown. It’s curious that five plus years after its debut, Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch is still an ivory tower. Access…
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Greetings, Shredderz! It’s that time again — keep scrolling for some Instagram favorites, chosen over the past month or so. Can we get a solid Victor Bernardo edit already? I’m just chomping at the bit for something in the ten minute range. In the meantime here’s a still photo of Bernardo, whose style…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Keep reading for a selection of Instagram highlights from April. Raise your hand if you’ve watched every Victor Bernardo clip you can find, and you’re still hungry — starving, actually — for more. Great, glad to see so many of you here with us today. Album Surf’s roster of collaborators is…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Here’s a selection of standout social media posts from about the path month or so. Keep reading for more. I’ve really been digging Nolan Sullivan AKA @tooth_massage‘s work lately. Case in point: this awesome snap of Darshan Gooch emerging from a recent tube. For more Darshan, check out “Here Now: Past…
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