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“MALIA” by Morgan Maassen

Greetings, Shredderz! Photographer Morgan Maassen just dropped his latest film, titled “MALIA”. As the name suggests, the short film features Hawaiian pro Malia Manuel and her travels around the world for the better part of a year. Whether it’s photography or filmmaking, I am always blown away by the sheer beauty of Maassen’s…

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“Water III” by Morgan Maassen

Greetings, Shredderz! Basically anything that photographer Morgan Maassen puts out is a must watch, and his latest short film, “Water III”, is no exception. As the title suggests this isn’t exactly a highlight reel of another Orange County grom angling for a sponsorship, but that’s just fine with me. Personally, I’d say at…

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Ekolu feat. Honolua Blomfield

Greetings, Shredderz! I really enjoyed “Ekolu”, a mini profile of women’s longboarding world champ Honolua Blomfield and her family. The film was produced by O’Neill and directed by Kyle Buthman, who also directed “Here Now: Past & Present”, the first original Shred Sledz film. Check out “Ekolu” in full below for some feel…

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Light It Up, Mason Ho & Morgan Maassen

Greetings, Shredderz! Welcome to the latest installment in the Clipz series. Here’s a rundown of some of my favorite surf edits from recent memory. Light it Up by Perry Gershkow / Mollusk I feel like I haven’t featured Mollusk’s edits enough on here. Definitely check out their YouTube channel for more. Mollusk also…

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Victoria, Honolua & Imogen by Morgan Maassen

Greetings, Shredderz! Today we’ve got a four pack of clips from a photographer who I believe is one of the most talented people documenting surfing today. Given this blog mostly focuses on vintage surfboards and surfboard design, I haven’t really had a chance to write much about Morgan Maassen. He is a must…

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Clipz: Here and There

Greetings, Shredderz! Welcome to the latest installment of Clipz, where we’ll be serving up a heaping helping of tasty surfboard related videos. Kick back, relax and press play. By now you are probably familiar with Ryan Lovelace, the young Santa Barbara-based shaper with a ridiculous waitlist and a passionate following for his entirely…

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