A surfer from Noosa's sun drenched shores obsessed with the dark world of gothic horror, Jai Lee's personal struggles and addiction to noseriding have twisted his creativity. Words: Chris Preston Photos: Dane Peterson

Sean Mattison has a reputation as a designer, a coach, and a businessman. His competitive experience, retail background and knowledge acquired from testing hundreds of surfboards made him one of the most versatile surfers in California. Words: Rui Ribeiro.

Kye Fitzgerald recounts the tale of the unusual return of Bobby Owens' magic board. Photos: Mark Onorati, Aitionn

From cliff-top vantage points to harbour hop-offs, beach-side hammocks to unglamorous car parks, Mat Arney raids his photo archive to document a different perspective in surfing

Drift caught up with big-wave surfer Carlos Burle on home territory in Brazil to find out why he considers big-wave riding to be a playground for the few who have earned the privilege. Photos: Al McKinnon

This isn't a shameless plug. This is an encounter with a British company doing something special with surfboards. While the industry is focused on the multi-buck movers and shakers parading their eco-wares, let's not forget our homegrown talent. Words: Howard Swanwick Photos: John Morgan and Jamie Bott


BON VOYAGE by Christoph Haiderer

August 22, 2012 | Words By: Rui

BON VOYAGE is a visual diary of several trips to the European coastlines, meeting people along the way, who are in some way related with and co-define an alternative European surf culture.

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The cold, hard British coast

November 04, 2010 | Words By: Angela

Photographs from around the Devon coast, capturing the romance and honesty of our favourite time of year at Drift, the dead of winter. Shoshanna Bowles explains.

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Idiosyncrasies at The Amstel Surfilm Festibal

May 09, 2010 | Words By: Niega

harborbillopenerPatrick Trefz, who left us speechless a couple of years ago with Thread, is now presenting us with stills of his latest project: Idiosyncrasies.

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Assaf Iglesias

April 21, 2010 | Words By: Angela

assaf-iglesiasAssaf Iglesias recently introduced himself to Drift, and we loved his work so much that we wanted to share it with the world…

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Hooray for haolewood

March 14, 2010 | Words By: Angela

bruno-lemosI was a child when I first heard the name Bruno Lemos [writes Luciano Burin] – he’s famous in Brazil for his annual coverage of the North Shore, and his photos have been featured in many of our surf mags.

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True prints

March 13, 2010 | Words By: Mat Arney

get-paddling-openerI guess most things start with an intro.

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Aventuras de Polvo y Salitre

March 01, 2010 | Words By: Niega

expo-ion-eiza-opener Ion Eizaguirre, one of the best Spanish longboarders, amazing shortboarder, proficient alaia rider, longboarding festival organizer, co-author of one of the best surf blogs launched in recent times, photographer and traveller from Zarautz is exposing his travelling photos in Bilbao.

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Cross pollination

January 27, 2010 | Words By: Angela

john-ryan-openerOur US crew have just published a gorgeous set of photos from NorCal designer/photographer/musician John Ryan. So if you fancy a change of scenery but can’t leave the office, do check it out.

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