Jeff Divine – Surf Photographer

Following on from yesterdays vintage Summery goodness here are some pics by Jeff Divine.

As one of the first photographers to document the rise of surfing on the North Shore in the 70s and 80s, he’s a true pioneer of surf photography. Each of his images is a small glimpse into what life was like as a Surfer when the sport truly started to evolve. While the Vietnam War was coming to an end, the hippies were all partied out and Jim Jones was preaching to his followers in Guyana, small groups of Surfers were pushing themselves and their boards as far as they possibly could.

Below are just a few of my favourite images. If you’d like to see more then definitely check out Jeff Divine’s website.

All images © Jeff Divine.
 
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It’s Always Summer In California

While cruising the interwebs this evening I stumbled on beachbonfire.tumblr. Right now I’m longing for a past I never had; a summer holiday in California in the seventies. How much fun? I love images from SoCal no matter what era they’re from so I kinda feel like I hit the jackpot. There are a ton of surfing, skating and general Summery photos on the site so check it out. In the meantime, here are some of my favourites.

Second pic is Tony Hawk in 1982.
 
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Babette Pop Up Shop

If you’re a fan of vintage then make sure to stop by at the Babette Pop Up Shop in Durban on the 26th of May.

Babette is a boutique clothing store in Cape Town that specializes in authentic, reworked once-off vintage dresses. The collection contains dresses of various fabrics – silk, rayon, cotton, chiffon, satin, polyester, gabardine etc. Every dress is different and has interesting detail and patterns – embroidered, pleated, tucks, buttons and other details.

Babette Pop Up Shop
When: 26th May
Time: 10am – 2pm
Address: 27 Peter Mokaba Rd, Morningside, Durban
Complimentary tea and cake available from Isabel and Bernadette’s Pop Up Tea shop

Directions:
Drive up Montpelier Rd, continue over Musgrave Rd, the road will curve around the top of Jameson Park and # 27 is on the left hand side. Parking on the road.

Stand a chance of winning a Babette dress, all you have do is like the Babette page, and share the Facebook event.

Babette Facebook page: facebook.com/Babette.Clothing
Babette on Twitter: .twitter.com/Babetteclothing
Babette Website: www.babetteclothing.co.za
Babette Pop Up Shop event: click here

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I Heart The I Heart Market

Wow, how fast is this year flying by, it’s May already!! With each new month comes another market. I was seriously rushed yesterday which is why there is a severe lack of photos, sorry about that. We blew in and blew out again so fast it’s a wonder I had time to speak to anyone. I have been asked to guest post on the I Heart Market blog so the majority of my photos will be going up there. Stay tuned for my top 5 picks of the day. Have a fab week everyone.

Poster image direct from the I Heart Market, all the other images are mine. Rabbit – Ikhaya | Mrs Clayton at the Wooden Words stall | Cupcake Couture goodies | Jenny Grant and Carmen Wichmann | Nadia from Cupcake Couture.
Blog layouts via Pugly Pixel.
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Happy Saturday

I was dragged down to the beach this morning to watch roughly 400 boats launch for the Durban Ski Boat Club fishing compo. Taking photos of fisherman at the crack of dawn is definitely not my thing, not least because you constantly have to dodge the mad, crazy tractor driver. Here’s the only pic I consider worthy of displaying because the sunrise was pretty awesome and I like the way the boats are silhouetted.

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