surf's up NY

photographer Michael Halsband will be talking and signing copies of his latest work - SURF BOOK - at the Barnes & Noble on 6th Avenue and 22nd Street this Wednesday, August 24th at 7pm. Michael is an amazing photographer who's traveled with many artists. SURF BOOK is born of his great personal love for surfing and desire to capture the sport and it's legands in a way that's never been done (with co-author Joel Tudor) . from Amazon... "The remarkable characters who color surfing's past and present. This portrait, in lavish photographs and fascinating stories, chronicles a pantheon of living surf maestros from the historic and contemporary surfing communities: surf champions, master board builders, underground cult figures... led by a popular surf personality and a legendary celebrity photographer."

(photos copyright Michael Halsband)