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The Way to Shambhala…
The Way to Shambhala… By Edwin Bernbaum Published by Anchor Book/Doubleday, New York 1980 This book is a classic for anyone interested in adventure, mythology and spiritual development. Written by Edwin Bernbaum who while teaching in the Peace Corps in … Continue reading
Tibet2Timbuk2 – Concert review
The small crowd gathered in the foyer of the Bellingen Theatre, beneath photographs of Tibet and Timbuktu and images of the Dogon people, from Mali in North Africa. The watching eye of a golden Buddha head, Tibetan flags and homemade … Continue reading
Awesome power, absolutely beautiful film – Teahupo’o
“This day at Teahupoo – Aug 27th 2011 during the Billabong Pro waiting period is what many are calling the biggest and gnarliest Teahupoo ever ridden. Chris Bryan was fortunate enough to be there working for Billabong on a day … Continue reading
Light waves…
Surfing a few days ago, on that dream Christmas – New Year swell, at a beautiful little bay sheltered from the south west breeze and surrounded by national parks and grassy slopes covered in wildflowers, with a white glow coming … Continue reading
Surfboards I am Loving – Andrew Kidman
Andrew Kidman lives near Mount Warning, on the far north coast of New South Wales. He has a three hundred and sixty degree view of the hinterland surrounding the mountain. It is one of the most picturesque sights on the … Continue reading
Blue Sway – a film by Jack McCoy
Jack loves photographing waves so much so that a few years back at Teahupo’o he was swimming dangerously close to the reef in the water filming Andy Irons. A set loomed and Andy dropped in on a moderately big wave … Continue reading
The Beauty of Louis Schwartzberg
Nature’s beauty can be easily missed — but not through Louis Schwartzberg’s lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words from Benedictine monk David Steindl-Rast, serves as a meditation on being grateful for every day. From TEDX San Francisco, … Continue reading
The Reverend D. Hunt from Babylon on the line…
The call came in at 5:30 AM, “hey Alb, it’s pumping” – music to my ears. It was the fifth day of the swell. The first was 10-12 feet – big and stormy, the second big with plenty of push … Continue reading
A Day in the Life of India
When filming a series of religious festivals in India in the mid-eighties I would often wander the streets at night around the time of the full moon, listening to the sounds of chanting from nearby temples. There is always more … Continue reading