Divine Surf: Five Decades of Surfing Action and Culture

A new retrospective by one of surfing’s most revered photographers.

Divine Surf is a 300-page tome featuring the greatest hits and unseen photos by Jeff Divine. What sets Divine Surf apart from the shooter’s previous books is the strong presence of his written voice. Each photo has a story caption that provides new framing, cultural relevance, and often-humorous yarns from his life behind the lens at the epicenter of surf happenings. “I hope this book captures the feel of being in the crowd at a raucous surf-photography slide show,” Divine prefaces in the intro, “flipping through an anxiously awaited surf magazine that’s finally arrived, the exhilaration of the ride itself, surf culture’s depth, and, most importantly, how magnificent the ocean remains—perhaps the only constant throughout my career.”