Category Archives: Soundscapes, seascapes

“like a dream…” a film by Jessica Cooper, words by Berin MacKenzie

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

“The following short film was created by one of my students, Jessica Cooper, as part of a recent audition for film school. My Aikido teacher in Japan, upon watching the film described it as “like a dream… like swimming and … Continue reading →

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Bodysurfing by JR Brobeck

Posted on February 13, 2011 by

JR Brobeck reinventing the surf guitar with a lap steel guitar, some country blues twang and a uniquely warm sound.  It may not be pipeline music, but it certainly makes you want to hit the water. (via mylifeinwater) Bodysurfing Out … Continue reading →

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Etcetera Whatever – by Linford Detweiler

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

Don’t speak. Words come out your eyes. You’re wet with this nightmare. … We don’t need a lot of money. We’ll be sleeping on the beach, keeping oceans within reach. Whatever private oceans we can conjure up for free. I … Continue reading →

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Submerged Peaks. Once you were.

Posted on November 12, 2010 by

“Full fathom five thy father lies: Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange.”—William Shakespeare, The Tempest My mountains, … Continue reading →

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Sand Seas: George Steinmetz

Posted on November 4, 2010 by

All art is but imitation of nature.—Lucius Annaeus Seneca To this I would add, “All nature is but imitation of nature.”  This is no longer a time when we view our world as a system of separate original spheres, but … Continue reading →

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Corougle, Corracle, Curricle and Coricle–The Coracle

Posted on November 2, 2010 by

“Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.”—-William Shakespeare Years elapse and designs evolve; the coracle, an ancient interwoven willow boat, remains steadfast.  In spite of the stately vessels developed today, her unwaning simplicity serves her continuance.  Oval in … Continue reading →

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Sea at Dusk

Posted on August 23, 2010 by
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Dawn Sea

Posted on August 23, 2010 by
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Storm at Sea

Posted on August 22, 2010 by
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Dane Peterson. (And George.)

Posted on August 12, 2010 by

I often get frustrated and bored with photographs of surfing because they focus on the performance stuff, rather than the whole context – the water, the waves, the light, other people, the geography… I like when pictures show these bigger … Continue reading →

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