{"id":99735,"date":"2026-09-08T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/?p=99735"},"modified":"2026-09-08T09:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T16:36:41","slug":"divine-surf-5-decades-of-surfing-action-and-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/divine-surf-5-decades-of-surfing-action-and-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Divine Surf 5 Decades of Surfing Action and Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For over fifty years, Jeff Divine has been a defining storyteller of surf culture\u2014capturing waves, wanderlust, and the spirit of life by the ocean. September 15th, 2026 will see the publication of his newest book, Divine Surf: Five Decades of Surfing Acton and Culture<\/em><\/strong>, published by Rizzoli with foreword by Matt Warshaw.

Five decades of surfing captured through the lens of legendary photographer, showcasing his most iconic and never-before-seen images that chronicle the sport\u2019s spirit from its mid-1960s subculture roots to its mainstream rise. Beginning in La Jolla in 1965, Divine documented surfing\u2019s evolution from a close-knit subculture into a global phenomenon, building one of the sport\u2019s most significant visual archives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This career-spanning collection brings together his most iconic photographs alongside rare, never-before-seen images. From California\u2019s golden 1960s and 1970s surf scene to Hawaii\u2019s heavy North Shore swells, and from South Africa to Tahiti, Divine\u2019s lens reveals the beauty, style, and attitude that shaped generations of surfers. His work also traces early explorations of remote surf frontiers, capturing the thrill of discovery long before these destinations were widely known.

Featuring legendary figures such as Gerry Lopez, Andy Irons, Kelly Slater, and Rell Sunn, the book offers an intimate look at the athletes, artistry, and lifestyle that built modern surf culture. Divine\u2019s images celebrate not just the sport but the people, places, and energy that define surfing life.

A definitive visual history, this lavish volume is a must-have for surfers, adventurers, photography enthusiasts, and anyone drawn to the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About The Author<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Divine<\/strong> is a celebrated surf photographer and former Surfer<\/em> magazine and The Surfer\u2019s Journal<\/em> photo editor. Inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame, his books include Surfing Photographs from the Seventies<\/em>, Surfing Photographs Taken in the Eighties<\/em>, and Masters of Surfing Photography<\/em>. Matt Warshaw<\/strong> is a leading surf historian and author of The Encyclopedia of Surfing<\/em>, chronicling the culture, stories, and global history of the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Publish Date: <\/strong>September 15, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Format: <\/strong>Hardcover<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Category: <\/strong>Sports & Recreation – Water Sports – Surfing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Publisher: <\/strong>Rizzoli<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Trim Size: <\/strong>10 x 11-1\/2<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Pages: <\/strong>304<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • US Price: <\/strong>$60.00<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • CDN Price: <\/strong>$80.00<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • ISBN: <\/strong>978-0-8478-7728-7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    For over fifty years, Jeff Divine has been a defining storyteller of surf culture\u2014capturing waves, wanderlust, and the spirit of life by the ocean. September 15th, 2026 will see the publication of his newest book, Divine Surf: Five Decades of Surfing Acton and Culture, published by Rizzoli with foreword by Matt Warshaw. Five decades of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":99736,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4027,4042],"tags":[5254,12838,4773,5969,3785,4349,7713,15038,32,14263],"class_list":["post-99735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-surf-2","tag-andy-irons","tag-book","tag-gerry-lopez","tag-jeff-divine","tag-kelly-slater","tag-matt-warshaw","tag-rell-sunn","tag-rizzoli","tag-surf","tag-surfing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DIVINE-SURF_9780847877287.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99735"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99738,"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99735\/revisions\/99738"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}