Greg Webber is a famous surfboard shaper known for pushing the boundaries of surfboard design over the years. He recently got involved in the wave pool game by setting up Webbers wave pools. I caught up with him to get his thoughts on everything artificial. Check out some of his thoughts below. To view other […]
Riding the artificial wave: The Lagoon
Millions of surfers around the world are wanting to ride the artificial wave and many are now investing millions into artificial wave technology to make their dreams of surfing the perfect wave true. For the video element of my project, I wanted to case study someone who is trying to make their dream a reality. […]
Riding the artificial wave: The environment wipes out on the wave pool
Courtesy of man-made artificial pools, surfers can now ride waves at landlocked destinations, but is this at the expense of our environment? Surfing the internet, you come across another video featuring plans for wave pool technology. Newcomers Surf Lakes in Australia just released footage of their concept with five different waves rolling in different directions at […]
Riding the artificial wave: Surfing away from shore
My multimedia project Riding the artificial wave investigates the rise of artificial wave technology and its impacts on surfing. The main body of work is a magazine feature called Surfing away from shore. It is written for Huck Magazine and features interviews from major players in the wave pool and surfing world. Thanks to everyone […]