Shutterspeed: A Photographic Voyage

by Alexis Cottavoz (Created by), Alexis Cottavoz, Alexis Cottavoz (Photographer)

Overview

Spotlighting the core of modern surfing, "Shutterspeed" is an action-packed pictorial taking the reader on a wild and exciting ride through the lens of renowned action photographer and former professional surfer, Alexis Cottavoz. Some of the most awe-inspiring moments in surfing and extreme sports history are captured and preserved on the pages of "Shutterspeed". After more than eleven years in the making, this dramatic photographic journal is destined to become a classic and vital chronicle of surfing culture.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013971004
Publisher:	Stormproof Films
Publication date:	02/23/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	168
File size:	10 KB

About the Author

Stormproof Films was founded and is currently run by Alexis Cottavoz-Usher. The company has focused primarily on surfing and board sports since 1991, with 33 successful international titles a recent surfing calendar and Coffee Table Book "shutterspeed". The films can be purchased directly from Stormproof Films and are also being distributed throughout the US, Australia, Japan and Europe.

Alexis started his career as professional surfer (World ASP, PSAA and EPSA Tours). These competitions took him to exotic locations such as Australia's Surfers Paradise and Bells Beach Victoria, Bali's G-Land, Japan's Chiba, Hawaii's North Shore of Oahu and Honolua Bay Maui, Puerto Rico's Hobos, the Bahama's, and the European Coast including England, Wales, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal and the Mediterrean.

Traveling to these locations as a professional surfer, Alexis began his next career as a photographer and cinematographer, when he decided to make a documentary of leading surfers and action sports athletes around the world. These action sports films then catapulted him into filming other captivating and exciting extreme sports from around the world. At the same time he also shows you the human side of all the leading pro athletes.

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Editorial Reviews

Santa Barbara native and former professional surfer Alexis Cottavoz has amassed more than a decade’s worth of super gloss images and put them in a book. “Shutterspeed” is a rambling compilation of Cottavoz’s voyages through the Earth’s most monolithic landscapes, a time capsule of surfing pipelines, snowboarding and skateboarding half-pipes, extreme sport celebrities, sensual sunsets and scantily clad women. For more info visit www.stormprooffilms.com.

Montecito CA - Montecito Independent Review