Down South Perspective

Silver Surfers of Montauk

Posted on April 5th, 2006

A slideshow of photos by Warwick Saint has been added to photo stories: The Silver Surfers of Montauk.

GOING WITH THE PROS

Posted on September 6th, 2005

Going with the Pros
A photo story by Allan Weisbecker

I’m enjoying a post-session shower at the Pavones cantina when this car pulls up, longboards piled high on the roof and… and a videocam pointed at me from out the driver’s side window. Bunch of guys in the car, a San Jose rental. Seconds pass.

I dunno, I’m thinking. I mean someone’s video-ing me taking a shower. Is this weird?

“Hey, you Allan?” comes a voice from the car.

I walk over. From behind the camera – a big one, broadcast quality, I assume – that voice again. “I’m Arsen. I emailed I was coming.”

I nod, although I’m blanking on an email from an Arsen. I get a lot of emails from guys threatening to show up here at the end of the road at the bottom of Central America. So few actually do it that I generally ignore them. (more…)