Come down off your throne. It would be hard to think of a surphotographer whose imagery defined an era more than Jeff Devine's work on the North Shore in the 1970s and the 1980s.

If the North Shore is Mecca and Pipeline is its crown jewel, and Jerry Lopez is

Mr. Pipeline, then you'd have to acknowledge that all of this came into your awareness

through photography.

And some of Jerry's most well-known photos, probably the ones that your mind is conjuring up right now,

were shot by today's guest.

Born in 1950, began surfing in 1964 and shooting photos in 1965.

Devine would sell prints to his high school friends for a dollar apiece.

By 1968, his first photo was published in Surfer Magazine,

and through the 70s he lived in Hawaii to document the North Shore Winters, but was also an

early surf traveler through Bali, South America, Mexico, South Africa, and the South Pacific.

He was an obvious choice and without competition when he took the helm as photo editor for Surfer Magazine in 1981. He stayed in that position for

17 years until transitioning into the same role at the Surfer's Journal. He's also drawn from

his over 50 years of archives to produce

luxurious retrospective hardcover coffee table books, Masters of Surf Photography, Jeff Devine.

He also made Jeff Devine's 70s surf photographs, and then the follow-up book, Jeff Devine 80s surf photographs.

I am honored to be able to discuss all of the in-between with him here today.

But first, thank you, the Surf Rider Foundation, Real Water Sports, and Vayer Watches for making

surf splendor possible. The ocean needs more friends, so consider

becoming a member of the Surf Rider Foundation at surfrider.org. Real Water Sports is our retail partner

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