596 - Jeff Johnson: Part Two
Surf Splendor
David Lee Scales
4.8 • 669 Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2026
⏱️ 123 minutes
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Summary
In Part Two, Jeff Johnson explains how he side-doored his way into becoming Patagonia's first staff photographer, the toll of being sued by one of his surf idols, and he distills the value of being naive to your own limitations. Enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | Drinkag1.com slash surf. With summer, the days are longer, you might be vacationing, |
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| 1:12.7 | flavors along with your welcome kit. That's drinkag1.com slash surf for foundational nutrition. Enjoy. Welcome back. This is part two of two of my discussion with Jeff Johnson, adventurer Jeff Johnson. In part one, we discussed Jeff's youthful rebellion in Northern California and finding his way to Hawaii. |
| 1:54.9 | Go back, please, and listen to that before you listen to this. It'll just help give you an understanding of the development |
| 2:01.5 | that leads him to designing such an adventurous lifestyle for himself and his family. Today, we're |
| 2:08.0 | going to get a little bit deeper into his career transition into becoming the first staff |
| 2:13.7 | photographer at Patagonia, actually also becoming a reluctant star of the featured documentary |
| 2:21.5 | film, and then the emotional toll of being sued by one of your heroes, a legendary Hawaiian |
| 2:27.7 | surfboard builder over a simple misunderstanding. Plus, so much more, needless to say, |
| 2:36.7 | but we're going to enter this part of the chat discussing how Jeff developed his talent for and his style of photography. But first, |
| 2:43.2 | just a reminder that Surf Splendor is made possible with support from you know who, the |
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