Textured Waves
Chelsea Woody is a surfer, registered nurse, filmmaker and co-founder of Textured Waves. From challenging representation in surfing to raising awareness of maternal health, she's using the ocean as a platform for change.
Chelsea Woody is a surfer, registered nurse, filmmaker and co-founder of Textured Waves. From challenging representation in surfing to raising awareness of maternal health, she's using the ocean as a platform for change.
What’s it like to be friends on land and bitter rivals the second you hit the water? We head to Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch to meet five of the world’s best surfers, a generation that has grown up together, now competing for the same titles as each other’s greatest support system and most dangerous obstacles.
Wake up at 4am to hang out on the beach? Yes please! We packed our bags and headed to Cornwall to meet three passionate water-women and discuss their profound love of the ocean
Maya Gabeira overcame a near-fatal injury to ride the world's biggest wave, an achievement captured in the documentary Maya & The Wave. The film's director and cinematographer, Stephanie Johnes, embarked on her own remarkable journey to bring this story to life.
Think surfing’s all about sunny beaches and golden tans? Meet Lucy Campbell, the UK’s seven-time Women’s National Surfing Champion, who’s making waves in freezing British waters.
Wake up at 4am to hang out on the beach? Yes please! We packed our bags and headed to Cornwall to meet three passionate water-women and discuss their profound love of the ocean
As surfing embraces “more women, genderqueer and trans people in the surf conversation”, we talk to photographer Gabriella Angotti-Jones about the changing scene
Wake up at 4am to hang out on the beach? Yes please! We packed our bags and headed to Cornwall to meet three passionate water-women and discuss their profound love of the ocean
Ever felt discouraged from surfing because you didn't match the stereotypical surfer image? Jessa Williams is breaking waves and boundaries. The surfing community that she has created is a symbol of empowerment, unity, and the celebration of diversity