surfers | Hola para siempre by Sina

Mr. Simon reminds me so much of my uncle Chui. All his 90′s jokes and how he hates when someone takes the last bite of any kind of food from his fridge, makes you feel he’s like the cool uncle everyone wants to have. This guy plays the guitar, congas, drums, maracas, piano, sax, trumpet, harmonica, didgeridoo, etc. A friend told me that he used to play the Dhimay for a band in Nepal (not 100% sure about this)

Simon has something in his eyes that makes you feel that everything is going to be alright. BIG heart. Humble man, full of good vibes and happiness.

1) Name: Simon Villegas

2) Occupation: Tough question… A warrior?

3) Hometown: Caracas city

4) 3 things surf makes you feel: Challenged, focused, released

5) any pets?: Many

6) One wave: one that makes the session

7) One beach: Cuyagua

8 ) One injury: Broken shoulder

9) Fav board: 5’10 19” 2′ 3/8 round pin

10) Fav quote: the cheapest one

11) A city: Gold Coast city

12) A person: my best teacher, my wife

13) A song: “Keep your head up”, Ben Howard

Photographer: the super cool Victoria Aguirre / Design: Sinai Mejias (me)

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When I first saw these pictures I thought they were taken decades ago. But the truth is, Joni Sternbach, captured these shots using a 1850s camera. Joni is a photographer from Brooklyn, NY, who ”uses early photographic processes to create contemporary landscapes and seascapes. Her photography has taken her to some of the most desolate deserts in the American West to some of the most prized surf beaches in the world. Sternbach’s solo exhibition, SurfLand, which captures portraits of surfers in tintype, was featured at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, in May 2009″