Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Tico Turn: There was a time decades ago when traveling Surfers from near and far passed through the Nicoya and ooooooooo-ed and aaaaaaah-ed residents with their abilities. That time has long since passed. Now, on any given day along the peninsula, even if the Surf is momentarily not world class, the Locals’ Surfing certainly is. Photo […]
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Poise, not Pose: Subtlety on the Inside Rail. Next Up ? Stall for Toes on the Nose, or Drop the Knee to Bring It Around, Back to the Source… Her Call. photo provided by Surfing Nosara
Creative Retreat at the Harmony
In early November my partner Nathan was hired to work on a nature documentary shoot in Costa Rica. We seized an opportunity to spend time together at the Harmony Hotel before his work began. For some, a vacation involves detailed itineraries chalk full of organized tours. Others gravitate toward the kind of trip that ensures […]
GUIONES SURF PHOTO OF THE WEEK
CLOSE OUT: The Wave’s Final Act, and thus The Surfer’s too. Foot on the Tail Pivot trumps Contemporary Acrobatics for Elegance and Grace. Denouement, for both Ocean Pulse and Rider. Photo provided by Surfing Nosara
NOSARA: Top Place to Visit in 2014
Of course, I love Nosara. And I assume if you’re reading this, you love Nosara. But how do you feel about many, many, many people loving Nosara? Last week, CNN voted it one of the top places in the world to visit for the second year in a row.
GUIONES SURF PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Is this Wave a Shut-Down Close-Out, or Make-Able, Race-Track Thrill ? Wave Selection, a more nuanced skill than rote physical practice, is as much Art as Science. The answer to the Original Question lies in the Timing, Agility, Equipment, Commitment and Experience of the Rider. You’ll Never Know, Unless You Go! Photo provided by Surfing […]
GUIONES SURF PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Clean bottom turn with the canvas of an open face ahead. Infinite possibilities abound for the brush stroke to come, always open to interpretation. Photo provided by Surfing Nosara
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Grace down the line. Bird in Flight. Rell Sunn’s doppleganger: Aloha meets Pura Vida!
Donavon Frankenreiter at the Tropicana
If you happen to be one of the lucky people in Nosara as the cooler weather descends in other parts of the world, tonight’s your night to experience the Tropicana, the legendary local disco. Singer-songwriter and pro-surfer Donavon Frankenreiter is returning to Nosara after a two year absence and will be performing at 9pm in […]
The Virtues of Fine in the Age of Awesome
An excellent article on the competitive sport that travel has become made me long for the simple pleasures of a trip to the Harmony. “We now live in a world of capitalized extremities: the Ultimate Experience now poses a threat to the kind of small revelations that can make us happy. Travelers, by which I […]
Postcard from Playa Pelada
We hadn’t spent too much time at Playa Pelada (a short walk from the well worth an afternoon, and great for sunsets. It seems to be mostly secluded on weekdays and busier on weekends.
Surf SurvivalCosta Rica
Just over a week until our second annual Surf Survival Camp at the Harmony Hotel. Another beat down story that happened near our own back yard. I was in Costa Rica for the first time, having traveled there alone. I was staying in Tamarindo and caught a boat ride over to Playa Grande. From the […]
Postcard from Playa Ostional
We just missed the turtles nesting on this black sand beach, but an afternoon tropical torrential downpour. It seems like the region is having so much more rain this year than last in late July. No complaints, of course.
Surf SurvivalNicaragua
Still time to sign up for the Harmony Hotel’s Surf Survival Camp that begins August 3. Another great beat down story from the contest. This past October in Nicaragua I had an experience that will stay with me forever, literally! It was early morning & the surface was already choppy with menacing clouds overhead. Even […]
Surf Survival: Winner!
Reading through the entries for our Surf Survival Contest is reassuring reading for anyone who’s ever gotten an ass kicking in the ocean. We received so many great beat down stories from Australia to Chicago (yes, people do surf Lake Michigan!). Though our contest ended this week (meet the winner we pulled out of a […]
Surf SurvivalSan Diego
A great entry in our Surf Survival Camp Contest: Recently in San Diego, two dolphins appeared through a glass walled wave heading straight for me. No way to duck dive the six foot wave in fear of colliding with the dolphins who had just dove a little deeper to just grazing level I had to […]
Surf Survival: A Boot Camp for Aspiring Watermen
ER Doc and author, Andrew Nathanson, tells the Harmony Blog about the surfing injury that inspired him to write a book on how to survive fin cuts, sting ray barbs to the shin and related big wave beat downs that can come with surfing. Andrew Nathanson, an ER doctor and avid waterman, is probably […]
Michael Gaillard (Harmony Artist-In-Residence)
The work in this installment represents some more experimental work I did during my stay. I use the word experimental to signify their incompleteness rather than in relation to their relative novelty. I see the abstractions as drawings or sketches to be readdressed within my studio and repurposed within the context of their eventual exhibition […]
Michael Gaillard (Harmony Artist-In-Residence)
Below are some more of the images taken during my residency at the Harmony, once again, all of these images were taken with my 8×10 film camera.
