Surfing the Mentawai
Book Details
Author(s)
João Bracourt
ISBN / ASIN
B00839M5Z8
ISBN-13
978B00839M5Z1
Sales Rank
#1,563,250
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
Description
I was a full on hardcore surfer for around 20 years and despite finishing my university studies in marketing and management I never really engaged in a career. I did some webdesign, some life guarding, worked in a Marina, did some painting, but it was in a trip to Indonesia in 2006 where I spent 3 weeks in Grajagan that I felt like I did the surfing I wanted and go into surf photography.
Year after year I returned to Indonesia and found fabulous places to photograph-surfing like Bali, G-land, Nias, Hinako, Baniak and Tello. The waves are perfect like I never experienced somewhere else on the planet.
But one place beats all other places: the Mentawai archipelago (70 idyllic islands to explore, surf, enjoy the beautiful landscapes, dream...). Mentawai has by far the best waves and with more variety
It is not only surfing in the Indian Ocean that gets under your skin here. Sharing the daily living of its people, learning about their various cultures and ethnicities, witnessing the rich biodiversity of this unique site, exploring those remote corners is unforgettable and a truly enriching experience.
The Mentawai (soo far) is not spoiled by tourism like some of the major destinations of Indonesia, Bali for example. Go there while the tourism doesn´t, but don´t forget to-respect the local people and the ecosystem.
João Bracourt *
PS – Thanks to Gonçalo Ruivo from Mikumba Fish Charters and to the surfers like Phil Goodrich, Taj Burrow, Brad Gerlach, Miguel Sanchez, Alexandre Fereira, Luca Guichard, Miguel Ruivo, Ivo Cação and André Pedroso, etc for the attitude and go for it.
*João Bracourt is a Portuguese photographer specialized in surf, interested in portrait, landscape and marine ecosystems. João Bracourt is known for his numerous trips to Indonesia and photographs published in the magazine Surf Portugal. His work has also been shown in Surf Europe mag and in the U.S. site Surf Surfline. Loves beer.
Year after year I returned to Indonesia and found fabulous places to photograph-surfing like Bali, G-land, Nias, Hinako, Baniak and Tello. The waves are perfect like I never experienced somewhere else on the planet.
But one place beats all other places: the Mentawai archipelago (70 idyllic islands to explore, surf, enjoy the beautiful landscapes, dream...). Mentawai has by far the best waves and with more variety
It is not only surfing in the Indian Ocean that gets under your skin here. Sharing the daily living of its people, learning about their various cultures and ethnicities, witnessing the rich biodiversity of this unique site, exploring those remote corners is unforgettable and a truly enriching experience.
The Mentawai (soo far) is not spoiled by tourism like some of the major destinations of Indonesia, Bali for example. Go there while the tourism doesn´t, but don´t forget to-respect the local people and the ecosystem.
João Bracourt *
PS – Thanks to Gonçalo Ruivo from Mikumba Fish Charters and to the surfers like Phil Goodrich, Taj Burrow, Brad Gerlach, Miguel Sanchez, Alexandre Fereira, Luca Guichard, Miguel Ruivo, Ivo Cação and André Pedroso, etc for the attitude and go for it.
*João Bracourt is a Portuguese photographer specialized in surf, interested in portrait, landscape and marine ecosystems. João Bracourt is known for his numerous trips to Indonesia and photographs published in the magazine Surf Portugal. His work has also been shown in Surf Europe mag and in the U.S. site Surf Surfline. Loves beer.
