Hokkaido, Japan with Joe Curren from joecurren on Vimeo.
Mini documentary of me taking photos in Hokkaido, Japan. A mix of video from Dan Malloy and my black and white photographs, taken on our surf trip in 2010.
Here are some more photos of my trip to Haida Gwaii. Besides attending the 25th anniversary Athlii Gwaii celebration, I also …
learned about paddler/surfer/shaper Eli Anderson’s trip around Graham Island
… met some of the people who took him in along the way
… went to the Haida cultural center and saw some dugout canoes
… went on a hike and saw the damage done to the forest from a recent storm that brought hurricane force winds (right photo: Eli Anderson)
… saw wildlife (Eli and I photographing a juvenile bald eagle) Photo: Malcolm Johnson
… surfed Photo: Malcolm Johnson
… taught surf lessons Photo: Malcolm Johnson
… and taught a photography workshop Photo: Malcolm Johnson
Me in front of a totem pole Photo: Malcom Johnson
For more information about Eli’s trip go here and here
In November I went to Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) In British Colombia. I was there to give a photography workshop and teach surf lessons at a local surf gathering. While there I was lucky enough to photograph the 25th anniversary celebration of the Haida people “holding the line” at Lyell Island, when many of the elders were arrested protesting the devastating clear-cut logging going on there. Their action led to most of the southern islands becoming a national park.