Surfing, Skateboarding, Music, Photography, Travel, Culture and general antics of the youth on the run.

Watch “Glass Ceiling of Happiness” Featuring Kai Hing

Are actual surfers singlehandedly saving surf media? A bit of a trend has been slowly developing for a couple of...

Follow the Light A tribute to one of Surf Photography’s all-time greats: Larry “Flame” Moore.

If you’re an aspiring surf photographer, this one’s for you. The Follow the Light (FTL) grant program–perhaps one of the...

Can Mason Ho save surfing from itself?

If you follow What Youth you might have seen that we recently anointed Mason with our first annual What Youth...

The Badung Strait A film by Oscar Valencia

As is often the case these days, cool little edits pop into our inbox. This one from Oscar Valencia is...

Has surfing been stolen, again?

Cultural appropriation has become a bit of a buzz phrase lately as it relates to what is seen as the...

The Fletchers. Surfing’s first family.

It’s hard not to see the obvious connections between the blended Hoffman/Fletcher family and our world. Whether it be surf,...

A Chat with Shama Check Out His New Film

Shama is from Jamaica. He has style and this short film highlights his upbringing and roots growing up on the...

Nic Von Rupp Is Working His Ass Off Check Out Rail Road

As has been covered extensively across the internet and numerous social feeds, the Nic Von Rupp content machine has been...

Watch Strike Missions: Southern Frontier Presented by O’Neill

O’Neill just dropped a new episode from the Strike Missions video series featuring Timmy Reyes and Noah “Waggy” Wegrich. The...

WY Summer Wish List Six Products We Wish For This Summer

Call this whatever you want. But sometimes Reddit feeds don’t exactly do justice for something fresh as summer lemons. Maybe...

Download “Forward, To Past.” Starring Dion Agius and Craig Anderson

Goofyfoots just seem to have more fun. Not sure why, but to find out just watch this new ten-minute film...

Watch”Portugal Clip” Starring John Mel

John Mel has hops. This we know. The Mels have surfing in their DNA with deep roots in the Santa...

Watch Brendon Gibbens Vol. 3 Brendon for Banks Journal

Watch Brendon free surfing in South Africa around J-Bay and the Western Cape. His attitude is polite and understated while...

Watch “Crewsy Euro Surf Vacation” Starring Mitch Crews

Mitch Crews headed for Europe to scope some ramps, and tubes. He knows the road well by staying refreshed with...

Watch “New Religion” Featuring William Aliotti

Young French charger, William Aliotti, who originally hails from the island of St. Martin in the Caribbean, but now makes...

Planetary Punt $20 G to Fame…

About a year ago a good friend of What Youth, local Santa Cruz artist Tim Ward, approached us with a...

Watch “The Quieter You Are The More You Can Hear” Craig’s New Flick

Craig Anderson has been working on a new film with Kai Neville, and Dav Fox titled The Quieter You Are...

Watch “Robots From” Episode 5

Grant Noble and some friends went to Salidita for his birthday and returned with some footage to remember. While there...

Watch “Bocas Del Scoro” Down South

Simon Hetrick, Sam Neiger, and Matt McQueeney sought tubes on the Panamanian Islands of Bocas Del Toro and they found...

Watch O’Neill’s “Strike Missions” Paradise Lost

Our friends at O’Neill just shot us over a nice little clip of what appears to be a new, ongoing...

Watch “The Backyard” by Volcom Gerry’s Pad

As we know, Volcom has had the beachhead at Pipe on lock for quite some time. With their purchase years...

Watch Colin Moran in the new Octopus Video The Goose Is Loose on Some New Traction

Colin Moran lays down clips like no one’s business. He is armed with all the hucks and even a few songs...

Our Man Jay and the Missing WY Sweatshirt Truth Be Told

RVCA is sure pulling all the right levers these days. Obviously Jay Davies has been chilling on the team for...

Noah Wegrich for O’Neill A New Edition to the Team

The newest addition to the O’Neill team is Noah Wegrich, who just so happens hails from the cradle of the...

Coby Perkovich Joins Adelio A Toasty Union

Coby Perkovich is now Adelio and this video gives a little peek of him ripping on the coasts of Oz....

Watch “Shane Borland in Warm Water” A Metal Neck Production

Here is a clip from Metal Neck featuring Shane Borland.  Shane got some fun ones on the last trip and...

Kai Hing on the Gold Coast Get Some…

This little vid of our friend Kai Hing has been making the rounds, as many clips tend to do these...

Watch “No Cigar” A Fly on the Wall with Julian Wilson

This cool little clip landed in our inbox this morning. It was shot by Jimmy Lees and reflects a brief...

The Eyes of Quinn Matthews Dog Days on the North Shore

Quinn Matthews’ imagery is synonymous with taste and of a very real intimacy of those that he captures. Quinn captures...

NEW YEARS DAY PIPELINE HANGOVER Belligerently Ripping

It’s oh so refreshing to see these adolescents keeping the underground lit. In episode five of Raw Cut, Barron, Noah,...

Salina Cruz Outtakes A Trip to Mainland Mex

Into Salina Cruz. Sometimes we find ourselves traveling upon planes, trains, and automobiles, racing across borders, over datelines, and into new...

Flashbacks From Waco There and Back Again

There and back again. Around the New Year it’s hard not to reflect on life’s experiences, but now we face...

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