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

Danny Fuller Byrne surfboards color me in what youth

Color Me In: Danny Fuller & Michael Barron of Byrne Surfboards Episode 003 Presented by Futures

Danny Fuller and Michael Barron go for a paddle in Huntington Beach and debate the art of shaping in it’s modern form.

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The Copenhagen Project Trailer 2

This is the second trailer for our new film The Copenhagen Project. We’ll be releasing it December 13, 2013 right here at What Youth. Starring Shane O’Neill, Ishod Wair, Peter Ramondetta, Arto Saari and more.

Geoff Rowley Afternoon interview what youth

Afternoon Interview: Geoff Rowley Episode 011 (Part 2)

“Now’s a good time to reinvigorate and get ready for the next wave of destruction — and I hope surf, skate and snow everything is all in line with that.”

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Lizards of Summer Episode 002

There’s no explaining this. It’s a celebration.

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Deadline Update Collected Thoughts 059

OK, we’re not as fucked as before. But when you make a lot of rad shit, this sort of thing happens. And someone famous once said, miss a deadline or blow the budget no one remembers. Do shit work, they remember forever. Something like that. Anyway, we’re very hard at work on Issue 6, The…

Geoff Rowley Afternoon Interview what youth

Afternoon Interview: Geoff Rowley Episode 011 (Part 1)

Geoff Rowley walked into What Youth with a skateboard under his arm, standing in the center of our warehouse and proceeded to address the triumphs, struggles and trends facing both the surf and skate cultures — and the optimism he has for them moving forward.

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The Copenhagen Project Trailer 1

It’s one of the last skate events for outlaws. It’s free-spirited, real skate culture. Shit will happen and it will be gnarly. There’s no bleachers. There’s no VIP. It’s for friends and you will feel that energy when you land. It’s the last of the lawless skateboard events. — Arto Saari on the CPH Pro…

Creed McTaggart surfing in panama what youth

Creed McTaggard in Panama Collected Thoughts 058

“I could picture myself just going there and hiding out for like 4 months and losing myself — just getting super spiritual and surfing.” —Creed McTaggart There wasn’t a lot of hoopla and planning that went into this trip, just a couple quick plane rides, a bumpy van trip down a dirt road and then…

Noa Deane South Africa what youth

A dispatch on airwind from C.S. Louis in South Africa Collected Thoughts 057

Editor’s note: For those of you familiar with our printed books, you may recognize the name C.S. Louis from a...
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Photo Credit: Hamish Humphreys Portfolio 001

ALL PHOTOS AND CAPTIONS: Hamish Humphreys It’s no big secret that What Youth photographer Nate Lawrence is one of the...
Noa Deane and brendon gibbens in south africa what youth

South African corner pocket Collected Thoughts 056

Brendon Gibbens and Noa Deane are on the run. Bali to Oz to Indo again and now they’re hunting ramps...
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Dear Youth From the terminal

These artifacts detail a long-winded sitting. With an interesting man. Who had a lot to say. The setting was perfect....
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Lizards of Summer Episode 001

Just a bunch of lizards sunning themselves all over this funny rock we live upon.
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Dear Youth: Taj Burrow, Creed McTaggart and Jay Davies farewell session in the West

We made our beds at Taj’s house this morning. Packed up and toasted the forever legendary one himself for his...
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A Coffee with Ozzie Taken from the pages of What Youth Issue 5

Ozzie Wright loves Indonesia more than any other place on earth. He first came here as a fetus in his...
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Dolan Stearns tre flip, Lake Henshaw Dam Collected Thoughts 055

“I was nervous for sure — but more nervous-excited just to skate the spot.” Dolan Stearns recently stomped this tre...
Dolan Stearns failry normal what youth skateboarding

Fairly Normal: Dolan Stearns Episode 012

It's rad to meet someone like this. It's nice to know they still exist, beneath the surface of the mainstream,...
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Color Me In: Brett Simpson & Matt Biolos Episode 002 Presented by Futures

When was the last time you talked to your shaper about Ian Mackay, Fugazi and Minor Threat? Well, we sure...
Craig Anderson Hayden surfboards color me in what youth surfing

Color Me In: Craig Anderson & Hayden Cox Episode 001 Presented by Futures

"I feel like the more you know about surfboards, the more you just go crazy."—Craig Anderson
Jeremy Asher Lynch Remind me to forget Dear Youth What Youth

Dear Youth Be present

“A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.” The surrealist sexual painter/photographer Man Ray said this. And we think...
Ryan Callinan Fairly Normal What youth

Fairly Normal: Ryan Callinan Episode 011

Hit play, devour some of our bandwidth and meet the modest man who's making Merewether Beach so proud — and...
Brendon Gibbens off beat what youth

Off Beat: Brendon Gibbens Episode 014

His answers come with a polite charm that you only find from a surfer born in Germany who now hails...
Creed in black and white surfing what youth

Creed in Black and White Let’s go surfing

Creed McTaggart is from Western Australia. But over the course of this year he probably hasn’t spent much time there....
Jeremy Lynch Alex Knost Surfing Advice Dear Youth What Youth

Dear Youth More friendly advice for a lot of young men (and women and iPhone users)

“We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.” John Steinbeck wrote that line in...
Noa Deane off beat what youth

Off Beat: Noa Deane Episode 013

There’s something cooking besides Noa Deane in this episode of Off Beat. It was captured while filming for an all-new...
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Notes From the Underground Beautiful Distortion curated by Damon Way

Every three months, music guru and overall genius Damon Way sends us a block of music for his recurring What...
Dirty Beaches Alex Zhang Hungtai Afternoon interview what youth

Afternoon Interview: Dirty Beaches Episode 009

The other night Alex played at The Echo in Los Angeles and we managed to briefly chat about dickhead bouncers...
Thom Pringle off beat what youth

Off Beat: Thom Pringle Episode 012

Thom is a fascinating guy.
Dane Reynolds surfing outtakes from dear suburbia what youth

In Cursive A What Youth short film starring Dane Reynolds

When you combine his use of spontaneity, style, aggression and joy for surfin’ with his fascination for overlooked lines and...
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This Is Us: France Short Film

This is a film that epitomizes why we do this. Why we surf. And travel. And live. We went to...
Ty Segall of Fuzz Afternoon Interview What Youth

Afternoon Interview: Ty Segall Episode 008

Ty Segall recently played a show at The Smell in Los Angeles with his band Fuzz. We went and talked...
Forever Tomorrow photographed by Kassia Meador for what youth issue 5

Forever Tomorrow Kassia Meador for What Youth Issue 5

Alley cat gypsy fashion that Kassia Meador photographed for us in Venice Beach, California for Issue #5.

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