Conversation With: Kelly Slater by Dane Reynolds Dane Reynolds explains how he got his interview with Kelly Slater for What Youth Issue 3

He shot the photos. Did the interview. Transcribed it. Edited it. Got it in on time. And managed to produce...

Dane Reynolds, Laguna Beach, 2004 Back Den 002

I think it was the first time I had shot with Dane. He was very quiet, and not too stoked...

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...

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...

Slow Dance is a wrap and it has a new trailer Collected Thoughts 044

Dane Reynolds and Craig Anderson recently bolted on a surf trip after handing over the hard drive of Craig’s new...

Dear Youth Every wall a door and don’t say shark

I have a friend who lives in South Africa. He ends all his e-mails with the statement: Every wall a...

Wake Up, It’s Over A day in Japan worth pinching yourself over

An original What Youth short film featuring Yadin Nicol, Conner Coffin, Dane Reynolds and Kolohe Andino dodging typhoons and enjoying...

Sincerely Suburbia A What Youth Original Flim

Sincerely Suburbia is our final salute to a film and a moment in time we’re rather fond of. And damn...

Dane and Gabriel in Hawaii Collected Thoughts 030

PHOTO: Chenoweth I’m trying to keep calm. I’m trying to carry on. But after doing some responsible drinking, I’m going...

Baby Dolla A feature styled and photographed by Napkin Apocalypse for What Youth Issue 2

“The issue [What Youth Issue 2] features a fashion pictorial directed by kortenie in which we stayed in vallejo, took...

Indonesia for What Youth Issue 2 Dane, Kolohe, Evan, Taj and Jack

What Youth Issue 2 trip to Indonesia with Dane Reynolds, Kolohe Andino, Evan Geiselman, Taj Burrow and Jack Freestone.

Dane and Kolohe behind What Youth Collected Thoughts 024

The day before these two left for France to compete in the Quiksilver Pro they came by What Youth and...

Shop Kids: Still a thing Collected Thoughts 021

We were just in Santa Barbara for a nighttime film premiere, and before it got started we went into the...

Exotic Bedlam A What Youth original short with Dane & Dillon in Indonesia

They went to do airs but the swell grew, and it grew until it washed out all the waves except...

This is Collected Thoughts Collected Thoughts 017

This place, whatyouth.com, is three months old now, but people who’ve been here since the start might remember that this...

Dear Suburbia Trailer Excerpt from What Youth Issue 1

Today’s kind of a big deal for us. There may be libations by noon. Loud music (well, it’s already loud)....

Dear Suburbia for What Youth Issue 1 An Excursion Into the Absurd

Today’s kind of a big deal for us. There may be libations by noon. Loud music (well, it’s already loud)....

Dane and Courtney on Bart Collected Thoughts 009

PHOTO: Kai Neville San Francisco | October 31st, 2011 There was a contest starting the next day. The Rip Curl...

New Typewriters Dane and Dillon in San Francisco

Dane and Dillon are both contributing writers in the first issue of What Youth Quarterly, and in the fine tradition...

Dane Reynolds on Public Transportation Collected Thoughts 003

This is Dane on the train to Osaka, in Japan. Osaka is about an hour from its airport and our...

Every Someone The Whos of Dear Suburbia

This is the film’s collected cast — including, you’ll notice, your favorite surfer. There he is. But if he isn’t,...

Dear Suburbia, Prequel 4 Dane, Craig, Conner and Dion in New Zealand

These nine minutes are shaken from two long, surreal weeks of misadventure into parts of the world so far south...

Then Yadin’s Ankle broke Right before the swell of the decade

Partway through our second consecutive Japan trip — which was partway through Yadin Nicol’s best year ever — his ankle...

Dear Suburbia, Prequel 1 Dane, Conner, Yadin, Kolohe in Japan

When we flew to Japan Kai was just releasing Lost Atlas, and he wanted to start right away on his...