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

Kinda doubled up a bit…? Parker Cohn in Southern California, where it’s been doing this nonstop. Photo: @tomcarey Check the whole gallery at WhatYouth.com

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Almost looks peaceful from here…Mavericks yesterday. Photo: @cliff_photo

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California is blue again! ?Colin Moran in LA. Photo: @tomcarey #goose

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OK Florida, we heard you like to get weird. Let’s start early: 5:00pm today come watch the new @captainfinco movie Suck My Wake @surfexpo and loud noises ??

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Morning Florida ☀️We’re here @surfexpo showing vids and playing tunes. Come hang.

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Oh! One more reason today wasn’t complete shit (because in a lot of ways it was)but not this way: @la_witch released a new song! Go listen ❤☠️

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Dane just lit the pilot for 2017. Finally, new 20 minute vid called “Rejects” featuring Dane and lots of friends, now playing at whatYouth.com. Here’s a frame grab.

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Goldie and @ozzywrong paint date on the Gold Coast. Photographed by @michaelcukr, see the whole roll from the trip at WhatYouth.com

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Without you there is no us. Thank you @surfing for always inspiring us, pushing us, fighting back like madmen and creating 53 years of inspiration. We see you over there on the shelf. Always will. ❤

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Saturday was the prettiest day in American history. @darren_ankenman was there to photograph the beauty. See more at WhatYouth.com

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We got a lot of photos sent to us during this run of waves and weather, but this one shot by 14-year-old @georgeejupi of Will Reid in LA is a beast.

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SF ?

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Trip wasn’t a total nightmare. Chippa, Kai and Craig on the bow.

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Craig Anderson with a blur tail on our nearly capsized boat trip. Vid and spreads in Issue 17, coming soon. Photo: @lawrence_photo

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Yeah, it comes in black too. What Youth online shop.

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“This is the worst forecast for Indo I’ve ever seen. It’s going to get weird.” @lawrence_photo to us as we boarded the boat in Padang amid the 50-year storm. As you’ll see in Issue 17: we pulled it.

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WY Eye Stab long sleeve.

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“Some of us got drinks, some of us got food, some of us got weed…” New Back Den of Kareem Campbell and Colin McKay photographed by @markoblow

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Happy Friday, your new follow here: Dane, Craig and Austyn’s new brand Former is alive ❤: @luxury29.99

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Slowdive released their first song in 22 years today. It goes well with rain. Listen now at WhatYouth.com ??☔️

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Oh shit, beanies too.

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New WY hats are in. Available in the WY online store.

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Finally a signing that makes sense: Noa Deane is now on @volcom. Full story (and vid) on site.

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Craig on a fucking bomb in Fiji.

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Original artwork by Porous Walker for What Youth Issue 16, dedicated entirely to Dylan Rieder. Check out more of the original art from the issue now on site.

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After being covered by shipping supplies for two months, we finally cleared the ramp for takeoff ??

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Noa from WY Issue 7.

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WY Triple Stack: out now.

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Ever wonder why no one takes off behind the peak at Greenbush ? (pretty sure anyone who’s surfed it can answer…) Photo: @lawrence_photo

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“Sometimes you have bad days and then other days you shoot photos of Ozzy Osbourne at his house.” @markoblow in a new Back Den.

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@ishodwair filming for Anonymous Zone in Japan. Photo: @michaelcukr

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The 2016 What Youth Memoirs Video When you look at it like this, we had a fucking great year

No more griping about it being the worst year ever. Beneath the loss, 2016 was fucking sick. Just watch this....

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