the september project

Monday 11 May 2009

Thursday 16 April 2009

We've all been waiting too long for the rebirth of the best surf shop in these islands. It's about to happen. Look for a wandering star gathering and hovering over Fore St, Newquay this Whitsun. Praise be!

Thursday 5 February 2009

Chris Mannell's trailer.

Wednesday 21 January 2009

Music for surf movies that never existed_42/100

The Do Lectures 2008 from The DO Lectures on Vimeo.

More great inspiration from the Do Lectures. It was great to be able to share some of the beauty of wave riding with so many people.

Thursday 11 December 2008

September: BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS!

I've had a couple of messages recently from people asking for copies of the book in time for Christmas.
Be sure to email me directly:
michaelfordham@gmail.com
And I will hit you back and get books out to you before the holidays kick in! In the meantime, enjoy the seascape taken from a recent, lonely, icey surf at my favourite part of North Devon.

Thursday 20 November 2008

The Do Lectures

Back in September I was honoured and humbled to be invited to speak at The Do Lectures, which was organised by Dave and his team from HOWIES. Amid the beautiful people and the beautiful setting Alastair McIntosh summed up for me the importance of sticking with what you believe in, in everything you do. Dave and the crew at Howies were instrumental in enabling the September Project to be. Please take 30 minutes out of your day, listen to Alistair's talk and be inspired.

the september project – surfin' ontology

Get your own - Open publication

This is a little notebook that I'm going to use to communicate to the worldwide crew involved in the little green book, and anyone who's interested in getting involved. For those of you who don't know about it, the september project is a series of books made by a global community of writers, artists, photographers, film makers and friends who happen to surf.

Each year we'll explore a corner of the surfing planet, write a few words, make a few images, and publish them in a beautiful little book. The ambition is to capture the beauty and the richness of not only riding waves in a particular area, but the diverse experience a surf trip entails. The idea is that each book will be infused with the essence of a time, a place and a surfing moment. We want to capture the incredible blessings surfers are bestowed by the ocean, and have chosen to do this in the permanent, tangible form of print.

The books are printed and bound using 100% sustainable materials and non-toxic inks based on vegetable matter, just down the road from where I live in the west of England. So, hopefully, the process leaves as little trace as possible. We published the first book just before Christmas 2007, based on a month long sojourn to the West coast of Ireland. I'll post some images for you to see. I have very few left, but if anyone is interested in scoring a first edition, get in touch, and I'll try to get a copy to you, wherever you happen to be. Alternatively Howies and Loose Fit surf shop have a few left too, I believe. The edition features contributions from Tara Darby, Kieron Black, Thor Jonsson, John Eldridge, Dan Crockett, Easky Britton, Mickey Smith, Sandow Birk, Jamie Brisick, John Isaac, Tyler Hatzikian, Dane Peterson, Jimi Newitt, Peter James Field, Spencer Murphy, Sam Bleakley, Jamie Bott, Chris Mannell, Nick Radford and Helen Gilchrist.

The next edition will be out in November 2008. Watch out for news of cast and content soon. with love