Chris Dodds and the Doldrums of SurfingEvery surfer can relate to that nasty feeling, the merciless virus that plagues entire surf tribes for weeks, or even months, on end. The…Oct 9, 2018Oct 9, 2018
An Evening With Benki PiyakoIt is with pride that I write to you about a man who means so much, to so many. A man who heals. A man who leads. A man who is totally…Sep 24, 2018Sep 24, 2018
The Gospel Of JoeyHe opened up the world with his smile and you couldn’t help but feel a part of it. Almost as if he had a delightful secret he wanted to…Aug 17, 2018Aug 17, 2018
The Dalai Lama of The AmazonOn a dark and rather ominous day, Benki Piyako, chief of the Ashaninka tribe in Western Brazil, sat with my family and I in the kitchen of…Jul 3, 2018Jul 3, 2018
We Are All Desert HeartsDays after the festival has ended, and the dust at Los Coyotes has presumably settled, I sit here and reflect back to magic that was Desert…Jun 18, 20182Jun 18, 20182
The Old Man And The Sea“Whether it was for a swell to come up, the tide to drop, or the wind to change, we seemed to be always waiting for something…”Jan 7, 20181Jan 7, 20181
A Story About CarlinThis is a story about kindness, about friendship, about love, about spirit. This is a story about Carlin Brightwell.Sep 12, 2017Sep 12, 2017
My Degree Is From The ForestI believe that the issue of Ayahuasca is, in essence, an issue of human rights: as humans of this earth I believe that we all have the…Jun 27, 2017Jun 27, 2017
A Tribute to David BowieThe other day I went a saw a show that genuinely me made feel — feel everything — “all the feels” as one could say. It was a tribute to…Jun 1, 2017Jun 1, 2017
Benki’s BirthdayAs I go through and edit photos from a recent trip, I get to experience a pleasant flashback to the all of the moments. I was shooting…Mar 16, 2017Mar 16, 2017
