Leonie Anholts is a surfer and film photographer based in Aotearoa New Zealand. After her takeover on our Instagram this week, we wanted to share with you more of her photos that capture light with grace and nostalgia, along with some of her words about life and surfing. Her photos make us want to grab a film camera and take candid photos of our sea sisters in the water.

For many ocean dwellers the concept of surfing on a freshwater lake is unfathomable, let alone in the dead of the Canadian winter. However, on the windiest and seemingly coldest of days those familiar neoprene clad bobbing heads can be seen within the waves of the Great Lakes…

We interviewed artist and surfer, Madeline O'Donoghue, from New Zealand. She has a distinct illustrative art style that highlights the feelings of surf culture and often includes women surfers and text in her work. Check out her website here for more of her work.