With a background in both photojournalism and portraiture, Willa Kveta takes a photojournalist’s approach to documenting moments as they happen, and a wedding photographer’s approach to capturing beauty as it unfolds before her lens.
Kevin was born in Kuwait, with family roots in New York and a childhood growing up in several countries. Life began in the darkroom every day after high school, followed by college studies in astronomy. For Kevin it’s all about the feeling, as he creates an emotional connection in images that range from quiet and still to explosively dynamic. A commercial advertising photographer, Kevin returned recently from St Lucia – creating a new global ad campaign for American Express and Delta. To him every assignment is an opportunity to create something extraordinary, and have a lot of fun. Kevin has won numerous awards including Archive International’s July 2016 The Angle Page 4 200 Best Ad Photographers, Best of Show in the APA National Awards, and a close second place in the sixth grade spelling bee. His commercial clients include American Express, Delta,The North Face, Nike, Patagonia, Oakley, Black Diamond, Adobe, FedEx and many others worldwide.
Bill Dewey is a native of San Diego County and attended Brooks Institute of Photography, the University of California at Davis and Rochester Institute of Technology. He has had his private pilot’s license since 1981 and bases his aerial photography out of Santa Barbara airport.
Bill has been photographing the California landscape since taking up the camera in the early 1970’s and has had a photography studio/business in Santa Barbara for 30 years. Some of his favorite subjects include the California Channel Islands, the Carrizo Plain, Baja California, and the rural California landscape. A member of the Santa Barbara OAK Group, he has been distinctly influenced by the art and character of the noted California painter Ray Strong.
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Ellen Easton
557 Hot Springs Road
Montecito, CA 93109
Phone: 805-969-5781
Los Angeles County Museum Of Art
Art Rental and Sales Gallery
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90036
Phone: 323-857-6500
Since 1969, Channel Islands Surfboards has been dedicated to performance and quality through hard work, innovation, and originality. Over the last 43 years, Channel Islands has grown from a local grass-roots operation to a cutting edge organization, catering to the best surfers in the world. It started with hard-core surfing and quality in mind and these guidelines have brought us through four decades of constant change in the surf industry. Channel Islands will shape the new millennium with innovative design and quality as our main focus.
“The driving force behind Channel Islands Surfboards is the demand on design created by the world’s greatest surfers, allowing for the highest performance surfing possible. To provide the most dedicated surfers with the most advanced, performance designs is my passion” – Al Merrick, Designer/Shaper
CI is a privately held organization focused on rider-driven product and manufacturing the best possible equipment available. Located in a state-of-the-art facility just blocks from Rincon Del Mar, the CI HQ represents a foundation for developing, testing, and building boards while providing jobs in Santa Barbara for many years to come.
Cape Cod native Jason Feist was a product of the ’80’s surf resurgence. He got his 1st board at age 10 and learned to surf alongside the Sullivan and Zavorskas Brothers, Matt Richards, Brendan McCray, Steve Esterbrook, Seb Frawley, Tripp Taylor and many more. After graduating Nauset High School in 1991 he moved to California and began shaping in 1997. Fast forward to the present. Now he has a shop and shaping room in downtown Santa Barbara and if you paddle out at any of the point breaks in the Santa Barbara area, you’ll see that most of the best surfers in the water are riding J7s.
Mountain Air Sports was started in 1975 on the central Coast of California in San Luis Obispo and expanded into the Santa Barbara area in 1980. We specialize in hiking, backpacking, rock climbing, skiing, snowboarding and travel. For 35 years, we’ve built our reputation on providing exceptional customer service and only the highest quality of specialty outdoor products available.
Surf n Wear’s The Beach House has been serving the spirit and romance of surfing since 1962. The shop first opened in Summerland, CA just four miles from The Queen of the Coast, Rincon Point. Needless to say, the shop was closed when the surf was up. Over 50 years later we’re still serving the same surfers and their families, although we don’t close for waves these days.
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Toad & Co clothing is based and designed in Santa Barbara to be an expression of ease. Toad style is socially adept and unpretentious as a good friend. Keeping a one-closest lifestyle in mind we try to make stuff that looks good without effort, is generous in details, and functions like a favorite from the very first wear.
BlueLine is located in beautiful Santa Barbara California and still owned and operated by Jim Brewer. Our large store is always full with a wide variety of SUP boards and paddles. Any product that is sold in BlueLine comes from respected SUP industry manufactures. We specialize in high end boards and also carry quality price point boards from major brands.
Located on Santa Barbara’s Historic Sterns Wharf. When completed In 1872, it became the longest deep-water pier between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The Blue Water Hunter is the premier store in the world solely devoted to the art and tradition of freediving and spearfishing. Bringing together the finest equipment and information for all of your diving needs.
Santa Barbara locals may remember us as Paddle Sports of Santa Barbara, selling kayaks and gear, renting kayaks, and guiding trips on the islands. In 2010 the current owner Mark Hyatt relinquished ownership to three of his employees, Garrett Kababik, Fraser Kersey, and Johnny Dresser (all island guides at the time), who collectively established Channel Islands Outfitters. Upon realizing that a revised and modern plan needed to be realized to carry Paddle Sports into the new economy, the three island guides got to work brainstorming.
Jedlicka’s Western Wear is a family owned and operated business that has been in business since 1932. Jedlicka’s Western Wear is your source for great western clothing. From the tack room to the board room, Jedlicka’s Western Wear will outfit you and your entire family with quality western clothing and accessories. Jedlicka’s stores outfit the ranchers with authentic, quality western wear and work clothing.
Santa Barbara Location
2605 De La Vina Street
Santa Barbara, California 93105
(805) 687-0747
Los Olivos Location
2883 Grand Avenue
Los Olivos, California 93441
(805) 688-2626
The Santa Barbara Chicken Ranch has been serving up the best Mesquite Bar-B-Q’d chicken and tri-tip for over 20 years. We cook with only real Mesquite charcoal imported from Mexico. No gas grill, no frying. Sure it’s harder to work with and takes a little longer, but nothing gives you that delicious, smoky, Mesquite grilled flavor like real wood charcoal. We serve our tasty tri-tip and chicken with traditional Mexican restaurant sides like whole pinto beans, warm tortillas and spicy salsa made fresh daily.
Santa Barbara
2618 De La Vina St.
Santa Barbara, CA
Open 7 Days/Week
11am-10pm
805.569.1872
Goleta
149 N. Fairview Ave.
Goleta, CA
Open 7 Days/Week
11:00am-9:00pm
805.692.9200
Ventura
4020 E. Main St., Suite E10
Ventura, CA
Open 7 Days/Week
11:00am-9:00pm
805.658.8582
Wall to Wall Salt water and Fresh water tackle, plenty of rods and reels. Everyone who comes in says it’s like a Candy store for the fisherman. If you want something we don’t carry, we are happy to order it for you.
Best knowledge around from Certified charter captains that know these waters like the back of their hand. They know what’s hot and what’s not. If you need to learn how to…. just come right in! We are happy to share our knowledge and teach you the how to and where to and with what…
Need your reels serviced or repair? Fresh line on your reels? Bring them in and we’re happy to do them. Need a rod repair? bring it in too!
Want a unique custom rod built, we can handle it!
Voted best bike shop in Santa Barbara by the Independent 24 years in a row! Cycling is our passion. We are here to help you no matter what type of riding you do. Our customers range from first time riders to professionals. Our staff and mechanics are here to make cycling a more enjoyable time for you. So stop by and say hi!
LEARN TO DIVE AT OUR SSI PLATINUM PRO DIVE CENTER
The Platinum Pro Dive Center Rating is the premier rating in the dive industry. It signifies our commit
Description
- 92 DEGREE, 12’ DEEP, IN-DOOR POOL.
- WE GUARANTEE YOU’LL LIKE IT. You will enroll in the most comprehensive and FUN training program available.
- PERFECT SAFETY RECORD. We are proud of our perfect safety record. During the past 35 years, over 7,000 students and 90,000 dives.
- EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE Our instructor’s are among the best in the world. Trained by Curt Wiessner, SSI Instructor Certifier and former NAUI Instructor trainer.
- PATIENCE. Our instructor’s will work with you and help you out every step of the way.
- CONTINUED SUPPORT. Our Travel Center and Specialty Courses are designed to keep you diving after you get certified.
“Where the Bro’s do business”
Dave Johnson is one of the lucky ones, who gets to do what he loves and get paid for it. The UCSB graduate’s chosen profession is operating Progressive Surfboards, a big wave’s break from Hollister and South Fairview, his business since 1975.
Since then, he’s been fortunate to have chased beach breaks and point breaks all over the Good Land, in between reincarnations of the popular retail and custom surfboard shop.
Blue Shade Surf Goleta
We have brought together our love of food & fine things to create a beautiful & inviting setting with a little bit of everything we love. A place where one could find a gift for any occasion, organic coffee, a refreshing smoothie or a bottle of fine wine, and a charming spot to enjoy delicious food made with clean, fresh ingredients.
To this we added a garden full of plants, pots, fountains. We hope you enjoy the friendly atmosphere you’ll find at The Garden Market.
Movement Boardshop has proven essential to residents of Isla Vista by saving them time and providing them with a tangible experience, being located just minutes from their backyards and giving them the opportunity to visit the store with ease.
CMC Rescue, Inc. is an employee-owned company that’s garnered a strong and loyal following among its users. Globally recognized as a leading manufacturer of rescue and work-at-height equipment, its employee-owners are loyal believers too. Company founder Jim Frank remains active with standards development, product design and training, while nearly 10 percent of the company’s 75+ staff actively serve as rescue team volunteers in their local communities. CMC Rescue employee-owners share a pride in product quality, value and workmanship, but above all, service to rescue workers striving to save a life.
1% for the Planet is about coming together, and they believe that forging connections between businesses and nonprofits is a critical aspect of solving the global environmental challenges we face. The nonprofit sector fills a unique and critical role, and the 1% for the Planet model and mission are focused on unleashing the incredible power that is possible when businesses support and engage with these impactful nonprofits.