BRACING BREAKS IN THE NORTH – TRAVEL FEATURE – DEMI TAYLOR
BRACING BREAKS IN THE NORTH
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The white noise intensified into a roar as a thousand black boulders were marshalled in and out of formation by the sea, each movement serving to sculpt the rocks into ever-more precise globes.
THE IDEA
To explore the previously unheralded surf potential of the Stavanger region of Norway for a main travel feature.
THE RESULT
Written by Demi Taylor the surfing Norway article featured in The Independent accompanied by photography by herself and Chris Nelson.
THE APPROACH
Demi was commissioned by the Independent newspaper to write a main travel feature about a surf destination that was off the beaten track. Supported by the Norwegian Tourist Board, Demi travelled to Stavanger to explore the region. Timing her visit to coincide with one of best swells to hit the region in decades, Demi’s reputation as a surf writer meant she was taken to some of the region’s closely guarded surf spots and given unrivalled access to the community. The resulting feature exploring the potential of Surfing Norway weaves together interviews, anecdotes and first hand travel insights.
For more than an hour, six of us traded waves. The party included Norway’s first surfer, Roar Berge, who spent the 1980’s pioneering these shores. ‘Well, that was a religious experience,’ he exclaimed as he walked back to the car park, grinning ear-to-ear. His face said it all, while his background put it into context; this really was a special day.