A Scott Dickerson winter surfing photo on the cover of Alaska Magazine

The cover of Alaska Magazine’s October 2008 issue features a Scott Dickerson photo of Mike McCune surfing a wave past floating ice, beneath snow covered mountains in Homer, Alaska.  The cover story, ‘Hanging 10 in Homer – Far North Surfers Defy the Bitter Cold’, is the result of a collaboration with writer Jody Ellis-Knapp. The article is illustrated with five of Scott’s winter surfing photos including two double page spreads.

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The Surfer’s Journal chose one of Scott’s winter surfing Alaska photos to illustrate an article in their Oct-Nov 2008 issue titled “Baby, It’s Cold – Surfing in the age of neoprene.”  The article looks at the evolution of wetsuits and their role in the spread of surfing into ever colder climates.

The photo shows Mike McCune surfing in Kachemak Bay with ice floating against the shore, and the snow covered Kenai Mountains rising in the background.

The Surfer's Journal publishes ALASKAFOLIO - Alaskan surfing photos by Scott Dickerson.

The Surfer’s Path, an international surfing magazine, worked with Scott Dickerson to publish ALASKAFOLIO an eight page spread of photographs and words featuring Scott’s work in the Alaskan surf scene. The photographs are selection of previously unpublished highlights from several winter surf seasons. Scott was particularly excited to team up with with The Surfer’s Path for the debut of these unique photos because of the publications commitment not only to the spirit of surfing, but also the environment that surfers depend on.

From The Surfer’s Path website:

“The Surfer’s Path is the first (and, so far as we know, the only) truly “green” surf magazine. It’s printed on 100-percent post-consumer recycled paper (processed without chlorine bleach) with non-GMO soy inks. It was a move that – despite considerable extra expense – we simply had to make. It’s simple common sense: the survival of our surf spots is directly linked to the health of our rivers and streams…Surfers above all should be aware of the looming realities behind the principle of sustainability. Like swells, change comes out of the blue – out of spontaneous brilliance, accident, serendipity, and – necessity. And, to be honest, we know that this green shift is necessary. We believe that you surfers, our readers, are brilliant enough to support our efforts to create a more sustainably-produced (and even more excellent) surf magazine.” - Alex Dick-Read (publisher)

Alaska Magazine featured one of Scott’s winter surfing photos in their December/January 2008 edition. The photo shows Homer, Alaska local surfer John Langham walking carefully over ice covered boulders as he returns from a mid-winter surf session. The double page spread leads the Outdoors section of the magazine.