EDDIE AIKAU AT SUNSET BEACH, 1968 HAND PRINTED B&W FOTO ON BLACK 8X10" MATT

Description: *These Photos Make Great Birthday and Holiday Gifts for People Who Like This Subject Matter. They are very popular for homes, businesses, restaurants, and public places and come with detailed caption information about Eddie on the back of print.* NOTE: The white line is part of the print margin, not a cut out, and it is mounted on a single 8x10" mat board. It is also slightly sharper than the low resolution sample seen here. This is an original hand printed photo shot on Kodak Tri-X film by the photographer of Hawaiian surfing legend Eddie Ryan Aikau at Sunset Beach 1968. He was the only one out, and this was right before short boards started showing up on the north shore. Its a little grainy as it was shot hand held with a 135mm lens. Aikau, who was known as a big wave rider and Hawaii surfing legend, also liked to surf small to medium size waves at this break, Haleiwa, Laniakea, Makaha, and Chun's Reef. He was born on Maui in 1946 and was Hawaii's most famous big wave surfer, and the first lifeguard at Waimea Bay for many years. Eddie was lost at sea during a ocean disaster on the Hokule'a ancient sailing canoe replica in 1978. During an extremely hazardous storm in the Hawaiian Islands, the double hulled canoe capsized and Aikau left on a surfboard in an attempt to paddle for help, he was never seen again. He will always be remembered as a true Hawaiian surfing legend and a surfing friend of the photographer. Ironically it was the late big wave surfer Mark Foo who is credited with creating the saying "Eddie Would Go" in his 1980s North Shore News surf column which actually referred to the fact that Eddie would go for it on the biggest, gnarliest waves, that other surfers refused, often taking off on the other side of the bowl at Waimea on giant days! It did not come from the Hokulea incident as many people mistakenly believe. This is an original photo from long time Hawaii professional photographer Bill Romerhaus, of North Shore Photography who has been shooting and selling photos of historic surfing, Hawaiiana, stock, and scenics since 1967 to professional galleries, publishing, media, and corporate clients worldwide. His most recent work has appeared as background art in the NETFLIX "Finding Ohana", HBO Pilot "Rocky Point" CBS/Eye productions "Magnum P.I." & "Hawaii 50", Sony Pictures "Soul Surfer", Disney/Dreamworks productions "Fright Night", ABC Television pilot "My Generation", CBS/Paramount Network TV series "The Cleaner" on A&E Networks, Universal Pictures "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", and Warner Brothers "The Big Bounce", filmed on the North Shore or on Oahu, providing vintage photos of nostalgia, and surfing for background artwork. PRINT INFORMATION: Most of our prints are sharper than many of the lower resolution samples seen here. Please be aware that many of the older original images were not high quality and may be grainy or have some visible flaws. All mounted 8x10" prints are shrink-wrapped and come with a detailed caption label on the back, (or separate with unmounted photos), with several paragraphs of interesting detailed historical and photography information. This is what makes our prints different from other sellers and very popular with buyers. Mounted prints are cropped to fit on a single 8x10" mat board and are not double matted cut-outs. Margins and borders are edges of the print, or the color of the mat. We print on long lasting lithographic, giclee professional glossy or mat paper using archival inks, or real photographic paper. Some prints are from black and white or hand colored originals, others have been ©colorized by our artist. If you would like to see all the 950+ images we offer please click on the blue 'see our store' link in the upper right corner of this page to see all the subject categories we offer. Click on the store subject category to see images. STANDARD SHIPPING IS PROFESSIONALLY PACKAGED AND FREE UNLESS INDICATED IN SHIPPING DETAILS. LARGE PRINTS ARE SHIPPED IN TUBES RETURN POLICY: STANDARD EBAY RETURN POLICY. PLEASE, NO RETURNS UNLESS PRINT HAS BEEN DAMAGED FROM SHIPPING. All Prints are copyrighted and the images are not to be used for commercial, promotional use, or reproduced without our written permission. WE DO OFFER DISCOUNTS FOR LARGE MULTIPLE PURCHASES OR FOR RESALE AT RETAIL BUSINESSES. THEY ALSO MAKE GREAT GIFTS FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE THESE KINDS OF PRINTS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT US MAHALO AND ALOHA, BILL - NOSTALGIC PHOTOS HAWAII

Price: 16.5 USD

Location: Haleiwa, Hawaii

End Time: 2023-11-16T03:28:08.000Z

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