Sterling Spencer, a surfer from Florida, met a heavy dose of skepticism when he left the sport’s professional circuit 12 years ago and built a career through short films rather than competitions. “Everybody just thought I was a kook,” said Spencer, 34, who started a sardonic blog that not only documented his and others’ experiences within surf culture, but also made fun of them. So when he first arrived at a contest with his own video camera, some shook their heads. He remembers whispering reassuringly to himself that they would soon understand where the sport was headed: “Everybody is going to be filming everything. Don’t you worry.”

Source: New York Times November 16, 2020 12:00 UTC