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Artists take us to other worlds; they reflect or refract the beauty in ours, or not. They transport us and stretch us and dream for those of us who have forgotten. We are the artful animal -- and perhaps we need art more now than ever. For more than two decades, Thomas Campbell has shown us a quirkier and more open minded culture of surfing via sculpture, painting, photography and film. In watery circles, he's best known for his trio of analog surf films, including the seedling sprout, and the present, all of which instructively inspired surf culture to broaden its design horizons -- and take itself a little less seriously. We queried Thomas about what he finds compelling in certain ways of wave riding, the blossoming inclusivity of surf culture, front footed vs. back footed approaches and the surf film he's currently working on. .....Listen with Lauren L. Hill & Dave RastovichMore about ThomasSound Engineer & Music By: Shannon Sol Carroll Join the conversation: Waterpeoplepodcast.com@Waterpeoplepodcast