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The Carve

The Carve

Print of an Authentic 35mm film slide

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June 1975, and somewhere off the California coast, a surfer in a red and yellow jersey is doing something that looks less like surfing and more like flying. Launched off the lip of a deep cobalt blue wave, arms thrown wide for balance, board throwing a spray of white water behind him - this is the carve, that explosive top-of-the-wave turn that separates the surfers from the surfers who really mean it. Whoever was in the water with a camera that June afternoon had the timing, the nerve, and the eye to catch this moment at its absolute peak - and fifty years later it still crackles with the same electric energy it had the instant the shutter clicked. The Carve is a print for the surfers, the wave chasers, and everyone who knows that the best moments in the water last about half a second and stay with you for the rest of your life. 

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  • Unframed Paper Print

    Printed on smooth heavyweight, acid free archival paper.

  • Black Frame

    Solid wood 1.25" wide matte finish white frame with optical-grade clear acrylic. Ready to hang with sawtooth hangers installed.

  • Natural Frame

    Solid wood 1.25" wide matte finish white frame with optical-grade clear acrylic. Ready to hang with sawtooth hangers installed.

  • White Frame

    Solid wood 1.25" wide matte finish white frame with optical-grade clear acrylic. Ready to hang with sawtooth hangers installed.

All Authentic.

As with all Retrospect Studio Art prints, this image originates from a real vintage slide — and real vintage slides have lived a life. You may notice the occasional worn edge, subtle nick, or faint mark in the film. We think that's exactly as it should be. These small imperfections are the fingerprints of time, proof that this image existed long before it found its way to your wall. They are not flaws — they are part of the story.