Brady, Leonard
Trenchant, often caustic surf photographer and journalist from Honolulu, Hawaii; author of "Whatever Happened to Big-Wave Riding?" a 1983 Surfer magazine article that helped launch a resurgence of interest in big-wave surfing. Brady was born (1949) in Honolulu, and began surfing in 1963 at Waikiki; he received a B.A. in art from Maui's Mauna Olu College in 1971, had his first Surfer article publi...
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Leonard Brady, Ala Moana, 1977Subscribe to view
Leonard Brady, 1985Subscribe to view
Leonard Brady (left) and Bernie Baker, mid-'70sSubscribe to view
Leonard Brady (left) and Randy Rarick, Waimea, 1986. Photo: Don JamesSubscribe to view
Bruce Raymond, Sunset, 1977. Photo: Leonard BradySubscribe to view
Leonard Brady, 1977. Photo: Bernie BakerSubscribe to view
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Leonard Brady, Ala Moana, 1977
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Leonard Brady, 1985
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Leonard Brady (left) and Bernie Baker, mid-'70s
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Leonard Brady (left) and Randy Rarick, Waimea, 1986. Photo: Don James
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Bruce Raymond, Sunset, 1977. Photo: Leonard Brady
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Leonard Brady, 1977. Photo: Bernie Baker