Grannis, LeRoy
Gruff-voiced photographer from Hermosa Beach, California; best known for the lucid, unadorned, well-composed surfing images he took during the 1960s; also a cofounder in 1964 of International Surfing magazine—later shortened to Surfing. Grannis was born (1917) and raised in Hermosa, began surfing in 1931, and was one of the state's top wave-riders in the '30s and '40s; more than a half-dozen photo...
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LeRoy Grannis, Palos Verdes Cove, around 1940. Photo: Doc BallSubscribe to view
LeRoy Grannis, around 1970Subscribe to view
(L to R) Ron Stoner, LeRoy Grannis, Don James; 1966 Surfing Hall of Fame awardsSubscribe to view
Marge Calhoun, Haleiwa, 1963. Photo: LeRoy GrannisSubscribe to view
San Onofre, 1963. Photo: LeRoy GrannisSubscribe to view
Dewey Weber, 1966, Hermosa Beach. Photo: LeRoy GrannisSubscribe to view
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LeRoy Grannis, Palos Verdes Cove, around 1940. Photo: Doc Ball
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LeRoy Grannis, around 1970
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(L to R) Ron Stoner, LeRoy Grannis, Don James; 1966 Surfing Hall of Fame awards
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Marge Calhoun, Haleiwa, 1963. Photo: LeRoy Grannis
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San Onofre, 1963. Photo: LeRoy Grannis
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Dewey Weber, 1966, Hermosa Beach. Photo: LeRoy Grannis