Price, Mark
Debonair surfer and entrepreneur, originally from Durban, South Africa; world-ranked #17 in 1981; founder of Tavarua beachwear in 1994. Price was born (1961) and raised in Durban, began surfing at age 13, and was the second-ranked surfer on the South African domestic pro tour in 1979. He appeared in a small number of early '80s surf movies, including Wizards of the Water (1982), and from 1982 to 1...
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Mark Price, Durban, 1979. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
Mark Price, 1982Subscribe to view
(L to R) Mark Price, Shaun Tomson, Fred Hemmings, Wayne Bartholomew, Tom Carroll, 1979. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
Mark Price, Backdoor, 1986. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
Mark Price, Jeffreys Bay, 2014. Photo: Alan van GysenSubscribe to view
Mark Price on the cover of Entrepreneur, 2009Subscribe to view
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Mark Price, Durban, 1979. Photo: Jeff Divine
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Mark Price, 1982
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(L to R) Mark Price, Shaun Tomson, Fred Hemmings, Wayne Bartholomew, Tom Carroll, 1979. Photo: Jeff Divine
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Mark Price, Backdoor, 1986. Photo: Jeff Divine
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Mark Price, Jeffreys Bay, 2014. Photo: Alan van Gysen
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Mark Price on the cover of Entrepreneur, 2009