Steven Barilotti

Over the past two decades working as SURFER Magazine's globe-roaming editor-at-large, photojournalist Steve Barilotti has made it his business to document the sport, art, and lore of surfing. A lifelong surfer and fourth-generation Californian, Barilotti's passion for travel and ocean culture runs deep. His writing has appeared in The Perfect Day, Best of SURFER Magazine and the books of renowned surf photographers Art Brewer, Ted Grambeau and LeRoy Grannis. Steve was a major contributor to the massive (15 pounds) Surfing 1778-2015 released by Taschen books in 2016. In last decade "Barlo" has veered into screenwriting and filmmaking, helping produce a series of adventure and cause-based documentaries, including "Minds In The Water", "180 South", "Secrets Of Desert Point", "Endless Winter Europe" and the Emmy-winning "Kokua" and "Wave of Compassion". Film production skills include screenwriting, interviewing, photography, location scouting and documentary-film production.