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More Than Meets the Eye:

A Gaviota Respite
The 2014 DEEP day at the beach.
Many years have ticked by since the day when I got a
phone call from writer and ranch owner Henry Schulte, asking
me if I would be into helping him start a new beach and ocean
themed publication with some of my photography.
I made the hop up coast to Rancho Dos Pueblos, and
the two of us sat down with a stack of files full of 35 mm
transparencies. We edited a brief cull and Henry told me that
he was actually studying to be a web master at UCSB at the
moment, and that he and a partner would be creating one of
the first online publications as well.
The publication became the area’s first surf magazine. A lot

has changed since that event.
The DEEP Swimsuit Issue is largely a community effort.
Without the $100-200K budgets associated with larger
publications similarly themed efforts, it is tricky getting
the production to meet the high bar that exists for that
sort of work today.
Then there is the seasonal-weather issue.
Shooting a swimwear / beach project in spring in Santa
Barbara is tricky to say the least, as it can be the coldest time
of year, with anything from snow capped mountains, to 40knot clearing winds, or fog.
It looked bleak for us getting a location this year. State

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W O R D S + P H O T O S B Y D AV I D P U ’ U
@davidpuu

Parks were out, for a large number of reasons. The fact is that
the odds are stacked against doing this sort of project, unless
one has a large staff and bankroll. And really, the Swimsuit
Issue is about editorial, not commercial production.
I hate asking for favors. But I contacted Paul “Pablo”
Schulte, who was just headed out the door to Indo,
and he said he thought that the ranch could help, and
we could use the beach.
Wind blew, temps rose and fell, days passed and when
I talked to Pablo weeks later he said that we were cleared to
use the beach. That was five days prior to shooting. I have long
been able to forecast weather and swell with great accuracy. It

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Liene Zemjanis
@lienez

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DEEP SURF MAGAZINE June 2014

1. Asia in Billabong. Available at A-Frame Surf Shop in
Carpinteria. 2. Liene in Amorroma Adelina Firefly Natural.
Available at A-Frame Surf Shop in Carpinteria.
3. Liene in Knotty Girl Bikini hand crochet Indian Blanket
/ Brown two-piece, and Alma in Knotty Girl Bikini hand
crochet Monokini. Available at www.knottygirlbikinis.com.
4. From left, Bronson and Kaj in the Patagonia Cotton
Minamilist Wave Fairers. Available at www.patagonia.com.
5. Asia in Au+Ora. Available at Tiki Girl in Ventura.
6. Alma in O’Neill Ziggy Stripe Bandeau and Ziggy Stripe
Tie Side bottoms (available at A-Frame Surf Shop in
Carpinteria), and Kaj in Billabong All Day Faderade trunks
(available at Ventura Surf Shop). 7. Alma in Vitamin A
Neutra Bralette and Hipster. Available at Rincon Designs
Surf Shop in Carpinteria. 8. Alma in O’Neill Cella Surfsuit.
Available at A-Frame Surf Shop in Carpinteria.
9. Cayden in Mary Grace Swim. Available at Tiki Girl
in Ventura. All jewelry provided by Betty Belts in Ventura.