A beautifully crafted, premium quarterly publication inspired by the ocean, creativity and adventure. "White Horses is a beautifully crafted magazine.
A high-end quarterly publication with an enraptured & affluent coastal-living audience. More book than magazine, more literature than journalism, more art than design; a quarterly escape from your digital screen. Its quality on all levels surpasses everything else in publishing today”. Albe Falzon, creator Morning of the Earth. For more information contact publisher and occasional editor Craig Sims. [email protected]
22/06/2024
This image of Pipeline announced the start of the Pacific issue (Issue 17). It’s exceptional not because of the light illuminating the barrel nor spectacularly heaving section. This shot is special because it reveals why Pipe is such an intimidating wave. That mound of water behind the wave, to the right of the shot reveals why Pipe has the power to break you. There is so much water coming behind that menacing lip, that the initial explosion of white water is just the start.
Issue 17 is a tightly held collectable which featured the now iconic shot of Eddie Aikau dropping in at Waimea.
Photo by Brent Bielmann, cover shot by Dan Merkel
25/05/2024
A curious eye. Perhaps that what distinguishes White Horses from mainstream surf media. We’ve always been attracted to the atypical This is Stephanie Gilmore exiting the barrel - after the peak moment - but it bristles with stoke and so it made the cover of Issue 10, now long sold out and a rare find for the collectors.
Shot by Richard Kotch it was republished in our farewell issue.
Get yours via our website – link in bio.
20/05/2024
Issue five was the first and last issue that had a two covers. The first cover was a surf shot of Fergal Smith in Ireland taken by Grant Ellis. The second cover was by Ian Regnard featuring a naked model enveloped by two stingrays. The double cover strategy resulted in no increase in sales and so we never did it again. The most astute collectors have 48 copies of the 47-issue collection.
The stingray cover was republished in Issue 47 alongside an image by Steen Barnes of a perfect unnamed peak. We also republished Mark Richards’ acceptance speech after being awarded Australia’s Most Influential Surfer.
Issue 47 is a final and heartfelt celebration of 11 years of publication. If you don’t have a copy of Issue 47 you can still buy it direct via the link in bio.
15/05/2024
In the final issue of White Horses we celebrate the full collection. This image by Arlene Bax of two frothing Vanuatu shredders, featured in Issue 32. It was a special issue filled with nuggets of wisdom and reflections as suggested by a bevy of Horsies friends. We published two issues of this ilk (Issues 28 and 32) and while we generally aim to surprise and delight, these issues elicited a little more surprise than delight. Yet they both sold really well. You’d be lucky to own a copy of Issue 28 but there’s a handful of Issue 32 still in stock.
12/05/2024
In the final issue of White Horses we resurrect our favourite stories from the past 47 issues. This image by Natalie Grono is for all the mums out there today. This is Leihani (6) and Freda (73) the youngest and oldest members of the Lennox all-girls surf riders club at the time of publication in 2018. The image features in Issue 47 as well as Issue 26, a special themed issue titled Ohana, which in Hawaii, means family.
10/05/2024
One of our favourite stories from Issue 31 (Islands) republished in Issue 47. Titled The Last of his Kind, it's about Rajan, one of the last surviving ocean swimming elephants working in the logging industry in the Andaman Islands. Story and photo by Jody MacDonald.
In the final issue of White Horses we resurrect our favourite stories from the past 47 issues. This image features in Issue 9, a special themed issue about the equinox – where day and night are perfectly balanced. For this issue we rallied 103 contributors from 18 countries to capture special moments over a 100-hour period. It was a logistical nightmare but well worth the effort. Just a few copies of the Equinox Issue are in stock. Shop online but be sure to check our bundle offers.
Photo by Shane Smith of a desert slab during the equinox on Thursday 20th of March 2014 at 7:56am.
14/04/2024
Helping a few collectors to complete their collection. If anyone has these issues spare, please message me (Craig). We'll buy them back and pay for postage.
Have you done a digital detox lately?
White Horses, available in print only.
Shop direct. Link in bio.
13/04/2024
28/03/2024
Start your digital detox and indulge in a premium print experience. Order your three-issue bundle of White Horses this long weekend.
24/03/2024
If you don’t have this one…
Issue 40 marks the completion of our tenth year of publication. In it, Astronaut Christina Koch shares her collection of surf shots captured from a space capsule while orbiting Earth; we unravel the story behind the mythical Aussie Rock which is located on the Transkei coast in South Africa; and present a series of surf fiction by some fine storytellers.
If you don’t have this issue, grab one and indulge yourself, because good magazines are beautiful things.
Get Issue 40 for $24.95 plus shipping
or as part of a 3 issue bundle for $40 including shipping.
Photo credits: .maartens
27/02/2024
A new bundle deal has just been added.
3 issues for $40 including shipping to anywhere in Australia.
Gift a mate, complete your collection, put them on your coffee table.
While stocks last so….skates on!
And if you’re looking to buy a full set, we have just four complete collections for sale.
23/02/2024
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15/02/2024
We've received a ton of messages from people wanting more of White Horses in 2024 and beyond. It's gratifying to know there's such a strong following out there, but for now this is our best suggestion:
Consider buying the issues you’ve missed out on. Since White Horses has been designed to be timeless, you’ll find Issue 1 to be as compelling as issue 47, so if you’re wanting to continue your relationship with White Horses, consider jumping across to our website shop (Under “Shop”, click “Single Issues”) and buy a couple of past issues you may not have seen. Some issues are sold out but there are some issues still in stock.
There has been a surge of back issue orders since January 2024 as collectors try to complete their collection and non collectors buy issues they have missed, so stocks are being depleted - get in there quick.
04/02/2024
Got your copy yet?
28/01/2024
We are releasing the last 15 copies of the very first edition of White Horses. Own a collectable piece of history!
Issue #1 is $49.95 + postage to anywhere in the world.
Only available via our website and while stocks last.
27/01/2024
“Be warned though. With all its charms, travelling overland in West Africa is a right pain in the arse and will test your resilience in ways you never imagined.”
Our celebratory retrospective of 11 years of publishing includes field notes from Gary Conley’s epic sojourn down the west coast of Africa.
Issue 47 – not many left, if you see one at the newsstand, it’s your lucky day. Alternatively, order direct via our website but check our bundle offers first.
21/01/2024
Got yours yet?
19/01/2024
In Issue 36, we got a glimpse into the life of Wayne Wi******er - The Restorer. Wayne lives in WA, down Denmark way, and has since opened a surf gallery which has become a must-see for surfers passing through the area. This is Wayne’s mate Kev who was around when The Restorer feature was being curated. Kev was the official sand-dune-climbing-mobile-phone-signal-finding guy helping to transmit images of Wayne’s restored surfboards from the remote South West to our editorial office. Kev was recently at The Surf Gallery visiting his old mate. Of course, he couldn’t resist a shot Kev flipping through the new issue of White Horses (Issue 47) in his White Horses tee shirt.
02/01/2024
Fresh and unique perspectives is part of what makes the Horse different. This shot in Issue 40 by , republished in our current issue (Issue 47), says it all.
27/12/2023
Great yarn by Ted Grambeau called ‘Saving Colin’ in our new issue, which is a retrospective celebration of the last 47 Issues. Get it now if you haven’t got it already (stock is low) and be sure to check out our bundle offers.
27/12/2023
This image of Pipeline by Tom Servais featured on the cover of Issue number one. As subscriber Jamie Faircloth pointed out, it’s fitting that it also appears in the final issue (by the current team). Got your copy yet?
If not hurry because there’s not many left on the newsstands.
25/12/2023
The Sea Has Stories - good ones, ask Layla who features in our all-girls issue (Issue 44) and also in our new issue (Issue 47).
24/12/2023
Issue 47 is on sale now and we reckon she’s a keeper. Find it at your local newsagent or buy direct via our website where you’ll also find some crazy bundle deals.
16/12/2023
Gift the gift of surfing this Christmas. There’s still time. Place your order this weekend it’ll reach all Aussie destinations before Chrissy (promises Austpost).
11/12/2023
This is the last post promoting our current issue (Issue 46) because it will be replaced in exactly one week with Issue 47. Here we honour Burleigh legend, the late Vaughan Thompson through an issue dedicated the life’s work of photographic legend Andrew Shield.
Says Shieldsy of this slide film shot: “This shows how blue the water gets after a long time with no rain. This was taken not too long before Vaughan tragically passed away in an accident. I know Vaughan and Bottle’s folks well and they’re just great people. Koala Park’s finest”.
It’s December! How did that happen? Next minute it’s Christmas and you’re scrambling for gifts.
Check out our newly released Christmas bundles. We’ve categorised them into themes so you can tailor your gift. Does the surfer in you life love travel? Sorted! We have two Travel and Adventure bundles to choose from.
How about surf photography, or surf art? Sorted again. We have bundles for both of these. Especially interested in surfboards, or distinctively Australian stories? Sorted.
Our Chrissy bundles consist of: 3 curated issues, a S*x Wax car air freshener, a copy of our Sea Has Stories book, and two surf art themed gift cards.
$40 free shipping to any Aussie address. Get onto it because it’s a while stocks last thing.
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White Horses 43 cover video
If you haven't seen it on our instagram feed yet, this is the moment that resulted in the cover of the new issue of White Horses.
Video by Tim McKenna and cover shot by Ted Grambeau, both depict every surfer's worst nightmare.
The surfer going through hell is Peruvian Rodrigo Reinoso. He sent us an account of his ordeal. That'll be posted in the coming days.
Subscribe, buy Issue 43, or gift a mate this Chrissy.
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Capturing the cover shot
Issue 42, featuring a photographic portfolio with detailed explanatory notes by @clarklittle, and filmed here by his son @iamdanelittle, is a keeper.
If you haven't got a copy yet, find one, or order one through the link below.
If you already have one, make a start on your Christmas shopping list, gift a friend, and know that you're contributing to the rebirth of independent surf print media.
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Featuring a striking spot UV cover design, the Summer issue of White Horses (Issue 39) goes on sale tomorrow.
It is a special-themed issue that covers 30 years of the enchanted archipelago, as experienced by original expat surf photographer and journalist Jason Childs.
This edition is a rich, stunning and at times confronting document of a place that’s given many of us the best barrels of our lives.
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White Horses Fin Art Project
James "Robbo" Robinson is one of the artists invited to participate in our fin art project, featured in our current issue (Issue 38).
Check his work on his insta page here: @boundbysea.com.au
We love surf art. In our current issue we got our friends at Futures Fins to supply a set of twin fins to a group of supremely creative individuals. Here's a timelapse of one submission by Jonas Draws.
See the Fin Art Project in Issue 38 at switched on news agents, surf stores, galleries and coffee shops, or at our online store on www.whitehorses.com.au
In our current issue, Ula Majewski writes about the intrepid environmental warrior and damn good surfer, Clasje Goebel.
Video work by Peter Baker, Photographer.
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The wave that generated one of our favourite shots in the new issue.
Issue 38 now onsale at your newsagent, enlighted surf and book stores or just click below.
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Surfer Lee Wilson • Photographer David Biner @indoeye • Video by Moonglade • Location Watukarung, Java.
It's nearly here!
The new issue of White Horses, Issue 37, is on its way and scheduled for a national on sale date of 22nd July.
But the current issue leaves the shelves forever on Thursday the 8th of July, so if you can find one, grab it.
Subscribe now to ensure you're on the mailing list for the new issue.
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WHAT IS WHITE HORSES?
White Horses is an original and authentic quarterly publication about the surf, ocean, creativity and adventure, and delivers a worthy and highly acclaimed alternative to existing surf mags. If you get equally, if not more excited by the glimpse of a clean, empty beach-break peak through some foreshore trees, than you do witnessing a million air reverses on a comp webcast, then there's every chance White Horses is for you.
WHAT ABOUT AQUALUNA MEDIA?
We are a small privately-owned media company, publishing a unique, progressive and globally recognised magazine title White Horses.
Like most others, we publish across both print and digital channels, but we are different in that we place great value in the power and influence of print.
It may seem like a contrarian position, but the reality is that digital media technologies have saturated the media landscape and as a result their impact and effect is becoming increasingly diluted. The humble surf mag meanwhile, continues to attract a highly engaged audience who value the quality and timelessness of its content.
Surf mags are still relevant, and important, because they play a key role in the maintenance and dissemination of surf culture. The surf industry depends on this for their success (whether they realise it or not), and as surfers, we all have a vested interest in preserving and celebrating our cultural uniqueness.
So we’re on a bit of a crusade to reinvent and resurrect the humble surf mag for the benefit of all - our readers, our advertisers and the maintenance of our subculture. We are surfer-owned, fiercely independent and largely reader-supported. We exist to serve you. If you like what we do, keep supporting us by buying our mag, visiting our website and following our social pages.
