DAYBREAK Magazine

10/28/2024

“I still love surfing, but I think my relationship with it has changed. There’s less emphasis on scoring and surfing my hardest, but I appreciate the quiet the ocean brings my mind more than ever.”

For V.6, and came together to dive into Anna’s trials and tribulations of transitioning into a surf mom and her ever changing love and relationship with surfing.

“Sound at Sea” by featuring is a feature piece in DAYBREAK V.6: The In-Between - available now.

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10/23/2024

The greener grass of the outdoors communities speckled across the globe is an age old tale that’s only becoming more prevalent the more connected we all get. In “South for North Swell” ft. in DAYBREAK V.6 dives into the feelings pulling one to a place and then pulling one back away.

Ella Boyd is a full-time writer for POWDER Magazine as well as a freelance surf writer and photographer. Raised on the coast of Maine, Ella moved out west for college, where she graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy and Media Studies from Scripps College.

After a stint on Oahu interning with photographer , Ella skipped graduation to move to the North Shore. Since then, she has chased waves all over the world in places such as Indonesia, Australia, Mexico, Costa Rica, and the U.S. In 2023, Ella was one of five finalists for the Follow The Light Surf Photography Grant Program.

Ella’s work has been published in The Surftime Journal, SURFER Magazine, The Inertia, Jack Journal, ROVA Magazine, and has been used by EMOCEAN, Hobie, Griffin Colapinto, Reef Heazlewood, and Soleil Errico, among others.

DAYBREAK V.6: The In-Between - is available now.

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10/11/2024

“If the Sky Falls, Behind the Sidewalks” by is out today and is as beautiful and spooky as they come.

are an enchanting folk duo who in a very short time have crafted a space for themselves in a world the more and more enthralled by a touch of twang.

In DAYBREAK V.6, we sat down with Emma and Kate to dive into their new record and the process to get there. “The Witches of Folk” is a feature piece in V.6 - available now.

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10/08/2024

“You Never Regret A Swim” with is a cover story for DAYBREAK V.6: The In-Between that we are honored to share.

For 20 years, has been a staple of the Great Lakes’ surf scene. The shop is located in Empire, MI, a small town at the base of Sleeping Bear Dunes at the north end of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. The storied dunes tower 450’ over the shores of Lake Michigan, and are the type of site people don’t expect to see in the Midwest.

SBS was started, and is still owned and operated, by the Skrocki family. Beryl and Frank Skrocki made the move from the East side of the state in 2004, opening the shop’s doors shortly thereafter. From the start, SBSK has been known as a community hub with always open doors.

From countless community events to becoming a founding member of the Great Lakes Business Network, Beryl was all in, all the time.

Late in 2022, an unexpected diagnosis took Beryl from the family and community she had meticulously and joyfully woven herself into. That day the spirits of Lake Michigan gained a giant.

20 years since Beryl opened SBS’s doors, sisters Ella and Annabel have now taken the reins on the shop. Though they’re missing Beryl’s irreplaceable presence, the two are hard at work upholding the role that SBSK has played in the community since its birth.

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09/27/2024

is a Korean-American surf photographer and former animator for Bay Area brands like Apple and the Golden State Warriors. She called - a friend with a film camera - to Washington earlier this year to document a big transition in her life. Silvia was moving from a cabin that she had renovated herself in the backcountry to Oahu’s energetic North Shore. She’s since logged multiple photography laps at Pe’ahi and reflects on how her time “as a woman alone in the woods” prepared her to experience one of the ocean’s most frenetic landscapes.

“It Was a Rodeo” ft. by is featured in DAYBREAK V.6: The In-Between - available now.

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09/24/2024

is an indie folk band from Waterville, Ohio. Over the past few years, the trio has built a catalog of tunes that has fueled road trip playlist after road trip playlist.

From the start, founding members Mike Belazis and Devin East were surrounded in the rich, wooded hills and cold rivers of Northern Ohio. Though the band’s still rooted there, their sound has expanded to landscape after landscape as they’ve steadily grown across the country.

For V.6, hopped in with the guys from Austin to LA. Between taco hunting in Texas, brain melting Arizona heat, and linking up with friends in the LA hills, we settled in quick to the rhythms of the road that keeps the band moving. After the fact, we sat back down with Mike to dive deeper into their Ohio roots, the band’s growth, and their upcoming record—including their recent single “Blood Moon”.

“Job Sober” featuring is a feature piece in DAYBREAK V.6: The In-Between - out now.

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09/18/2024

With DAYBREAK V.6, we’re continuing the tradition of printing a tattoo flash sheet inside of all our books. This time around, helped us make it happen.

The concept is simple: designs curated by us, by our favorite artists, for you to take to your favorite tattoo artists.

On top of the flash sheet, Jess has a cover feature in V.6. His cover is one of our most sought after yet, and if you’re hoping to grab one, do it now before they’re gone for good.

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09/17/2024

For 20 years, has been a staple of the Great Lakes’ surf scene. The shop is located in Empire, MI, a small town at the base of Sleeping Bear Dunes at the north end of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. The storied dunes tower 450’ over the shores of Lake Michigan, and are the type of site people don’t expect to see in the Midwest.

SBS was started, and is still owned and operated, by the Skrocki family. Beryl and Frank Skrocki made the move from the East side of the state in 2004, opening the shop’s doors shortly thereafter. From the start, SBSK has been known as a community hub with always open doors.

From countless community events to becoming a founding member of the Great Lakes Business Network, Beryl was all in, all the time.

Late in 2022, an unexpected diagnosis took Beryl from the family and community she had meticulously and joyfully woven herself into. That day the spirits of Lake Michigan gained a giant.

20 years since Beryl opened SBS’s doors, sisters Ella and Annabel have now taken the reins on the shop. Though they’re missing Beryl’s irreplaceable presence, the two are hard at work upholding the role that SBSK has played in the community since its birth.

“You Never Regret A Swim” is a cover story for DAYBREAK V.6: The In-Between. V.6 is available now online and at select retailers—including

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09/13/2024

“There’s no crying on Pony Mt” were the mountain woman to mountain woman words was greeted with when she moved far up into the Montana mountainside.

Sometimes that’s easier said than done when the mountains have a mind of their own that so often relishes in constantly pushing one to the brink.

“There’s No Crying on Pony Mt.” by is narrative built around a handful of weeks watching take every punch the mountain—and her temperamental horses—threw her way. The story is a feature in DAYBREAK V.6: The In-Between - available now!

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09/10/2024

6.02 - - is now spinning on the Spotify 🖤

Our good pals took over the aux and put together a playlist that gets their spooky folk gears going.

Featuring:







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and many more

Spotify link in our bio.

On top of this playlist, they’re also featured in DAYBREAK V.6: The In-Between - available now!

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08/29/2024

Introducing 'Live at the Landscape Lounge' with the help of our pals Fellow Kinsman - FK and their full band will be headlining our Milwaukee V.6 Release Show at Third Space Brewing this Friday 8/30!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwF1KRFsNfM

Tommy Moore

Fellow Kinsman playing "Restless Soul" along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, WI. Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2uZdT-KeIajUNBNIM67TxADAYB...

08/27/2024

Northern Midwest winters tend to be beautifully brutal, but one thing that sweetens them is - a yearly hockey tournament in Minocqua, WI.

Well known as a Midwestern summer paradise, in a normal winter, Minocqua transforms into a frozen winter wonderland. Founder of APH, Will Jeffrey, grew up spending his summers in Minocqua, skiing with the oldest water ski club in the United States. Years later, Will moved his family up to Minocqua full-time and in the winter found himself thinking about the farfetched pond hockey dreams he and his old water ski club friends would joke about.

It was then APH was founded.

Since then, APH has run a full tournament for two years, and for next year is continuing their flagship event with an added women’s division, as well establishing additional one off exhibition with a 3v3 tournament in Hayward, WI.

We were at the second running APH tournament and sat down with Will to dive into the process and dream behind getting things up and running.

‘American Pond Hockey’ is a feature piece in DAYBREAK V.6 - out now!

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08/23/2024

For V.6, we had the privilege of sitting down with Montana based ceramicist .ceramics

Carter Camille was born and raised in the Black Hills of South Dakota where she found her deep love for nature and its stillness. She spent her childhood days digging in the dirt of the garden with her dad, foreshadowing her future of mud covered hands.

Carter formed Bare Minimum Ceramics out of a strong desire to feel seen and heard. Like many of us, a creative outlet was the only thing that would work to keep her mind and anxieties at bay. When she needed it most, Carter turned back to what brought her joy in high school; pottery.

Over time with a little water, air, fire, and help from her hands, Carter transforms a raw ball of mud (earth) into a piece that can withstand the seasons.

Her work is an extension of herself, and it varies and evolves with the changing seasons of life.

Earlier this year, we sat down with Carter in her Montana studio on spring day stuck between winter and summer.

We’re celebrating the release of DAYBREAK V.6 in Bozeman with tonight - Friday 8/23 - and all books can be found at the link in our bio!

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08/22/2024

The crew over at is real special bunch. On top of their feature in DAYBREAK V.6, we’re stoked to celebrate the release of V.6 Friday 8/23 at Mission Ranch in Bozeman, MT with tunes from and !! It will be a free night at the ranch filled with friends, music, books, beers, and more laughs than you can handle.

Check our stories and bios for more event details and rsvp info!

Mission Ranch is a creative studio rooted in film production. They defy common convention, operating authentically from a beacon of the Wild West.

They started as a few friends freelancing out of a barn in Southwest Montana. Before long, they built an admirable portfolio of clients while expanding their range of services into the full-service production company they are today. Despite that evolution, their team of artists, dreamers, & doers remain bound by the same mission that began in the barn—to produce visual media as organic & original as the environment that made them.

We’ve crossed paths with the Mission Ranch crew a handful of times, and we finally sat down with them for a proper discussion. Tucked away just outside of downtown Bozeman, we sat on the far side of the property that the “Mission Ranch World Headquarters” rests on. While listening to the nearby stream, we talked shop and dove into why we all do this.

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08/14/2024

DAYBREAK V.6: THE IN-BETWEEN - Available Now!

Cover 1/2 - Featuring

238 Pages
20+ Stories
Printed Locally on Premium Paper

V.6 is built for mornings when the sun is rising, and late sleepless nights long after the sun has set. Transition periods—the in-between times—tend to be a daunting mix of emotions, and in our 6th book we dive right in.

Our most intimate and best yet.

08/07/2024

Our most intimate and best yet. DAYBREAK V.6: The In-Between - Available August 14th.

We’ll see y’all out there.

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08/06/2024

- the Australian duo who’ve taken indie charts by storm the last two years. From ethereal tunes that feel fit for a sun soaked surf feature to radio sessions built for a longing walk down cobblestone road, the pair has quickly built up a hard hitting catalog.

We sat down with Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic to dive into how they’re handling a non-stop tour, how surrounding landscapes effect the sounds of a record, and their escape methods.

The full feature is now live on DAYBREAK. Link in bio.

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08/05/2024

DAYBREAK V.6 CHICAGO RELEASE presented by w/ !!! will be joining as well for a panel discussion about building a company and community in the Midwest, the Midwest’s outdoors creative scene, and much more.

DAYBREAK Magazine is a print publication celebrating creatives in the outdoors. Averaging out at well over 200 pages per book, DAYBREAK is a coffee table book whose stories and presence are built to stand the test of time.

DAYBREAK V.6 is out August 14th and we hope to see you all in Chicago to celebrate on the 16th!

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08/01/2024

DAYBREAK V.6 MILWAUKEE RELEASE W/ and .pup at on Friday 8/30!!! Both bands will be ripping, as well as will be keeping things going all night! We’re beyond stoked to celebrate in proper fashion with y’all!!

This is a FREE event, and everyone is HIGHLY encouraged to purchase a book/merch from , brews from Third Space, and grub from and - weather permitting, this will be an outdoor event.

DAYBREAK Magazine is a print publication celebrating creatives in the outdoors. Averaging out at well over 200 pages per book, DAYBREAK is a coffee table book whose stories and presence are built to stand the test of time.

The ever changing seasons and tides of life are unpredictable, and the transitions between them—the in-between times—tend to be a mixture of daunting, uncomfortable, and eye-opening. In DAYBREAK V.6: The In-Between, we dive into stories of those who have weathered the seas of life.

See y’all soon.

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07/31/2024

Introducing DAYBREAK V.6: The In-Between - Available August 14th

The ever changing seasons and tides of life are unpredictable, and the transitions between them—the in-between times—tend to be a mixture of daunting, uncomfortable, and eye-opening. In DAYBREAK V.6, we dive into stories of those who have weathered the seas of life.

See y’all soon.

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07/30/2024

We’ve been on the road a whole lot, and we’ve seen our fair share of sunsets and sunrises from the driver’s seat and the backseat. For DAYBREAK V.6, we sped off around the interior of the country for stories from the Northern corners of the Midwest, to the mountains of Utah, to the rugged Montana countryside.

As always, our focus is on celebrating creatives in the outdoors, but in V.6, we shine an even brighter light on those living in land locked and looked over places.

DAYBREAK V.6 - coming real soon

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07/22/2024

Soon, we’ll have a couple thousand pounds of new books dropped off in the studio, and we’d love to clear out our shelves ahead of time.

We’ve got plenty of back issue copies stocked up, many of those featuring the stellar - including V.5 and his V.2 cover!

Give us a hand and get your coffee table prepped up ahead of V.6 next month!

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07/17/2024

It’s been a busy few months and we’re ready as hell to be back. DAYBREAK V.6 out next month.

See y’all soon!

06/10/2024

We’ve had our heads down and blinders on the past couple weeks hard at working building out the final stories for V.6. We can’t wait to share the incredible cast of characters involved with the new book with y’all real soon.

For now, here’s a few scenes from the making of V.5, available now.

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06/06/2024

We’re as excited as ‘s pup to announce that DAYBREAK is officially stocked at all stores!! Go say hi to our pals over there, grab your groceries, a smoothie, and one of the latest copies of V.5.

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