Larry Bertlemann - Moonlight Beach

On Wednesday, September 6, word began to flow sadly out of Hawaii that legendary surf and skate photographer Warren Bolster had taken his own life. Born in Arlington, Virginia, in 1947, Bolster traveled the world with his father who was in the foreign service. Bolster learned to surf and skateboard while in Sydney in 1965, then established himself as one of the top competitive surfers in the Cocoa Beach area in 67. In his early 20s, Bolster moved to San Diego to surf, and in 1975 he began taking surf photos. He produced a cover of Surfing magazine on his first try, and by 1975 he was working for SURFER as a staff photographer.

Click here to read the SurferMag.com memorial piece on Warren Bolster