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On December 4th, 2018, Slowtide hosted an art and photo show featuring the work of some of our favorite artists on limited edition towels. The show took place at Raised By The Waves at Kahuku Sugar Mill on the North Shore...

Colin is a Canadian mountain man with incredible photography talents and we are blessed to call him a friend and contributor.  We traveled with Colin to the Chilean Andes years ago and are dying to make a trip to his Paradise. Join...

We gave our co-founder's uncle, Tommy Chong, one of our Ponchos to chill in.  Safe to say he doesn't want to take it off :)

We first met Nick LaVecchia about two years ago, around his hometown in Maine to better understand his places for inspiration when he uses a camera in lieu of a paintbrush and a strip of film as a canvas.  Nick is...

If you were to travel to the most western archipelago on the Canadian coast, you would find my description of paradise; a place where enormous mountains lined with old growth forests fall deep into pristine rivers and the Pacific Ocean,...

Mark McInnis is a photographer working chiefly in America’s Pacific Northwest. He’s known for bringing the natural beauty of the country’s upper left-hand corner to a wide range of clients and projects. With decades invested in the region, Mark delivers...

Slowtide & Don Pendleton have teamed up to create a unique towel featuring his iconic linear cubist-style art. We linked up with Don at his studio in Ohio to discuss the inspiration behind his work.   Don is an American artist...

This holiday, Slowtide is launching a partnership with Good360 by donating towels and blankets that will be distributed to Robeson County Disaster Committee in Lumberton, North Carolina to support disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Florence and the additional flooding caused...

We have known Alana Paterson for years and together, have taken some amazing trips through Spain, Morroco, and of course, her home province of British Columbia. Her work has appeared in numerous international publications and she works with clients from around the...

Canadian-born photographer, Zak Bush, developed his interest in photography after an injury kept him out of the water for several months. In desperate need of a preoccupation, Zak borrowed a camera and began framing the setting around him. Now residing...

On Saturday, August 25, Slowtide hosted a sold-out towel dyeing event at Seed People's Market in Costa Mesa, CA. With the purchase of their tickets, guests received a blank white towel they had the opportunity to hand-dye with the Slowtide Founders. The result was a plethora of...

Alana Spencer is a naturally gifted photographer from the North Shore of Oahu with several ties to Slowtide.  Alana is married to our Co-founder Kyle, best friend to our favorite surfer Sage Erickson, and sister to one of our ambassadors and the ever so...