Emocean is an everyperson surf magazine that champions diverse perspectives, radical creativity, relatability, empowerment, and especially the narratives of women, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ surfers.
 
Issue 7's theme is Pain, featuring artwork by Markus Uran, a bizarre and interesting series titled Sharp Objects he made using Artificial Intelligence software. Imaginary objects, creatures and concepts around surfing and the sea. Markus is a dear friend of Head Hi and we're always stoked to catch waves with him in the Rockaways, NYC's closest surfing beach.
 
Other exciting stories in Issue 7 include: 
In "California Double", Josiah Sylstra shares his passions, art and surfing. 
Conner Smith writes about the Tahitian community fighting to conserve and protect Teahupo'o, their land and reef break, from a tower of doom built for the 2024 Olympics.
For "Locals: Bull Bay", Bailey Rebecca Roberts takes us to the Caribbean island of Jamaica. 
In "Show Me Where it Hurts" Matt L. Roar and illustrator by Justin Valdes explore the magazine's theme of pain.
Imogene Barron's documentation in "Water Buffalo Stories"  share more about a remote Indonesian island's new surf scene and ancient living textile tradition.
"The Tao of Kai" by Leo Maxam features Bali's surfer & rising star Kailani Johnson accompanies by photos by Falkwyn De Goyeneche.
Coco Ho and Laura Enever share about dropping out from competitions and approaching surfing for fun, free expression and surfboard design in "Welcome to the Fun Tour".
In "When the Wiliwili Bloom" Tom Põhaku Stone shares about Hawaiian tradition, wisdom, sharks and craft.