Biography

Dick Hoole

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Dick Hoole is a successful film-maker, who started out with Jack McCoy back in the mid 1970's and whose first film 'In Search Of Tubular Swells' (1976), is one of our favourites....with hero footage of many of the 70's characters, and a killer soundtrack! (Today available on DVD.)

Dick Hoole then went on to finish his second surfing film, StormRiders, again with Jack McCoy.Dick is a very helpful and giving person who is well travelled thanks to the Classic Surf Company, and his wanderings around Australia playing Santas Little helper..but also dozens of trips to Indonesia taking wonderful images and helping on film projects. Dick was very helpful and supportive with Switch-foot publication. From his early experiences laying out BackDoor magazine, he knew what sort of a task lay ahead, and helpfully pointed out some of the pitfalls and later, advised on some of the places not to bother visiting...

Dick Hoole has a library of images that are now becoming well recognised, particularly his shots of Michael Peterson and other 1970's icons. What is Dick Hoole's Job? It used to be full tilt distribution of surfing videos...today, he still helps people out who need things, facillitates independent filmmakers fantasies of finding archival material, a historical librarian, and Works closely with Mex Sumpter.

Mex or David Sumpter is also a very talented film maker, who in 1974 debut film 'On Any Morning' is now etched in surfing history, not only for the shoestring budget, but moreso the great imagery, the early 70's surf stoke, snow skiing wipeout sequences and early water shots. Today, Dick and the Mex continue to be on the pulse with roots level business in films, tee shirts, signed images, posters, stickers and all things Classic Surf.

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Dick Hoole

TODAY...Dick Hoole and Mex Sumpter ARE the Classic Surf Company and continue to provide classic surfing dvd's signed images and other classic surfing stuff. To see a list of Classic dvds available for sale, click here. classic DVD shop Dick and the Mex are good friends with 70's surfer Michael Peterson and his family, and have the finest selection of signed Michael Peterson images....Classic surfing films, old surfing relics, surfing images, surfing art, surfing photos and signed surfing memoribilia.

Dick Hoole prints and signs images ranging from posters to one off signed originals. There is plenty more in Dick Hooles archives that are not on this website. This website represents about 0.01% of Dick Hooles library by showcasing some of the images that were published in the switch-foot books.

To view Dick Hoole's second film Stormriders, click here

To enquire about these images as photographic paper or canvas prints, signed prints, please email ac@switch-foot.com

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