Where Silence Reigns | Gordon Hempton

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Where Silence Reigns | Gordon Hempton

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“I was a bodysurfer long before I became a nature-sound recorder,” says acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton in TSJ 25.3. “And I didn’t really put the two together initially. But looking back at my life, I can see how surfing certainly contributed to what I do now professionally. We cannot see the sonic world, but when we watch a swell develop it behaves exactly how sound behaves in our environment. Seeing how waves refract and work with each other helps me do my job. It shows me how if I sit in different positions, maybe just ten feet apart, I can put myself in a place to experience exactly the sound I’m looking for.
“My work as a nature-sound recorder and my other life as a bodysurfer provide very much the same feeling-I’m happy to be alive and I feel like I’ve connected with an energy that is much greater than I am. I’m not as important in the greater scheme of the world as I seemed before, and I like that. It’s very calming.”
In this video, we tag along with Hempton for a recording session in Washington’s Hoh rainforest, and a bodysurf at nearby environs.
Film and photography by Shawn Parkin.
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@seangomez5755 4 ай бұрын

I first met Hempy 15 years ago when he did a sound presentation at my college. He magnified the sounds of crickets and insects from deep crevices of the Earth! Then I read his book which changed the way I hear the world. He gave my sense of noise pollution. Then I started seeing him in the lineup at my local breaks. He was always so friendly and courteous - the man is amazing.

@inhousefilms_ 3 ай бұрын

The absolute sweet spot of KZfaq

@robertkerner4833 9 ай бұрын

Excellent. I don't surf but saw Gordon's name and came here to watch. I first heard of him 20 years ago, have some of his recordings and went down the rabbit hole of learning about sound recording. He's the best. Glad to see he's still getting after it in the VW bus.

@drewkellerman4409 9 ай бұрын

I, too, bodysurf the cold waves of Washington year round, with La Push being a favorite. I'm digging his old-school hand-boards. Respect.

@skysteppes 9 ай бұрын

Some things are best kept silent

@GodNGangsters 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful

@user-ir9zc4dk6o 9 ай бұрын

I just keep rewinding the video to watch the van come up the road.

@riverbankfisher 10 ай бұрын

Spectacular scenery of nature at its most pristine. I'd be leery of swimming alone off remote Northern California beaches, especially where seals abound.