A blog filled with inspiration and awesome photos is Quality Peoples blog, it never disappoints me. This time I found some of the photographer Dane Peterson’s latest work, really like it a lot!

Our friend Tai of Single fin got him self a blog, check out Mister Buddha. He’ll update you with sweet photos from his home Bali and adventures around. Love the logo of his blog and if I’m guessing right it’s his talented girlfriend Helle who made it. Tai recently won Deus‘ competition  ”Slidetoberfest” and the price was a costum shaped board by Chris “Phantom” Garett. Below, Mr Buddah Shredding it.

Photos from the Sunshine story we made about Helle & Tai and from Deus ex Machina’s blog.

En grym föreläsning om trender av SofiaUlver-Sneistrup. Go middag + vin. Awesome beachview of doom. Sveriges störtsa konstgalleri, bestående av nästan bara fotografisk konst. Guidad tur bland verken upphängda i korridorerna i Sveriges största hotellanläggning. Sen åberopande av en av de hetaste trenderna av alla, planking såklart. Detta minus plankingen bjöd  SHR (Svenska Hotell och Restaurang förbundet) på. Jag kan gärna gå på mer föreläsningar i krogens uppdrag ifall nån undrar!

Shots from Mabelles and Oscars wedding in Torekov. It was really cool to shoot them since Mabelle and her family are old friends and “locals” in Torekov.

They are not only in love.

But.

They are also totally crazy, lovers of b&w shots, spontaneous out to the fingertips, perfect photo models and just so much fun to hang out with.

This is actually the first sunshinestory we made. It´s about a really cool couple in a really cool town.

Rasi & Catharine.

In Galle.

Galle is an old town in southern Sri Lanka, with a fort surrounding it. Everyone rush to the fort. But they miss our favorite place in Galle.

THe oLD RaiLwAy.

It´s a store located next to the channel, not far away from the bus station and right across the train station, thus the name. It’s owned and driven by Catharine and Rasi, and to be honest it is so much more that just a store. It’s the outcome of a love story, you can sense it in the clothes, furniture and definitely in their smiles.

Rasi and Chatrine fell in love 2006, got married 2010 and later that year in december they also opened the doors to  The Old Railway. Cathrine is from London and has a four year fashion education behind her. When she does´nt work with making her own clothes she work as a travel guide and gets flown around all of the historical wonders of the world. She a great sense for coulor and style that I don’t belive any education can give you, she´s truly a natural talent. Rasi is Sri Lankan and works with old vintage furnitues which he collects all over Sri Lanka. He goes to old houses seeking for furnitures left from the past colonisations. What he findes?  Some of the coolest furnitures iv´e ever seen, made of olf beautiful wood, and sells for quite alot.

Rasi’s eye for old, amazing furniture and other collecteble things, and Cathrine’s incredbile clothes makes the perfect match. Walking trough the doors of the store feels like to step into a different world. A world with amazing dresses, skirts, pillows, jewellry and t-shirts for both boys and girls. I bought this top and this cute dress.In the resturant & guesthouse ”Why not” in Hikkaduwa you can find some clothes and bags from The old railway. Help them out and like their facebook page, and if you are in Sri Lanka, you should definitely pay them a visit.

Everything is handmade by Chatrine and if you ask her where the fabric is from she´ll tell you a unique story about even the tiniest piece of cloth. The fabric in my top is from a sari she wore when going to the cinema in north india to watch a bollywood film. The lace on my dress in handmade by an old Sri Lankan woman who lives next door.

Before they turned the store into The Old Railway it used to be Rasi’s fathers old electronic store but together they renovated it to a hip lifestye boutiqe. There’s also plans on making the second floor to a coffee shop, and I have no doubt it will be a sucess.

Thanks for sharing your story guys.

Linn & Petter

Imagine one of the most beautiful places on earth. Then add a great wave, or actually waves. And of top of that; a restaurant overlooking all of it. A place where you can relax after some hardcore surf, take a healthy juice or grab a cold Bintang beer. Add a cool store with all the latest of Insight & Rythm clothing, smashing surfboards and bikinis. Does it sound to good to be true?

It’s not. You’ll find this little piece of paradise on the cliffs of Uluwatu. It’s created by Tai & Helle, a couple who looked out of the box to live a life on Bali. During the month we lived on the Bukit we watched the resturant and store, let’s call it the phenomenon, “Single Fin” take form. We sat down and took a chat with them to find out what their story is. How a viking and a maori ended up on the islands of Gods.

Tai spent his childhood with the best of two surf worlds, on the Goldcoast of Australia and on beaches of Bali. He’s a pro surfer and just recently won the Billabong Rote Open. Helle is a norwegian who did a three month exchange program on Bali. They met in the crazy buzz of Kuta, and when Helle got home to Norway a couple of weeks later to start university she came up with an idea to return to Bali. Why not study graphic design thousand miles away from campus? It takes a whole lotta self discipline to manage distance studies. Helle got it. Juggling six hours study days with renovations and release parties. If you scroll down you can see a glimpse of the Single Fin logo she also designed. And they’re both involved with Rythm Livin, a clothing and lifestyle brand that soon is gonna take over the world.

Their optimistic view of life shines thru the whole premises and the first Bintang easily get’s followed by another and before you know it you´ll hang out to watch the last surfer catch the last wave in another epic bali sunset. And thats also the time for their Sunset Special Margarita, the live band and for Single Fin to change name to Single Fun.

Check out their facebook page and when you’re on Bali you definitely have to check Single Fin out.

And just like with Mega we let Helle & Tai fill in our sunshine forms! Read, enjoy and share their wise words! Click to enlarge.