Albee Layer

JuneShine Presents | Opinionated Passion. A glimpse into the pragmatic and polarizing persona that is Albee Layer.

Direction, Cinematography & Editing: Dan Norkunas (Take Shelter Productions)
Additional Cinematography: Forrest Dein, Elliot Leboe, Jon Spenser, Matt Meola, Marlon Lewis, Bruno Passos
Editing/SFX: Cody Carter
Graphics: Kahana Kalama
Music: Meg Myers (Red Light Management) and Musicbed
Helping hands: Todd Prodanovich, Sam Mcintosh, Dayanidhi Das, Ryan Craig, Jimmy Wilson, Ollie Shipp.
Athletes: Albee Layer, Matt Meola, Nora Vasconcellos, Sage Kotsenburg, Elliot Sloan.

Men's Jaws Challenge - FINAL - Kemper vs Lenny vs Rothman vs Baker vs Layer vs Larronde

Billy Kemper, Kai Lenny, Koa Rothman, Grant Baker, Albee Layer and Tyler Larronde battle in the Final heat at the 2018 Jaws Challenge.

STAB HIGH: An Invitational Surf Contest, Mostly in the Air

Stab High is Stab Magazine's first ever surf contest. It's happening today, September 22nd at BSR Cablepark in Waco, Texas and starring 20 of the world's best aerialists.

The WSL Red Bull Airborne France. All Rise.

When the best of the CT and the best Freesurfers take to the air together, limits get destroyed and something completely new gets created. The Red Bull Airborne launches October 5-10.

Check out the list of invitees: Albee Layer (HAW), Chippa Wilson (AUS), Mikey Wright (AUS), Noa Deane (AUS), Matt Meola (HAW), Mason Ho (HAW), Kolohe Andino (USA), Griffin Colapinto (USA), Yago Dora (BRA), Italo Ferreira (BRA), Filipe Toledo (BRA), Jordy Smith (ZAF), Eric Geiselman (USA), Hector Santa Maria (PRI), Kalani David (HAW), Jack Freestone (AUS), Two wildcards!

Stab High: Meet The Surfers

First Session Back In The Ocean, Albee Layer Lands The Best Air Of His Life

Following his saline-free weekend in Waco, Texas, Albee Layer flew from Austin-Bergstrom International back home to catch a swell at his favorite righthand ramp. After hitting 100 perfect sections at Waco’s Barefoot Ski Ranch, Albee’s joints had been properly loosened and his mind well-prepared to attack the Maui reef.
Video: Take Shelter Productions

Texas Made: The Five Hour Surf Trip

A hot shot of inland surfing starring Ian Crane, Barron Mamiya and Albee Layer.

Maximum Effort

The 2017/2018 winter was one of the worse we have seen here on Maui. That is if you enjoy pushing yourself with big sections and or big waves. With the season drawing to a close it seemed like every time we started getting back into the swing of things the waves would disappear again and be replaced by onshore and rain. You've probably been told onshore is the new offshore. FALSE, actually side off shore is the new off shore, or onshore whatever I'm confused now. Here's 2 minutes and 22 seconds of me falling. I hope you get a giggle out of it because my 50s are going to be painful.

Filmed by: Dan Norkunas (take shelter productions)
Edited by: Albee Layer
Surfing by: Albee Layer

Highlight Reel - 2017 Pe'ahi Challenge

A crew of Maui big wave surfers - led by Ian Walsh and Billy Kemper - didn't disappoint hundreds of locals lining the cliff overlooking the wave also known as Jaws, at the 2017 Pe'ahi Challenge. The Maui Boys dominated Round One, with two other Valley Isle natives, Albee Layer and Kai Lenny, joining Walsh and Kemper in the Semifinals. Here's a slice of some of the day's best best action.

Freshwater Cowboys at NLand Surf Park

Whether you love it or hate it, the era of the wave pool is very much upon us. Kelly Slater is holding events in his new-and-improved Lemoore facility, Wavegarden's Cove design will soon be exported to various locations around the world, and the future of surfing looks like it's bound to feature much more freshwater. At the moment, however, the best artificial wave that is currently open to the public sits on the outskirts of Austin, Texas at NLand Surf Park. We recently traveled to NLand with Hawaiian rippers Albee Layer and Torrey Meister to see just what Austin's best (see: only) wave is capable of, and to investigate whether or not surfing can thrive in a landlocked community.