Jeremy Rumas Hangs Upon Nothing

An interview with the man behind the lens

At 24, Jeremy Rumas quit his full-time job in Chicago to make a surf movie. "Thinking back over the previous few years was sort of a blur of sitting at desks," says Rumas of his time working in an office as a commercial artist. "I felt like I better make a move quick if I was to try to do something of my own."

The quick move he made was a solo-journey to Samoa-- alone. Rumas, an Indiana native, bought a surfboard for the trip and instantly fell in love, deciding to pour his..