Tre'lan Michael // Model and Surfer

Tre'lan Tillman was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma and moved to Kauai, Hawaii in 2014. Tillman has lived in Los Angeles for a year. He is currently a model represented by Wilhelmina Models and Monday's Management. Prior to his modeling career, Tillman has worked as a bartender, cook, medical assistant, yoga teacher and Cacao farm worker. He has been surfing for about 7 years after a childhood of a love of water even in a landlocked state. Tillman said he was drawn to surfing in a quest to find community, which he first found in 2015 in Hawaii and where he acquired his first board. Although his travels would take him around the world, he would find himself back in Hawaii as often as possible to surf, three hours a day almost every day.

“Keep paddling.” – Tre'lan Tillman

The "Wade in the Water" limited-edition portrait series showcases activists, pioneers, and future leaders in SoCal’s BIPOC surf community adorned with the leaves of Afrocarpus gracilior, aka the African Fern Pine.

Museum-quality fine art digital print

Frame recommendation:
CLASSIC LIGHT MAPLE WOOD PICTURE FRAME