Andrew Mennie is a long way from home, and surfing in his jeans. Yes, you read that right. Back in his native Belfast, Andrew grew up with an insatiable, and rare-for-for-his-surroundings passion for surfing. It was so cold he and his brother would brave… Read More »Northern Ireland to Northern Rivers: Andrew Mennie on socks, surfing, and a growing business behind garage doors.
WIN A DOUBLE PASS! US author and surfer William Finnegan and former Tracks editor and surfer Sean Doherty talk about their surfing lives. Sat 6 August, 7pm Lennox Head Cultural and Community Centre Presented by Byron Writers Festival in partnership with Lennox Arts Board William… Read More »Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life – Win a double pass!
There was some great swell around in the last few weeks and Ryan Kenny from Mocean Media House captured some of our local talent enjoying every moment of it for us. Sam Macintosh Riley Laing Taylor Hession James Wood Zak Condon Adam Melling Jay Phillips… Read More »Summer Swell
Australian artist Andrew Kidman works in many mediums.  Music, writing, painting, photography, surfboard shaping or films all born from his connection to the ocean. Among his works are the films Spirit of Akasha, Litmus, Glass Love and Last Hope. Last Hope in particular being a film… Read More »People to know – Andrew Kidman
Adversity is relative. When we are toddlers a soggy nappy is Armageddon, in high school double-homework on the Friday afternoon is a catastrophe. In adult life, hardship mans up, expands exponentially and kicks into fifth gear, but still, when compared to almost anyone else on… Read More »A DROP IN THE OCEAN: MARK ‘MONO’ STEWART
Local Byron Bay film production and media house, New Beach Media (Skuff TV) bring you this rad clip on travelling free surfer Craig Anderson, who spends 90% of his year surfing the best waves in the world – with the odd stopover in our beloved… Read More »Craig Anderson’s rad job
It’s no coincidence that Cleethorpes is right down the road from a town called Grimsby. Half way up England’s East Coast, on the shores of the icy, foreboding North Sea, it’s not exactly a tropical ocean paradise. So it’s little wonder that surf-bug-bitten photographer, Tom… Read More »EXTERNAL PERSPECTIVES: TOM MARTIN
It’s no coincidence that Cleethorpes is right down the road from a town called Grimsby. Half way up England’s East Coast, on the shores of the icy, foreboding North Sea, it’s not exactly a tropical ocean paradise. So it’s little wonder that surf-bug-bitten photographer, Tom… Read More »EXTERNAL PERSPECTIVES: TOM MARTIN
Compelled to spend his entire life riding waves Bob McTavish started building surfboards in 1962. Today, over 50 years later, his vision is alive and well at the McTavish Factory in Byron Bay, Australia. This collection of portraits gives a glimpse into the people and… Read More »Dedicated to the Craft
This mornings little surfing shoot adventure happened because of an upcoming article (stay tuned) that the lovely Lauren Hill and I are collaborating on. And boy did we get the conditions right. Fun waves, no one out, gorgeous light and even some excitement below to… Read More »Dawn
