My passion for surfing started at an early age. Back at school I rode my pushy 40 minutes from Eastlakes to Tama in the hope the surf was pumping. Chasing surf eventually led to overseas adventures, and I have been lucky enough to visit and surf in many an exotic location. It was during these trips that I started fooling around with a camera. While I began by shooting nature and landscapes I soon realised I most enjoyed taking photos of my mates surfing. I started Frothers to share my photos with the local frothin' community. While recently I have found myself in front of a camera as a Waverley Council Lifeguard, I feel most comfortable behind the camera taking photos of sunrises, storm squalls, and surf. To me Frothers is about providing a service to the people of the Eastern Suburbs. It is an outlet for groms to gain exposure and somewhere for us to share what has been photographed, filmed or talked about in the area.

I fell into surf photography by accident. Growing up in Bondi I was a member of the ITN Boardriders Club and I surfed semi professionally before becoming a full time firefighter. Having always had a passion for photography, Tracks magazine in the early 80?s discovered some of my personal images from surfing expeditions to Indonesia. Over the following decades my photographic career expanded to shooting many high profile assignments as a senior photographer for Tracks, Australian Surfing Life and Surfing Magazine in the USA. This exposure fortunately resulted in further contracts with Oakley, Ocean & Earth and Oneill, along with other companies who attained my services for their advertising campaigns. I feel very fortunate that these opportunities allowed me to travel and visit some of the most exotic locations on earth such as Hawaii, Tahiti, The Maldives, along with many others. As I know the majority of these talented guys that will be involved in the "new look" Frothers, I look forward to seeing some great images that the site will provide.

G'day folks. I actually dug on the name Frothers (a bit of a self payout), that's how I became involved. I started life in Tassie moving into the early 70's surf scene at Bronte and Tamarama. I have a connection with the area for sure. Words like Tamo, The K, Top of the hill, The Gully... all places outsiders would not even know of. I got the travel bug and explored Tasmania a lot. Back in Sydney I climbed pretty much all the way up the magazine ladder before meeting my future Mrs back in '95. I moved to Hawaii the following year and have been here since. The amazing thing about Hawaii is not only the surf but you have sea turtles, dolphins and other marine life. It is an awesome place to live as a water photographer. Always something cool to shoot, I look forward to the summer months just as much as winter and the big waves.

I grew up in Bronte and that's where you'll find me surfing all the time. If the reef is no good I'll head out of town, usually south. In 2003 I studied photography at TAFE and then worked at a fashion based photography lab. I now work Monday to Friday as a digital operator on fashion and advertising shoots, while spending my weekends photographing sports. I love major sporting events when there is a full crowd... the atmosphere on the sideline is amazing! I shoot with a range of Canon bodies and lenses and use my SPL water housing for in the barrel surf shots. Recently I picked up an Olympus OM 1 film camera that I have been shooting black and white, processing and printing at home. Landscapes are one of my favourite things to photograph and I really get a kick out of producing nice pictures, ones to show my family and friends

While I grew up in Clovelly, then Coogee, I currently reside in Bronte. Photography has been a passionate hobby of mine for half a dozen years or so. During the day I work for a media company in the advertising industry. Before and after work I try to get out there and shoot our local beaches and environment. I love shooting seascapes and capturing the light and colours of both sunrise and sunset. Although my favourite scenes are definitely stormy seascapes. I shoot with Canon D-SLR and a variety of lenses from super wide angle to telephoto. I've found that taking the perfect shot has little to do with the things that you see and everything to do with the way that you see them.

Originally from the Central Coast I've lived in the Eastern Suburbs since '92. I have been taking photos for 8 years but it has become an increasingly more serious interest since then. Why photography? It takes me to a special place, mentally. My paid occupations include working as a wrestling coach for various schools and clubs including the South Sydney Rabbitohs, the Scots College first 15s, Cranbrook school and the West-Illawarra Devils. During my free time I surfed for quite a few years before I started fighting. I began Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2001, winning the World Cup in 2003 and 2004 in Brazil. At the moment I compete in the Mixed Martial Arts, better known as Cage Fighting. I am also currently studying a Diploma in Photography and whenever I get the chance I'm out there taking photos.

I'm a heavy Frother! Photography is a passion of mine that burns as bright as the sun popping over Ben Buckler on a fine Sydney morning. I first picked up a camera when I was a kid, but it was always point and shoots until I could afford the big stuff. As I'm up before dawn most mornings I'm lucky that I get to start my day watching our beautiful sunrises. I spend most of my day as a lifeguard watching the water, but I never get bored of photographing our beaches. In between pulling backpackers out of rips and clearing the streets of all their beer bottles I get out there with my 5D MKII and capture moments in time of many things I like.

I grew up in Yamba / Angourie, from there I traveled the World. While I use to surf, I got behind the camera due to a permanent leg injury. I started taking photos when I was about 12 and in high school I learnt to shoot film. After school my first serious job was with Prime TV, where I stayed for 5 years working on news camera. From there I traveled and lived overseas. Back in Oz I settled in Maroubra. I'm currently working at State Parliament, where I am involved in media and freelance film production. In between jobs I try to take as many surf photos as possible. Surf photography is an art in itself, especially shooting the guys doing airs! I also enjoy joining up 5 shots and making my own panoramas, a great Photoshop challenge! As for the future, I would love to be the first person to shoot a great surf film on a RED 4K Camera or 3D.

I think the main reason anyone takes a photograph is so they can re-live a particular moment or event forever. That's why I bought my first camera and why I continue to take photos. Growing up in Sydney's Tamarama Beach, I have been fortunate enough to spend my days in and around the ocean with some of the best friends you could ask for. Some of my photographic work has featured in Surfing World, Tracks, Surfing Life and Kiwi Surf Magazines, as well as online websites coastalwatch and frothers. I've also been lucky enough to score advertising work with Fox Clothing and Annesley Surfboards. Over the few years I've been shooting I have drawn alot of influences from good friend Lee Kelly, who showed me the ropes as I was trying to figure out how to be a better photographer. All in all, I love taking photos and sharing a great moment with others.

Born in Paris, I was not the ideal candidate to become ‘’frother’’. But somehow I felt attracted by the Ocean and water sports (windsurfing mainly), so I moved to Bordeaux, and later to the Basque Country in France, where I started surfing. I have spent the last 8 years out of my home country, traveling around for my career, mostly far from the coastline, craving for waves, winds or even just water. So in 2011, we moved to Australia, and made Bondi our home. Surfing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, SUPing and diving: the possibilities are endless in Australia, and the climate is a blessing. I started shooting film in high school, but left photography aside for about 10 years. I have been shooting again more seriously since 2010. I was awarded a 1st Prize at the Australian Center for Photography in Sydney in 2011 for a documentary portrait shot. There are heaps of really good photographers out there, so I feel extremely fortunate to be part of the Frothers community. Frothers is the converging point of my passions: photography, the Ocean & the glide.