FRAMES - LIFE WITHOUT aNDY
“Looking over his portfolio that features some of the world’s most powerful waves, the surfers who surf them, and the people he meets while in transit, it’s the way he brings something new to each wave that makes his work so immersive. It’s hard not to get that tingly feeling checking out some of the slabs he’s brought to life, as if you were right there with him.
You might think there’s a lifetime of dedication to surf photography behind the 32-year-old’s snaps, but in reality, he only picked up a camera a few years back – talk about a quick learner. “I got into it late, around 26-years-old. I’d never had any training or even that much interest in photography,” he says. “I was running bars and restaurants and went on a trip to the Mentawais where I met resident Pitstop Hill photographer Johnny “jungle” Barton. I thought that looked like fun so next year I was fortunate to come back as a guide, brought my first camera with a kit lens and annoyed the shit out of him for a few months. I guess that’s where it all began.” "
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