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Whiterocks looking peaky. Photo: Andy Hill
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Throw your arms in the air. Photo: Andy Hill
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Summer surf "Barry's big Dipper." West Strand. Photo: Andy Hill
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Skerrie Islands, Portrush, with another unridden perfect righthander. Photo: Andy Hill
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Amuse yourself in Portrush. Tim at West Strand. Photo: Andy Hill
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Wee walk down the beach. Photo: Andy Hill
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Stevie running for a surf after work. Photo: Andy Hill
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The wee bay at Portballintrae. Photo: Andy Hill
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Graham Stinson, local legend. West Strand, Portrush. Photo: Andy Hill
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One of my favorite waves from County Clare. Photo: Andy Hill
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In summer, you can surf here till 11pm. One last wave before bed. Photo: Andy Hill
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Big hollow rights. Curran Strand Portrush, County Antrim, "Norn Iron." Photo: Andy Hill
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Waiting for the next set. Photo: Andy Hill
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Tommy from Larne, Scotland, in the distance. Whiterocks beach, Portrush. Photo: Andy Hill
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Barrels to be had at East Strand. Photo: Andy Hill
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Adam Wilson, local legend and Irish National Bodyboard Champ, Portrush. Photo: Andy Hill
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Pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Easkey left County Sligo. Photo: Andy Hill
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My father, Ian Hill, surfing Bundoran, County Donegal in 1964, at age 26. He will be 76 this February. Photo: Andy Hill
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North Shore of Antrim. Photo: Andy Hill paddleboarder
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October in Portrush. Blue skies, no boots or gloves. Photo: Andy Hill
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You can quite often catch a wave to yourself here on the Causeway Coast. Photo: Andy Hill
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Tommy has caught more waves on the North Coast this winter than anyone else, and he hasn't had time to shave. The beard keeps him warmer in the North Atlantic. Photo: Andy Hill
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East Strand, Portrush, right hander. Photo: Andy Hill
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We have very powerful beach breaks here on the north coast of Northern Ireland. Typically like France, lots of boards and bodies get broken in winter. Photo: Andy Hill
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Looking into the pit at the Giants Causeway, County Antrim, N. Ireland. Photo: Andy Hill
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Just one more wave before dark. December 2014, Portrush, County Antrim N. Ireland. Photo: Andy Hill
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Ben. Photo: Andy Hill
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Bodyboarding has always been popular here as waves are fast and hollow. Photo: Andy Hill
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Curran Point in the distance, between whiterocks and East Strand, Portrush, no one ever bothers walking up there. Not crowded enough yet. Photo: Andy Hill
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Quite a lot of carnage this day in November this year. Very well defined banks produced some very late take offs with the occasional snapped board or two. Photo: Andy Hill
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This is one of my favorite local breaks. East Strand, Portrush. Photo: Andy Hill
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Arcadia Portrush winter sunshine. Photo: Andy Hill
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Al Mennie, Christmas Day. Photo: Andy Hill
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Al Mennie, Christmas Day. East Strand. Photo: Andy Hill
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Al Mennie, East Strand. Photo: Andy Hill
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Andrew flying at the Giant's Causeway. Photo: Andy Hill
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Superbank. Nov., 2011. Whiterocks, Portrush. Photo: Andy Hill
A portrait of the artist, Andy Hill.
My father Ian, one of the first surfers in Ireland, paddled out at Castlerock, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on his Bilbo Pop Out 10’6 Malibu almost 50 years ago.
I have a lot to thank him for as he introduced me to surfing at the age of ten. I have been fortunate to surf all over the globe and received a Nikon f90x in 1994 to document my surf travel exploits over the years. Those travels included Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Western Samoa, Hawaii, California, South Africa, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, the Caribbean, France, Spain, Portugal and Canary Islands, but I’m still very passionate about surfing my local breaks along the North Coast of Northern Ireland.
I always have the camera with me when I go surfing. I love to ride waves and I love to photograph them. Northern Ireland has some fantastic surfing spots, and our prevailing wind is offshore, characterized by powerful beach break. I hope the images inspire you to come and visit us one day as we have our own wee unique surf scene here like no other. It’s a dramatic coastline backdropped by the World Heritage Site of the Giant’s Causeway, Scotland, and the coastline of North Donegal.
Check out more of Andy’s photography here.
