There are three key things you need to realise about surf photography before you’re up and riding the wave. Here’s what you most certainly need to be aware of:
- It’s not all about surfing.
- It’s not just for surfers.
- It’s not just for men.
Sure, it’s a hot item for a typical man cave but the recent revival of photography depicting surfers, surf beaches and surf culture is for absolutely everyone: men, women, children, young families and retirees. And for everywhere: living areas, bedrooms, bathrooms, rumpus rooms and offices.
While surfing itself originated in Hawaii, Australians— with our amazing oceans, waves and beaches— have adopted surfing as a way of life with so much rigour that is it now considered a quintessential part of Australian culture.
That’s why surf photography is now a beautiful addition to any home or shack, even if you don’t live near the beach. These twelve prints are cranking for the surfing pro or the beginner and it’s time to get amped. Cowabunga, dude!
Surfing the wave
These surfing photography prints celebrate the awesome beauty and sheer power of the wave, making them an ideal signature piece for a living area, bedroom or office.
Some of the surf prints feature a wave rider front and centre and others are purely about the wave and its majesticness. Then there’s one of our most popular beach pictures, Clear Blue Barrel, which is from the perspective of a surfer and we get the chance to feel as though we’re right inside the tube. Who needs those early, cold mornings and sandy beds when we can stay inside and view these mesmerising ocean photography prints.
1. Blue Barrel
LINE UP: This perfect Blue Barrel Wave print gives this blue bedroom the extra blue it needs to be truly brilliant.
2. Making the Drop
SPARKLING: The Surfer On Blue Ocean Wave is a signature seaside print that simply must adorn the wall of any waterfront home.
3. Backside Beauty
CRANKING: This Dropping The Hollow Wave art print, which adds life to a relatively unadorned space, is bound to be a conversation starter.
4. Close Out Break
RETRO DAYS: Cheer on sepia with this groovy Vintage Ride print, a tribute to surf riders of yesteryear.
5. Inside the Green Room
RAD: Get inside the Clear Blue Barrel while studying up a storm.
Celebrating the surf beach
There’s a bit of beach bunny in all of us, with nearly 85 per cent of Australians living near the beach. These spectacular surfboard shots celebrate everything we love about sand, surf and sea in this sunburnt country.
Use an art photograph of Australia’s infamous sunset, sunrise or sandy goodness to complement your beachside interior colours scheme: blues, sands and oranges. Enjoy a picture perfect decor, each and every day.
6. Sunset Silence
CALM: Soak up a long hot bath while appreciating the beauty of everyday with Surfboard Sunset.
7. Sweet Sunrise
BRONZED BEAUTY: Use a dash of blue and a splash of orange to bring out the best in this piece Surfing Sunrise.
8. Colourful Sands
TOTALLY STOKED: This Surfboards On The Beach work of wall art will transform a room into a happy, fun place.
9. Beach Bunny
GO GIDGET: This Surfer Girl photo print is a great one for all bedrooms.
Embracing surf culture
There’s a reason why Australia boasts some of the best international surf brands that have hit the global stage. After Aussies fell in love with them, they exported Australian surf culture to the world. Now the rest of the world get a sneak peek into the infamous Aussie surf culture that we are proud of.
Blossoming in the fifties and sixties, Australian surf culture has been touted as our birthright! Surfer.com purports that ‘Australia is perhaps the only continent where the waves are more legendary than the men who ride them.’
These surf and sports pictures also honour the Polynesian roots of surf culture that Australia has adopted and the nostalgia of seventies with the truly iconi Kombi van, as well as today’s latest hottest trend— paddle boarding. Your wave is waiting.
10. Polynesian Pleasures
SMILE AND WAVE: Channel joy and relaxation with this bright, colourful Surfboards At Waikiki Beach print.
11. Kombi Vista
FIND A MUSE: This funky Good Old Surfing Days work of wall art is deliciously vintage.
12. Paddle Board Perfection
ALL AUSTRALIAN: Paddle boarding is harder than it looks but this Avalon Beach Paddle Boarder At Sunrise makes interior design look easy.
So “drop in” and smarten up your walls with some epic surf photography prints.
