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Surf Photography from Cornwall & Beyond

A few favourite frames from closer to home and further afield. From early mornings at Watergate Bay and Newquay to salty adventures in Malibu and Tenerife, have a nose through the latest surf portraits, ocean scenes and travel moments.
Northen Teneriefe from Febuary 2026
Northen Teneriefe from Febuary 2026

Unique surf photography from the solar eclipse

Silhouette of Chris Thomson from 10 Over Surf riding a wave on a surfboard during sunset on the north coast of Newquay, Cornwall

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Malibu

Surf photography trip to California

Surfer off the Cornish coast during the 2026 partial solar eclipse, captured by Aquasnaps in Cornwall, UK

ECLIPSE PHOTOGRAPHY

Newquay

Canaries

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CORNWALL - UK

TENERIFE- SPAIN

Recent frames of interest from different locations around Newquay

See the Canaries through my lens and what I discovered

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Get closer to the salt, spray, and stoke — follow me on Instagram for a steady flow of wave-chasing adventures, ocean textures, and fresh captures straight from the Cornish coast (and beyond). It’s where new work drops first, where stories unfold in real time, and where the sea never sits still.

🌶️ S P I C E Y B A N K D A Y 🌶️ Well… it seems the bank holidays this year have consistently delivered in their own special little Cornish way. One after another. No complaints here. Today officially became the hottest May day ever recor
Purple haze, salt spray, and a South Fistral sunset that genuinely looked like it belonged in a dream. 💜🌅 These were shot almost entirely straight into the sun, which normally feels slightly unhinged… but every now and then the ocean reward
A P R I L. R U N D O W N April did exactly what April does best… kept everyone guessing. A proper mixed bag of sessions across the usual Cornish haunts and home breaks, chasing whatever the ocean decided to serve up that day. Same familiar fa
D R E A M Y Late again… but somehow it’s always exactly where I’m meant to be. Watergate Bay doing its thing like it always does. Who would’ve guessed. The usual suspects out, dreamy conditions on tap, and that ever-changing
More of this please 🙏 Currently craving more morning like this, being well spent. Basking in the morning sunrise whilst capturing whatever comes my way. #WatergateBay #Newquay #Cornwall #SurfPhotography #fineart
Autumn Morning’s 🍂 One of those crisp, golden mornings where everything just lines up… clean swell, soft light, and that quiet calm before the cold really set in. I actually have no idea who this is, but something about the way he mov
O F F S H O R E Bank Holiday sessions don’t always deliver… but today had a bit of everything. Howling offshore winds, sand blasting sideways, and somehow conditions that actually made it fun to shoot in. The kind of chaos that keeps yo
THE. BIG. ISLAND. Trying to wrap up Tenerife into one neat little story feels like trying to photograph the wind… slightly chaotic and never quite doing it justice 😅 so here’s a mixed bag instead. One minute it’s lush, Jurassic-
L A S T C A L L Harry absolutely sending it on the last wave of the night, straight into the end section like it owed him money. From my angle it probably looks like chaos… boards, spray, limbs flying a little too close for comfort. Everyone
Spring clearly clocked in early… and we weren’t about to question it. Two days of sunshine, clean lines, and that kind of glassy ocean that makes you forget every freezing, wind-blown session we’ve suffered through all winter. The
A small collection from the last 3–4 weeks in the water. Shoots have been a little sporadic lately thanks to a busy work schedule… plus a quick escape for some winter sun (desperately needed). This is a bit of a mixed bag of frames from
V I N T A G E North Fistral, a lifetime ago. Back when I was still figuring out which way was up in the water and learning the hard way how not to get smoked every set. Early days of shooting surf, chasing longboard lines, missing plenty, fluking a