ANDREW SHIELD
Andrew “Shieldsy” Shield is a senior Surfing Life photographer and one of Australia’s most respected surf documentarians. Born in Brisbane, he spent his early years surfing the stretch from Noosa to Byron Bay, developing a deep connection to the ocean and surf culture.
After moving to the Gold Coast at seventeen, Shieldsy began building what would become a full-time surf photography career in 1997. Today, he is internationally renowned, shooting for Surfing Life and working with surf brands around the world — capturing moments that define modern surf culture.