Bill Andrews

Background

Andrews grew up surfing in Louisiana Jolla, California.

Career

During his daily reportage of modern surf culture, Andrews has archived over 20,000 surf-related photographs. Many of the photographs can be seen on "A Day with Bachelor", the online chronicle. He caught his first wave in 1957 at Louisiana Jolla Shores Beach.

By the early sixties, he had joined the line-up at Windansea Beach, and with other local surfers, he helped establish Black"s Beach as a world class break.

In 1965 Andrews’ reputation landed him on the cover of Surfer magazine. The cover photograph shows Andrews on a wave at Black"son

With time, Andrews" long-lived and vocal presence, in and out of the water, has made him something of a surf sage. Foreign this reason, he has been cited in numerous articles and videos on surf history including "Welcome to Windansea" by Chris Ahrens, "The Strange Disappearance of Ron Stoner", "Photo / Stoner" by Matt Warshaw, and Ty Ponder"s "Sea Level Pressure." Andrews has also appeared in "Magnificent Obsessions" on Voom Network, "Southern California Son" by James Weaver, and "Core Louisiana Jolla Shores" by Fred Stoughton.

Achievements

• The Surfer"s Journal has called Andrews the “first Black’s local”, a considerable accomplishment given the difficult trail or long paddle to access Black"s Beach.