Puerto Rico's Surf Culture

Puerto Rico's world-class surf scene is captured through Steve Fitzpatrick's lens and bilingual prose. The best waves from Fajardo to Rincon, 40-foot monsters to playful rollers and local and international talent are all featured; thus embracing Puerto Rico's well-endowed oceanography.

Steve has great ethics and is a very talented shooter. No matter what kind of photography he turns his skills to, the results are always primo. - Sean Davey, North Shore, Hawaii

Steve tiene mucha ética y es un fotógrafo muy talentose. No importa el tipo de fotografía, sus resultados siempre son excelentes. - Sean Davey, North Shore Hawaii

Atglen P.A. - Since the 1968 World Amateur Surfing Championships were held in Rincón, Puerto Rico has been on the international map of world-class surfing destinations. But it wasn't until photographer Steve Fitzpatrick relocated to San Juan in 1992 that the island's outstanding surf conditions and culture had a dedicated documentarian. Steve has spent the last two decades chasing nearly every swell with his camera, and has now distilled the absolute best images into this collection of more than 160 images. Pulled from an archive of more than 50,000 captures, this dramatic group of images presents the best surf Puerto Rico has to offer and the talented, athletic personalities that relentlessly harness its awesome power. Complete with images of the island's stunning natural beauty and a scientific analysis of Puerto Rico's well-endowed oceanographic situation, hardcore surfers and non-surfers alike will be impressed by this stunning work.

Arguably the most widely published photographer working out of the Caribbean today, Steve Fitzpatrick's dedication to documenting Puerto Rico's surf has been unrivaled over the last two decades.