Steve Fitzpatrick

Portraits

Billy "Mystic" Wilmot, and his wife, Maggie, on the grounds of their Jamnesia Surf Camp in the heart of Bull Bay on the south coast of Jamaica. Client: SURFER Magazine
   
Cunningham, a rastafarian who lives in the mountains above Ranch, a beach on the east coast of Jamaica, travels down to the coast on his mule, Ginny, to sell the sugarcane he harvests to local markets. Client: SURFER Magazine
   
Nan and Trish Brennan, third generation proprietors of Brennan's Pub, the oldest pub in the seaside town of Bundoran, County Donegal, Ireland, have won an award for "Best Pint in Ireland" several times. They fancy their establishment a family pub and enforce three rules very strictly; no swearing, no singing, and no spitting. Break any one of the three and you'll be dragged out by your ear. Client: Failte Ireland
     
  
Irish Women's Surfing Champion, Easkey Britton, during a portrait session inside an abandoned church near Mullaghmore on the west coast of Ireland. Client: The Surfer's Path
   
Few people know that Ireland's most famous surfer, Richie Fitzgerald, is also a die hard Star Wars fan. Richie has an entire bedroom in his house dedicated to his Star Wars collection, and once flew from Shannon, Ireland to New York City to see a premiere only to turn around and fly home the following day. Client: The Surfer's Path
   
The Surfrider Foundation's Puerto Rico representative, Leon Richter, was heavily involved in the struggle to designate part of the coast of Rincon, PR as a marine reserve. Client: OnEarth Magazine
     
  
Volcom and Electric sales rep, Juan Ashton, poses at dusk with his two vehicles in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Client: Eastern Surf Magazine
   
Environmental activist, Angel Rodriguez, lead a movement which stalled and then stopped a sewage outflow pipe from discharging over a reef in Arecibo, Puerto Rico by employing a dressed blow up doll causing authorities to think that activists were on the scene 24/7. Client: Surfing Magazine
   
Members of the staff at the Hatillo, Puerto Rico location pose outside the store for Walgreens monthly magazine. Client: Walgreens
     
  
Native Floridians Connie Arias (bottom), Kira Sheppard (middle), and Ashley Bobb (top) all spend lots of time in Puerto Rico during the winter months. Client: Surfline
   
Edwin Santos, Puerto Rico's first professional surfer, has transitioned from surfing for a living in the late 70's and early 80's to working as a pilot for a small charter company, and using his mobility to catch some of the Caribbean's best waves. Client: Surfing Magazine
   
Rincon, Puerto Rico local, Andy Martinez, manufactures and repairs surfboards in the shop above the house where he has lived his entire life. Client: The Surfer's Path
     
  
Carlos Cabrero with daughter, Habanna, on the beach in Ocean Park, Puerto Rico. Client: Split USA
   
Puerto Rico's Otto Flores is one of the core San Juan locals who grew up learning to surf in the heart of the island's capital city. Client: Quiksilver
   
In the shadows of El Morro Otto Flores pledges his allegiance to Borinquen. Client: Surf Europe
     
  
Pablo Diaz Sr. escaped Castro's Cuba in the early 60's and landed in San Juan, Puerto Rico where the junk yard he established in Caguas provided the resources for his son Pablo Jr. to become a world class surfer. Client: The Surfer's Path
   
Tommy and Leslie Bursian are one pair of Puerto Rico's dynamic surfing duos. Client: Billabong USA
   
Rafael Hernandez was named one of Volleyball Magazine's Ten Most Influential People after single-handedly leading Penn State to the biggest comeback victory in NCAA history when they defeated UCLA for the Nittany Lion's first National Championship. Client: Volleyball Magazine
     
  
Business lifestyles stock shoot on the beach in Rincon, Puerto Rico. Client: Masterfile
   
Riki de Soto is the leading coastal environmentalist on an island where developers and politicians are often in cahoots on illegal projects. Client: The Surfer's Path
   
GT2 class BMW M3 racing team in search of sponsorship. Client: Team Self Sponsor
     
  
Puerto Rico National Swim Team member, Sonia Alvarez, between training sessions at the Universidad del Sagrado Corazon pool in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Client: Masterfile
   
Team rider, Wesley Toth, doing his job for Electric Sunglasses. Client: Electric
   
Part of Puerto Rico's new generation of upstart professional surfers, Alejandro Moreda, makes the most of the exposure he is afforded. Client: Hurley Int'l.
     
  
One of Puerto Rico's most colorful surfing characters, San Juan's Wilito Carrasco is never camera shy. Client: Volcom
   
At the age of 15 Dylan Graves was touted by SURFER Magazine as a quintessential surfer for his age in their annual Big Issue collector's edition. Client: SURFER Magazine
   
Esteban "Charlie" Miranda escaped Cuba in 1960 to come to Puerto Rico at the age of 12. He has been surfing the island's waves ever since and is recognized as one of the Puerto Rico's top longboarders. Client: The Surfer's Path
     
  
Guesthouse owner, restauranteur, surfboard shaper, big wave charger, and all-around good guy, Dennis Ritch, has been a fixture in Rincon, Puerto Rico since the early 80's. Client: The Surfer's Path
   
Catalogue shoot for Etniko, a Puerto Rico-based beach apparel company. Client: Etniko
   
Owner and operator of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico's Surf Zone Surf Shop, Becky Geiger has been surfing the waters of Borinquen longer than most. Client: Mundo Rad
     
  
In studio portrait of the Luigi Diaz family. Client: Diaz & Diaz
   
Locals at San Juan's La Ocho surf spot are proud representatives of Puerto Rican surf culture. Client: SURFER Magazine
   
Swimwear shoot for a calendar that never happened.
     
  
Swimwear shoot for a calendar that never happened.
   
Swimwear shoot for a calendar that never happened.
   
Official model for the Quiksilver Latin Pro surf contest held annually at La Libertad in El Salvador. Client: Surfline
     
  
Model test shoot.
   
A woman looks down the sidewalk from an Old Havana bodega. Client: FotoImagen
   
A resident of Fredrikstahl, Greenland making the most of the slow pace of life in this village of less than 200 residents. Client: SURFER Magazine
     
  
The trout fishing in the glacier-fed lakes above Fredrikstahl, Greenland was spectacular. The locals wouldn't let us go up to the lakes, however, without a rifle as the possibility of encountering a polar bear was real. Client: SURFER Magazine
   
The sunsets on the west coast of Mauritius can make a portrait like this one look like it was shot on a Hollywood sound stage. Client: Diaz & Diaz
   
This fisherman's shirt and hat allude to how weathered his face must be after years of fishing the Indian Ocean. Client: Diaz & Diaz
     
  
The group known as Standpipe posing in a bar on Houston Street in New York City for cover art on their CD release entitled "Remote Control Hitchiking". Client: Rosebud Creek Records
   
Kevin Kady poses with his first daughter, Kiana, at their home in Highlands, New Jersey.
   
Surfers Matt Coleman, Mike Todd, and Brandy Faber bathe in a mud pit near Mancora, Peru on a flat day during an editorial photo trip. Client: Surfing Magazine
     
  
The Bahamas' DJ Fines spins his five minute set during the finals of the Heineken Green Synergy disc jockey contest held in Nassau, Bahamas. Client: Heineken Caribbean
   
Man's best friend. RIP, dear Sandy.
   
Actress Ariadna Rosa during her first year at The Actor's Studio in New York City. Client: Ariadna Rosa
     
  
Don Guillermo Mendez, owner & operator of the Hospedaje 28, a rustic hotel in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, opens the back door of the guest house to be greeted by hazy sunshine. Client: Surfing Magazine
   
Before delivering a speech at Boston College's Conte Forum, the Reverend Jesse Jackson looks pensively out a window in one of the building's conference rooms.