Adam DeWolfe Bio

Meeting Adam for the first time in a tree planting camp almost 10 years ago now, I immediately admired his friendly and mellow nature. Over the last few years, it has been inspiring to witness him explore a talent born out of a natural evolution in both attitude and creative perspective.

Adam Dewolfe has been playing in the water since he can remember. Born and raised on Vancouver Island, surrounded by the coastal waters of the pacific ocean, a young Adam was routinely dragged up and down the pacific coast of North America. Taken out of school every winter for months at a time, his parents would pack up the van and drive south from Canada to go live the life on the quiet and remote coastal beaches of Mexico. This established a pattern that influenced Adam early in life, giving him a taste for traveling and exploration.

After spending years discovering the ocean world via snorkeling, body surfing, and endless swimming, it was just a mater of time before surfing entered his life and like countless others, the sport became his reason for living. His first waves were on a longboard, and although he enjoys shortboards and faster riding, his true passion remains cruising effortlessly all day on a 9-foot board. Addicted to the beach and tropical climates, Adam is committed to pursuing a simple lifestyle living by the ocean where he devotes his time working on creative projects and playing in the waves.

It all sounds good and easy, but existing on the peripheral of society isn't all fun and games, and living the majority of the year on the beach in Mexico has a price. Adam has endured 8 summers of backbreaking tree planting in the deep isolation of Northern Canada, to preserve a desired quality of life ...

"Three months of brutal labor followed by an abundance of free time to live out your dreams!"

In recent years, Adam's dreams have been consumed with inspired visual ideas and how to capture them with his camera. His interest in photography has turned into an all out passion, and he is fully equipped for professional underwater photography. With a lifestyle that permits investing several months in the water every year, his camera skills developed at an astounding rate. With his lifetime of underwater experience, complemented by a keen photographic eye, Adam has compiled an impressive portfolio of professional quality photos in a remarkably short time having contributed his images to surf magazines and websites.

Adam's objective is to capture the timeless moments where the ocean and light play together, their interaction creating those magical scenes of reflected light, color and shadow. Committed to integrity and reminding us to "keep it positive", Adam shares a piece of his vision one frame at a time.

writen by
Jason Nardella