Tim Baker
Encyclopedia
Tim Baker is an Australian journalist
specialising in surf culture
. He has twice received the Australian Surfing Hall of FameCulture Award, and is a former editor of Tracks
and Australia's Surfing Life
magazines. His work has appeared in a range of publications, including Rolling Stone
, GQ
, Inside Sport
, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Way
, Playboy
, the Australian FInancial Review, the Bulletin, as well as numerous surfing
magazines. He is the best-selling author of four books on surfing, including “Bustin’ Down The Door,” (Harper Collins, 1996, now in its eighth print run), "High Surf" (Harper Collins, 2007), "Occy" (Random House, 2008) and "Surf For Your Life" with Mick Fanning (Random House, 2009). He is currently a senior contributor to Surfing World, Surfing Life, Surfer’s Path (UK), and the Surfers Journal. He has appeared at the Sydney and Byron Bay Writers Festivals and the Sunshine Coast's Reality Bites Festival, and has conducted writing workshops at the Hunter, Sydney and Northern Rivers Writers Centres. He has worked in the media and surfing magazines for 25 years and has surfed and travelled throughout Australia, Indonesia, Hawaii, Central and South America, North America, Europe, Fiji, Tahiti, and Sri Lanka. He lives in Currumbin, Queensland, with his wife and two children, and is currently working on a surfing based novel.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
specialising in surf culture
Surf culture
Surf culture includes the people, language, fashion and life surrounding the art of surfing.The culture began early in the 20th century, spread quickly during the 1950s and 1960s, and continues to evolve. It affected fashion, music, literature, films, jargon, and more...
. He has twice received the Australian Surfing Hall of FameCulture Award, and is a former editor of Tracks
Tracks (magazine)
Tracks is a monthly Australian surf magazine, promoting itself as "the surfer's bible". It is published by Next Media.It was established in October 1970 by Alby Falzon, starting as a kind of counter-culture tabloid, printed on cheap paper and produced on Queensland's Gold Coast. Since then it has...
and Australia's Surfing Life
Australia's Surfing Life
Australia's Surfing Life is a monthly magazine about surfing published in Australia. It features articles about surf trips in Australia and overseas, surfing technique, board design and wetsuits....
magazines. His work has appeared in a range of publications, including Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone Australia
Rolling Stone Australia is an Australian-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published monthly, it is the Australian edition of the United States' Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone was initially released in Melbourne in May 1970 as a supplement in Revolution, an...
, GQ
GQ (magazine)
GQ is a monthly men's magazine focusing on fashion, style, and culture for men, through articles on food, movies, fitness, sex, music, travel, sports, technology, and books...
, Inside Sport
Inside Sport
Inside Sport is an Australian sport magazine published by nextmedia. Inside Sport largely comprises articles by freelance journalists, covering a wide array of sports. It focuses on sporting content, sports photography, and the attention given to models and their photo shoots...
, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Way
The Australian Way
The Australian Way may refer to two topics:*Qantas's inflight magazine, The Australian Way*The Australian Way, a souvenir shop in airports around Australia....
, Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
, the Australian FInancial Review, the Bulletin, as well as numerous surfing
Surfing
Surfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...
magazines. He is the best-selling author of four books on surfing, including “Bustin’ Down The Door,” (Harper Collins, 1996, now in its eighth print run), "High Surf" (Harper Collins, 2007), "Occy" (Random House, 2008) and "Surf For Your Life" with Mick Fanning (Random House, 2009). He is currently a senior contributor to Surfing World, Surfing Life, Surfer’s Path (UK), and the Surfers Journal. He has appeared at the Sydney and Byron Bay Writers Festivals and the Sunshine Coast's Reality Bites Festival, and has conducted writing workshops at the Hunter, Sydney and Northern Rivers Writers Centres. He has worked in the media and surfing magazines for 25 years and has surfed and travelled throughout Australia, Indonesia, Hawaii, Central and South America, North America, Europe, Fiji, Tahiti, and Sri Lanka. He lives in Currumbin, Queensland, with his wife and two children, and is currently working on a surfing based novel.