John Witzig

b. 1944

John Witzig, photographer, writer and designer, contributed his first piece to Surfing World in 1963. From 1967 to 1969 he was editor of Surf International. In 1970 he co-founded Tracks magazine. He is now a designer for the art publishing house Chapter and Verse. His surf photographs were included in the Magicians of the Sea exhibition at the Australian Centre for Photography in 2005, and in 50 Years of Australian Beach Culture at the Dickerson Gallery in 2010. The National Portrait Gallery acquired Alby Falzon's photograph of Nat Young in 2006 by gift of Witzig, and purchased Witzig's photographs of Midget Farrelly, Mark Richards and Nat Young in 2007-2008.

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Mark Richards
1976

John Witzig
John Witzig age 32

Midget Farrelly at Palm Beach
1964

John Witzig
John Witzig age 20

Off the wall

Magazine article by John Witzig, 2008

Photographer and surf mag editor John Witzig tells the stories behind his iconic surf images.

Arcadia

Sound of the sea

Previous exhibition, 2014

An exhibition of photographs by John Witzig, drawings by Nicholas Harding and film footage by Albe Falzon, expressive of the free-spirited, hot-blooded energy of Australian surfers under the cloud of conscription to Vietnam.

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John Witzig

b. 1944

Portraits (view all 5)

Mark Richards 1976

John Witzig John Witzig age 32

Midget Farrelly at Palm Beach 1964

John Witzig John Witzig age 20