Bill Andrews (born August 18, 1944 ), is a documentary photographer and archivist.
Andrews surfed his first wave in 1957 at La Jolla Shores. He joined the line-up at Windansea Beach in the early sixties and was one of the first to discover and surf the world class waves at Black's Beach. In 1964 his surfing skills won him the cover of Surfer magazine.
Andrews has been cited in numerous articles and videos on surf history including "Welcome to Windansea" by Chris Ahrens,[1] "The Strange Disappearance of Ron Stoner" by Matt Warshaw,[2] "Photo / Stoner" by Matt Warshaw [3] and Ty Ponder's "Sea Level Pressure" [4]
In recent years, Bill Andrews has become one of the major archivists of modern surf culture with his eclectic online chronicle A Day with BA.