Swim Through Darkness Photos by Vlatko Mitashev win Honourable Mention at International Photo Awards 2024
A photo story of Swim Through Darkness taken by photogapher Vlatko Mitashev has won an Honourable Mention in the finals of the...
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AL MENNIE
BIG WAVE SURFER - OCEAN ADVENTURER - BLACK BELT
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Al Mennie
Aug 261 min
Making the most of Gloomy Summer Weather
The summer is coming to an end but it has been far from sunny summer here. Almost every day has had rain, heavy cloud cover and only the...
Al Mennie
Jul 211 min
Surfing with Dolphins on the Causeway Coast
A grey summer evening brightened up by this little moment with a pod of dolphins. Two came to me through the surf and then swam on. I...
Al Mennie
Jul 191 min
Acting Role in New National Campaign
I recently acted in a new campaign for one of the most established brands/services in Ireland. I'm not sure of the release date but I'll...
Al Mennie
Jul 21 min
Hosting Fashion Show
I recently hosted a fashion show in Belfast at The University of Ulster Belfast. The show was produced by Style Academy Ireland in...
Al Mennie
Jun 301 min
Upgrades at The Surfer's House Portrush
Lots of work and additions to the house carried out over the past six months are now ready for the summer season. Check out the new...
Al Mennie
Apr 241 min
Speaking in Belfast
This week I was invited to speak to Electric Ireland Staff about Darkness into Light. I was heavily involved last year in their campaign...
Al Mennie
Mar 111 min
Speaking in School
Rich and I attended a primary school in Bangor (just outside Belfast NI) this week and spoke in the assembly to around 100 children for...
Al Mennie
Mar 51 min
Waves & Words - Speaking at a Writing Festival
This week I spoke alongside Rich Robinson on stage at Young Aspects festival in Bangor (just outside Belfast NI). We spoke to an audience...
Al Mennie
Feb 181 min
Amazing Winter Waves
There have been so many good swells over the past few weeks. I don't have many pictures but here are a few from two sessions today on my...
Al Mennie
Jan 161 min
Photo Story with Shanghai photographer Vlatko Mitashev
Vlatko has been shooting a photo story with me recently. He is in the process of moving to Northern Ireland and comes from the...
Al Mennie
Jan 121 min
Shooting a Campaign for Warner Bros
I recently did a shoot with Warner Bro's. I'll update this post with info in the next month or so.
Al Mennie
Jan 11 min
Shooting Photographs with Californian Photographer Titus Haug
Titus and Olivia visited recently and we did some photos together on film. The last time I saw so much film was in the fridge when I was...
Al Mennie
Dec 3, 20231 min
DarkMark Surfboards new board
Mark has been working on my boards for a few years now. I've known Mark for a long time and he's always been dismantling old surfboards,...
Al Mennie
Nov 28, 20231 min
Speaking on Mental Health & Resilience to our National Fire and Rescue Service.
Speaking on Mental Health & Resilience to our National Fire and Rescue Service. I was invited to speak to Northern Ireland Fire and...
Al Mennie
Nov 5, 20231 min
Swim Through Darkness Blog
If you are looking form the Swim Through Darkness Blog you can find it on its own webpage here.... Thanks for checking it out and...
Al Mennie
Oct 8, 20231 min
New Book - RISE
RISE is my 8th book. In this book the story is based on my childhood dream to become a Big Wave Surfer. Inspired by the surfers in...
Al Mennie
Sep 14, 20231 min
The Northern Lights
A reminder that we are tiny in this world of power and energy. I've only seen the Northern Lights / Aurora happen a few times in my life,...
Al Mennie
Sep 12, 20231 min
Shooting Photographs with LA photographer Ashley Kavanagh.
Ashley visited for a week and took some photographs of me in various walks of life. Ashely is from the world of TV and Movies and was...
Al Mennie
Sep 11, 20231 min
Billy Feature
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/video-news/watch-big-wave-surfer-al-mennie-releases-kids-book-about-keeping-the-ocean-and-beach-clean/...
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