About
Born and raised on Long Island, New York, Paul Brooke is an Artist, Photographer, and Ocean Guide. He’s been a photographer for more than 25 years, working with celebrity photographer Ben Watts and with global brands including J. Crew, Diageo, Surfrider Foundation, Selina Hotels, The Surf Lodge, Eastern Surf Magazine, and Surfline. Paul is known for his exquisite use of natural light, artful set design, and authentic rustic locations. His diverse portfolio spans fine art, editorial, and commercial work with the primary themes being adventure, surf, underwater, and lifestyle. Paul’s work has been featured in Vogue, Hamptons Magazine, East Hampton Star, The Surf Lodge, Montauk Beach House, fine art galleries, books, and more.
As an all encompassing Ocean Guide, Paul has more than 20 years of experience across the Atlantic Ocean and diverse waters around the world, including fishing, spearfishing, shellfish foraging, surf, and more. Paul loves deepening his expertise of weather patterns, ocean mechanics, and sharing his experiences. He has deep knowledge of Montauk, its nature, and history.
As a child, Paul grew up spending time with family who worked as commercial fishermen in Montauk; and, he spent most of his time at the Ditch Plains lifeguard stand where his cousin and friends worked every summer. Montauk quickly became Paul’s favorite place for its raw coastal nature; he made it his full-time residence in 2007. During the winter, Paul explores foreign lands he grew up making lists of after seeing them in National Geographic. He has explored the bays and coastlines across the world, including Long Island, Block Island, Hawaii, California, Florida, Texas, Virgin Islands, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, South Africa, Bali, and Thailand.
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