I was born in Cardiff city on the 26/09/97 and lived there until i was about 7 years old. Moving to Cornwall was when i started surfing and loved it. My Dad got me into it and we ended up spending all the time we could in the water. I started competing and got picked up by Quiksilver at the age of 11.
To this day my favourite things are travelling, contests and releasing high quality video clips. I hope to have the funding to continue competing on the WSL alongside producing top class media content with high viewings in the form of both video and photographs while continuing to push my surfing to the next level.
I am stoked to have represented my country, Team Wales, at the ISA World Junior Surfing Championships in California. After surfing for Great Britain previously in Nicaragua and Ecuador this year I changed over to Team Wales and the vibe was amazing. I look forward to surfing for them again in the future.
I have now won 7 national titles from the U16, U18 & Open divisions. I’m still hoping to add another win or two to these successes! I hope to have the funding to continue competing on the WSL alongside producing top class media content with high viewings in the form of both video and photographs while continuing to push my surfing to the next level.
If you’d like to get in touch regarding sponsoring Rhys Barfield please fill out the contact form and he’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
Rhys regularly receives enquiries from both photographers and video producers.
If you’re currently looking for surfing photography and video and would like to get in touch with Rhys please fill out the contact form including your needs and potential dates and Rhys will get back to you as soon as possible.
Rhys would like to thank Roger Sharp, Greg Martin, Alex Williams and Tim Nunn for the photography included on the website.
