Brian Lotti
Brian Lotti is a revolutionary skateboarder, painter and filmmaker who invented a series of pivotal tricks in the 90s and went pro but as quickly as he shot into the fame in the industry he suddenly departed from skateboarding. In…
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Ben Colen
Ben Colen is a skateboarder and photographer who’s eye for unique moments and steady judgement has allowed him to capture a series of the most standout skate photos. It’s probably because Ben skated for such a long time before he…
Anthony Acosta
Anthony Acosta is a skate photographer with next level skills on his board and behind the lens. Coming up in Cali he managed to get sponsored to skate and filmed some banging skate sections but he steadily became as obsessed…
Jon Humphries
Jon Humphries is a skater and photographer from the Northwestern United States who has shot some of the best skate photos ever. Jon has the innate ability to disappear with his camera whilst hanging with some of the most interesting…
J. Grant Brittain
J. Grant Brittain has been at the forefront of skate photography since the 1970s. He was the photo editor of Transworld Skateboarding for two decades and has shot some of the best skate photos ever. We are stoked that J.…
Tim Dowling’s Best Ever Interview
Tim Dowling is a skate filmmaking legend. He was a dedicated filmer for Girl Skateboards, World Industries and Chocolate Skateboards in the 90s and he filmed the whole of Guy Mariano’s iconic Mouse Section. After capturing legendary Guy footage for…
Jeremy Wray
Jeremy Wray is a skater, artist and designer who has done some of the gnarliest tricks ever Do you think there’s an inherent link between skateboarding and creativity? I believe it’s all undeniably linked – at least, it…
Deville Nunes
Deville Nunes is a skater, Powell TM and a photographer Born to a lawyer father and a circus performer mother, skateboarder and photographer Deville Nunes had already lived in five countries before he started skating in his teens. All…
Jacopo Tardito
Jacopo is a skater and photographer who lives in Barcelona My name is Jacopo, I grew up in Northern Italy and have lived here in Barcelona for the last ten years. I first started to skate in the…
George Booth-Cole
George is a skateboarder and photographer The connection between instinctual expression and technical ability is just one really important idea in skating and photography as for the most part, you need both to create anything in both mediums. …
Mike O’Meally
Mike is a skater and photographer based in LA I think skateboarding and photography feed off each other – skaters see photos in magazines and online and get inspiration to try tricks, skate hard, go to new places and…
Chris Mann
Chris is a skater and photographer As with many others, skateboarding certainly influenced and continues to inform my interest in photography. It’s rather cliche but photographs are an intrinsic part of how we relate to skateboarding. It’s…
Jenna Selby
Jenna is a skater and photographer based in London For me skateboarding and photography have always has gone hand in hand. I started photographing friends down at Long Live Southbank in the late ‘90’s (which was also around…
Fred Mortagne
Fred Mortagne is a filmer and photographer It’s skateboarding that developed my creative side, so they are definitely totally linked up. I truly think it is something that needs to be promoted. Being creative is something important in…
Pani Paul
Pani is a skater and photographer based in London Skateboarding does not inspire my photography. It’s more just something I do to take my mind off photography if that makes sense? Photography is my job you know so…
Tom Delion
Tom is a skater and artist from Deptford Well I’m not the first to say this, but I feel that there are distinct similarities between street photography and street skating. If you go out to shoot without a…
Joe Buddle
Joe is a skateboarder and photographer from London I guess skateboarding and my approach to taking photos are pretty similar. Both take a whole lot of trial and error. Every time I shoot I’m learning and thinking about new…
Daryl Dominguez
Daryl is a skater and DJ sponsored by Vans Skateboarding is an expressive and creative art form in itself, so naturally the relationship it shares with other creative outlets like art and music are similar. They vibrate on a…
Danny Bulmer
Danny is a skater and photographer from Bournemouth Skateboarding and documenting the act itself go hand in hand. To me, there is nothing better than being able to freeze time, rewind and then relive the moment! I…
Jim Knight
Jim is a skateboarder and filmer-photographer Skateboarding, photography and film are similar in a lot of ways. Each person involved has their own style and always have to bring creativity to any given situation. This is probably why…
Lewis Royden
Lewis is a skater and photographer from Liverpool I believe having a creative process in your life is essential, skateboarders are lucky cos’ even though skating itself is super creative most skaters have another artistic direction as well. Looking…
Jerome Campbell
Jerome is a pro skater and photographer I really feel that skateboarding and photography, although, obviously incredibly different, share heaps of similarities. I guess the most fundamental connection between the two is creative vision. In both you’re…
Tom Quigley
Tom is a skateboarder and photographer I don’t know why visual arts have such a great tie with skateboarding – I mean, many have commented on the natural creativity that comes with skateboarding; creativity in terms of movement, style…
Keith Henry
Keith is a skater and photographer based in Vancouver, Canada My father is a great artist so I had a really creative upbringing and skateboarding and photography obviously played a major role in my life from an early age…
Jonnie Craig
Jonnie is a skateboarder and photographer based in London I think the connection between skateboarding, photography and film is harmonious. Growing up skateboarding, I think there is the natural urge to record what you’re doing and that ultimately…
Alex Waldmeyer
Alex Waldmeyer is a skater and photographer based in Australia What’s your full name, where did you grow up and where do you reside now? Alexander Waldmeyer, Northeast suburbs of Melbourne, Australia and Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, England …
Grant Sorrell
Grant is a skater and photographer based in London If it wasn’t for skateboarding, I probably wouldn’t be doing any of the things that I do right now. Becoming a photographer was simply a byproduct of me being…
Rob Salmon
Rob shoots photos, skates and runs Eastern Skate Mag I’m a skateboarder first and foremost but I’m also a photographer and I film sometimes. I run a skate mag called Eastern. I also work a 9-5 for an engineering…
Leo Sharp
Leo is a skater and a prolific UK skate photographer I’ve ridden a skateboard since about the age of 10 years old. I got my first camera at age 7 and have enjoyed photography ever since. I never…
James Harris
James Harris is a skater and filmer from Bristol Most people know me as a skateboard videographer, which is something I’m extremely passionate about. I’ve worked on many skateboard company videos and a few independent projects. My day…
Sophia Bennett
Sophia is a photographer who works at CERN in Geneva When I shot photographs for LLSB I met a bunch of creative people and skateboarding really pushed my photography. There’s a strong relationship between skateboarding and photography. The…
Joel Peck
Joel is a skateboarder and photographer based in Berlin My initial intrigue in photography was a direct result of skateboarding and specifically seeing Leo Sharp shooting at the MK Buszy when I was a kid and soon after seeing…
Stephen Roe AKA Rogie
Rogie is a skater and photographer-filmmaker I’m a photographer and filmmaker, mostly working in the documentary world at the moment, and I’m also pro for Heroin Skateboards when my stupid chalk knees permit. I think skateboarding, photography and…
Jim Craven
Jim is a skater and filmmaker from Manchester For me, skateboarding is intrinsically linked with the need to document the act itself. I got into filming skateboarding because as a kid the ‘filmer guy’ in my crew gave…