Tyler Surrey
Tyler Surrey’s skating is creative, precise and stylish. Polished on the streets, parks and plazas of San Diego, his diverse bag of tech tricks and ability to put them down on all terrain in his path, in combination with …
Tyler Surrey’s skating is creative, precise and stylish. Polished on the streets, parks and plazas of San Diego, his diverse bag of tech tricks and ability to put them down on all terrain in his path, in combination with …
Brian Panebianco is a skater and filmmaker from Philly who’s the main lensman for Sabotage. His filming is on point and so is his skateboarding. There are not many skaters out there who have such a noticeably strong …
Aaron Yant, shot by @wesleybanford
Aaron Yant is a skater based in California who’s been laying down creative, unique tricks for more than a while. He’s constantly innovating new moves on a selection of gnarly and low impact street …
Tony Ferguson is a legendary Girl Skateboards pro and the founder of Rone footwear.
Tony’s shoes are a lot like his skating. Classic shapes, comfortable style, made with attention to detail, that’s ready for all street terrain.
As …
Mike Manzoori’s skateboarding shows just one side of his creative talents but it was his pro career that put him on a path to filmmaking.
We were really interested to find out how exactly he made the transition …
Mario Realegeno is a skater and artist from Los Angeles.
Mario’s skating came to our attention looking through Matt Rodriguez’s Es La Boom skate roster where his creative style stood out to us.
So as Matt is one of …
Mike Manzoori is a skateboarder and filmmaker from England who lives in the USA.
Shredding on all terrain with a fast and loose style, Mike came up as a skater in an era when there was almost nothing …
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.…
Josh Stewart is a skater and filmmaker whose skate videos have elevated the medium itself.
He’s produced a stack of memorable classics independently and for brands that have captured the attention of millions for decades.
Josh’s globe spanning Static video …
Justin Albert is a skater and filmmaker working for Adidas Skateboarding
Coming up as a filmmaker in San Francisco by going in and out of the city he learned how to get handle on his filmmaking but also …
Yaje Popson is a pro skater for Alien Workshop who shoots photography and creates and collects art. He’s got a unique loose style on a skateboard and his tricks are super tech but he takes a fluid, …
Paul Sunderland is a skateboarder and musician who has been running punk and metal label Give Praise Records since 2005. You can see from his company’s collaborations with skate musicians and it’s skateboarding graphical output that he’s devoted to skating …
Tyler Warren is a Canadian skateboarder and filmmaker from Calgary who skates for Alltimers. He has a super tight selection of tricks, a tenacious push and an equally quick wit. He’s been stacking standout skate clips for a …
R.B. Umali is the filmmaker behind one of street skateboarding’s most treasured visual gems, the Zoo York Mixtape video.
He captured the raw intensity of East Coast skating in a finely polished way that inspires skating, fashion and music …
Jackson Casey is a skater and filmmaker who runs Pyramid Country. Living and working in Arizona, his space meets world style skate videos capture the tricks, tribulations and triumphant skate situations that he and his Pyramid Country crew unearth …
Matt Rodriguez’s skateboarding, music and art is flowing, fluid and fast. He’s got a unique, loose style on a board and a diverse trick selection and his spontaneous approach to skating on all-terrain oozes with creativity. So it’s no surprise …
Todd Francis’ provocative graphical style is imprinted into the history of skateboarding.
A brilliant artist with a great sense of humour is rare but one with a dedication to shifting general perceptions through their graphics that make skaters laugh is …
Dan Mancina is a blind skateboarder who does gnarly tricks and tech ledge moves. But that’s not the only thing that defines his story. Dan’s passion to pursue challenges is unending.
His lack of sight hasn’t slowed down his ability …
Julian Klincewicz goes for everything on and off his board.
He skates anything at anytime, that he can find inbetween working as a film director, musician, photographer, fashion designer and model.
He’s created films and creative work for Louis Vuitton, …
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 …
Daniel Castillo, Frontside 360, Shot by Seu Trinh
Daniel Castillo is one of the most stylish skaters to ever do it, who has skated for Chocolate Skateboards since it began.
His unique style and tricks have inspired skaters to …
Chet Childress is a rapid firing ripper on his board and at the canvas.
An artist and a skater from a young age Chet turned pro and travelled the world nomadic style throwing down shocking tricks and documenting his experiences, …
Alex Moul is a musician and pro skateboarder from Oxford, England. Mouly invented tricks, got sponsored by Flip, made music, became a DJ and went pro.
He’s done the impossible and more. We are stoked Alex Moul is now …
Don Pendleton is one of the most prolific and productive graphic artists of all-time.
Born in America’s Midwest, his art’s unmistakable hard lines, affinity for nature, and surreal framing has left a firm imprint on skate culture that is never …
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 …
Braydon Szafranski’s risk-taking approach to life and skateboarding was formed as a youth on the streets of Las Vegas. Instead of sliding coins into casino slots, he gambled with his body and mind by skating down the biggest stairs, …
Marisa Dal Santo is one of the gnarliest skaters to ever do it.
Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, she launched into the skate world with an unforgettable part in Zero Skateboard’s Strange World. In that video, she skates some of the …
Angel Acevedo is a skater and artist from Pennsylvania who runs Terror of Planet X, a sick new East Coast board brand.
TOPX’s nods to graphic novels and nostalgia are unique and creative but it’s not just its boards and …
Photo by Mike Blabac
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. …
Kenny Reed, 360 Flip, Photo by Patrik Wallner
Kenny Reed‘s skateboarding is synonymous with exploration, his iconic video parts are filled with some of the best tricks and most obscure skate spots ever skated.
His nomadic pro skate …
Colin Read Portrait: [Source]
Colin Read’s skate footage always stands out. If he’s not literally kickflipping his camera or filming doubles lines with a VX in each hand he’s always thinking of a new way to capture …
I first learnt to skate in the streets of Los Angeles, California.
I moved quite a bit, so it was really a matter of who …
Ragdoll has done some of the gnarliest tricks ever on a skateboard but everybody knows his skating brought more to the table than that. He took classic tricks to dizzying new heights.
Ragdoll, Hippy Jump, Hollywood
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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 …
I’m sitting at home in Stuttgart; it’s snowing outside. I just opened some old …
My name is Mike York and I’m am a proud father of two, a professional skateboarder and I run Roller Horror.
For me, the relationship between skateboarding and art to …
I run Roger, make art, skate, hang out with my family and friends, go swimming and read novels. I also enjoy eating breakfast tacos and
Paper Skaters is mostly street
Erik Ellington is one of the most stylish skateboarders of all time and is the creative driving force behind Deathwish Skateboards
I try every day to get out of the bed with a good frame of mind (that happens about 63% of the time). I get in my car and drive for over
Ted Barrow aka Feedback TS is a Satirical Skate Critic.
I believe it’s all undeniably linked – at least, it …
I am the editor-in-chief of Detiro skatezine, an autogestive, open call, fanzine to promote local and around the country skate artists for free.
I also founded Escoba Films with
I’ve been the editor of NYskateboarding.com for 3 years. I’m also NY ambassador for boardsforbros and a high school art teacher.
It’s because of skating I picked up a camera.
Bobby Puleo is an East Coast Street Skateboarding Legend.
He’s known for his unique artistic style and defiant commitment to creative exploration on and off his board.
He owns and runs online-based board brand VICTIM
No Comply Guy and New York city-based skater-designer Yoon Hyup is amazing. He’s one of the most fascinating and unique illustrators out there.
So we hit him up to deliver to you a whole new kind of interview to find …
Skaters who like big stairs and rails and artistic creatives have more in common then you think. Both take a lot of risk, foresight and follow through.
Both are also usually exhibited in front of large crowds of concerned onlookers …
I draw, make music, make videos, design clothes, and sometimes try to make short cartoons.
I think skateboarding inspires me partly just because I love it and …
I’m an artist and a creative spirit who grew up skateboarding and making art so my creative process always takes in everything that I thought that was cool when I was a
My real name is Tuck Wai but my friends from the online community know me as Mr Tucks. I’m an illustrator.
Skateboarding was my main source of inspiration …
Skateboarding is so creative it’s natural that skaters pursue other art avenues. Skating appeals to me because you can do what you want with it.
It’s a lather, rinse and
My creative process has always been what skateboarder, or skate image gets me hyped me the most.
I have to find that perfect reference image of them that makes
I paint what I see, remember, listen and feel, but I don’t necessarily call it realism. It’s more abstract, so to speak. I mostly paint on walls or
I am a painter, but I have many other interests including skateboarding.
Well, I think skateboarding itself is an art, a sort of physical performance art
I steal clips and color on top of them amongst other things. There’s correlations to the process and the time it takes to do these animations, about 6-8 hours for every
I make drawings and graphics and paintings that are delivered in many ways and executions. When I was growing up skateboarding the creative pursuit seemed linked and inseparable so the skate
I skateboard and make stuff. Honestly, I try to get my hands in to everything. Mostly illustration, but I do a bunch of painting, sculpture, motion graphics, furniture design, anything …
For me, EVERYTHING boils back to skateboarding. Skateboarding and filming skateboarding has defined the way I see the world and it doesn’t matter if I’m shooting a commercial, television show,
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
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