Skateboarding
Archived Gallery
Though I’ve been photographing skateboarding since childhood and continue to on occasion, this gallery focuses closely on the time period between 2012 and 2015, during our work on a full-length skateboarding video.
James Martin, 50-50. Camarillo, CA
Corey Walker. San Diego, CA
Flat Tire on PCH. Pt. Mugu, CA
Jared Martinez, Beanplant. Camarillo, CA
Beginning in 2012, just after the release of a shorter skate video, Illicit, we began filming for The Mob Rules. What was expected to be a year-long project ended up running over three years – which, as it turns out, is near the low end for a full-length skate video. Yet, as the group progressed in skateboarding, so did I artistically.
What were previously assemblages of footage from pushing around our hometown with a camera in hand quickly turned into hours-long drives and days-long stays throughout the depths of Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, and Arizona. We were, for the first time as adults, fully independent and fully loaded with sleeping bags, flashes and light stands, and multiple cameras rolling.
Tracy Smith, Skate and Destroy. Oxnard, CA
Jared Martinez, BS Ollie. Camarillo, CA
Tyler Williams, Powerslide. Simi Valley, CA
Eric Beltran, BS Axle. Del Mar, CA
Eric Beltran. Downtown LA
Jake Reeves, Crooked Grind. Camarillo, CA
Ryan Martinez and Rielly Arnold. Santa Cruz, CA
James Martin, Kickflip BS 5050. Oxnard, CA
Isaac Villalvazo. Newbury Park, CA
Corey Walker. Westlake Village, CA
James Martin. Santa Barbara, CA
Jared Martinez. Camarillo Springs, CA
Eric Beltran. Ventura, CA.
Jess Carlucci. Thousand Oaks, WA
Chris “Crusty” Weissman. San Pedro, CA
DIY Spot Attempt in 2014. Camarillo, CA
This ditch was well-loved by many skateboarders in Camarillo, but with the development and construction of the Andorra and ParkWest housing developments, was cut down and rendered un-skateable. The full photo story of construction in Camarillo is a continued work-in-progress entitled Field Closed for Maintenance.
Corey Walker with Gas Money. San Fernando Valley, CA
Eric and Carrot. Camarillo, CA
Jared Martinez, BS Tail. Camarillo, CA
Wild in the Streets with Emerica, 2011. Los Angeles, CA
From hopping fences and pouring DIY concrete, to dodging cops and camera thieves, there is no greater freedom than pushing around any given city and responding to environment as it presents itself. As cliché as it sounds, skateboarding shaped the photographer – and person – that I am today.