24 Oct 2009

Skate photography is so cool. I’ve never really skateboarded (although now I longboard), but when my brother and I were growing up I remember that even as young as eleven- or twelve-years-old, we would pick out skateboarding and snowboarding magazines. I seldom read the articles when I was that young (unless it was a snowboarding magazine, which I did because I am a snowboarder), but we would simply look through the photos again and again and again. Then we’d trade magazines and spend another half-hour just looking at pictures. I think if I picked up a snow/skate magazine today I would still be intrigued by the photographs. When I saw this post on the MashKulture blog (about skate photographer Jaka Babnik), I was so excited! Not only is this some awesome skate photography, they are actually really interesting artistic compositions. I feel as though this is a more mature form of skate photography— perfect for someone like me, who used to spend countless hours looking at skateboard magazines and now could spend hours perusing LACMA/BCAM or the Guggenheim… Also, shout out to David, Tom, and Chingy, who take their own awesome brand of skate photos. Enjoy!

Skate photography is so cool. I’ve never really skateboarded (although now I longboard), but when my brother and I were growing up I remember that even as young as eleven- or twelve-years-old, we would pick out skateboarding and snowboarding magazines. I seldom read the articles when I was that young (unless it was a snowboarding magazine, which I did because I am a snowboarder), but we would simply look through the photos again and again and again. Then we’d trade magazines and spend another half-hour just looking at pictures.

I think if I picked up a snow/skate magazine today I would still be intrigued by the photographs. When I saw this post on the MashKulture blog (about skate photographer Jaka Babnik), I was so excited! Not only is this some awesome skate photography, they are actually really interesting artistic compositions. I feel as though this is a more mature form of skate photography— perfect for someone like me, who used to spend countless hours looking at skateboard magazines and now could spend hours perusing LACMA/BCAM or the Guggenheim…

Also, shout out to David, Tom, and Chingy, who take their own awesome brand of skate photos. Enjoy!