Tucker flexin afer the shoot

I hear he does like 100 VX curls a day.



The 8+ inches of snow and 15- degrees outside have me inside and going through old files. Messing with this snap was more fun than prepping a portfolio for internships.

5 Teens Shot at Chicago Skate Spot

Chicago can't keep its face out of the news lately. Chicago's own recently impeached Governor Blago put a national spotlight on the breadth of corruption in our fair city. Furthermore, in 2008 Chicago had more murders than any other large city in the U.S. coming in with 508. Only one week into 2009 Chicago has already seen lives lost to violence, and late last night five young men were shot in a drive-by at a well known Chicago skate spot, Dunbar High School. Dunbar, on South King Drive, is the home of the 7-flat seen in lots of local videos including some runs in the Midwest Video. Obviously these kids weren't skating, nor were they skaters, but its worth noting what goes on at the questionable places we sometimes choose to put ourselves in.

Read more here: http://chicagoist.com/2009/01/10/five_shot_outside_dunbar_high_after.php

Hey, at least we can claim Obama.

Nick D

Do yourself a favor and check out Nick Dompierre's Mag Minute over at The Skateboard Mag's blog

http://theskateboardmag.com/watch/nick-dompierre/

60 seconds of ripping in HD set to More Than a Feeling. Solid.
And it warrants mention on this photo blog (really, this is) as you see tons of hassy fisheye in a bunch of those clips as well as a skater who has no issues avoiding the maze of flashes we skate photographers like to set up.

Happy Christmas to everyone

While obviously a few years old now, I can't see not posting this picture on Christmas. Me and one of my best friends, and one of the best photogs I know, Ely.

"The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!" Luke 2:11

Happiest Christmas and a blessed New Year to everyone

via: J. Grant Brittain, "Another lame photo I shot years ago when I was good."

"J. Grant Brittain—December 13, 2008

Steve Rocco in 1987 at the beach. A cop just happened to walk by when we were shooting.
"

Yeah, real lame, JGB.

I'm a Nikon guy

and I would love a D700, either in camera-form..

..or Red Velvet.

In other Nikon news, Hitler will not be getting a D3x



..he only shoots jpg anyway.

Carpe Noctem

I was first made aware of the Sleeping Giants project on the skateboard photography forum I have been visiting and participating in for years now when the photographer behind the series posted looking for critique. Since then I have seen it linked from a number of sites including the blog of a photographer I follow from New York and the San Francisco art site Fecal Face. I have been seeing work from Brooks Reynolds on Agro (back to when it was still SkateboardPhotography.com) for some years now and clicked the link to be brought to a simple flash gallery filled with compelling images that, in my opinion, accomplish what they set out to do:

"Summer nights encompass some of the most unforgettable times of our lives.
There is a certain mystery contained in the darkness & tension.
In 48 photographs, ‘WE ARE SLEEPING GIANTS” eludes to the stories of youth, isolation &
nearly supernatural experiences during this annual epoch."



I was going to gush about Brooks's use of light and effectiveness of capturing whats really an indefinable mood, but just go look at the images. They speak for themselves.

WE ARE SLEEPING GIANTS