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Skateboardphotography.com
photo issue #1
_with kind support by
Skateboardphotography.com
_welcome to the first Skateboardphotography.com photo issue. Our
members contributed their work for your viewing pleasure. Photographers
covering worldwide skateboarding. Not your average sports photography.
_kind support by
_this issue is dedicated to my parents, who have always supported my
photographic life in any possible way - Bastian Ehl. Thank you.
Welcome to our first photo issue. I’m
happy that it finally saw daylight.
Lots of work went into the making
- magazine makers surely know
what I’m talking about. 2004 was
Skateboardphotography.com’s second year. The site constantly grew.
We currently have +2500 members
and lots of them are skilled photographers, having work published on
a regular basis. But there are also
lots of underdogs. Skilled photographers, lacking the required connections to magazines. Some among
us only shoot for the pure fun, still
their work is awesome.
When I came up with the idea of
making an Ebook featuring the work
of this awesome community I was
kind of sceptical. I know how lazy
photographers can get if they won’t
get paid. We finally ended up with
way more very good submissions
than we could ever use.
But I’m sure we found the gems and
put them all together.
We highly encourage you to pass
this Ebook around. Let all your
friends know we exist. Skateboardphotography.com is not about some
kids talking about photography. It’s
about talented photographers, sharing their passion with others.
If you are interested in skateboard
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_editorial
Enough said. Lean back, hit the
“next page” button and open your
eyes. Skateboarding is coming at
you...
Miguel De La Tejera, Frontboard to fakie
Hemet California, USA ph: Chase Wilson
_content
_page 05 - Editorial
_page 08 - Profiles
_page 14 - Photos
_page 41 - Imprint
Skateboardphotography.com is the
world’s only online community completely dedicated to skateboard photography. The site currently features
+2500 members from over 20 nations.
This is our first photo issue. Only
members of the site were allowed
to submit photos. We just wanted to
show the world that we aren’t just
internet nerds, but photographers. A
jury sorted out the best submissions.
We put them together and made this
Ebook out of it. Each photographer
has its own view on skateboarding
and even skateboarding in each country differs. Other than the magazines,
only covering their home scene, we
provide the view on the whole. Around
the globe within a couple of pages.
Tina from Argentina - relaxing with the famous 99cent Arizona Iced Tea
Lower East Side Manhattan, NY, USA - 2001 ph: Allen Ying
Cover shot: Bucky Miller, Backside Smith Grind in Arizona / USA
ph: Matt Price
We skated this park for about 5 hours straight before we left for dinner.
After eating we decided to go back, and right when we got back the sun
was setting just making these mountains glow. I scrambled to set up my
gear before the sun went too low. This was a one try shot - he pulled it.
Gerd Rieger - 39 years
from Münster / Germany
www.gerdrieger.com
Greg Kenton - 18 years
from Los Angeles / USA
www.gregkphoto.com
Stephen Kovach - 29 years
from Boston / USA
new website coming soon...
Terry Worona - 19 years
from Ottawa / Canada
www.woronaphoto.com
_when did you start?
In 1999.
_when did you start?
About two years ago when I got my
first 35mm SLR.
_when did you start?
Been into it off and on since I took it
in high school back in 91‘.
_when did you start?
3 or 4 years ago
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
Just messing around with my dad’s
old camera, it sparked interest and I
had a lot of fun with it.
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
Hmmm… I don’t even know really.
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
Some photo class at design school.
_what gear are you using?
Canon Eos 1n, Mamiya 645AF
_last words?
Think!
profiles_
_what gear are you using?
Camera Bodies: Canon Elan 7, Holga, Olympus c50-50, Seagull sa-85,
Lenses: Canon 15mm, 28-90
Flashes: 2 Vivitar 285hvs with Quantam 4i’s, Bogen 3333 light stands,
Capital light meter, Tamrac Expedition 8 backpack
_last words?
Thanks to everyone who has helped
me become the photographer I am
today, you know who you are.
_what gear are you using?
All kinds of random crap…. Currently
I got a bunch of Eos 35mm gear,
some vivitar 285hv‘s and sunpak
544 flashes, some pocket wizards,
a sekonic l358 meter, a ton of other
misc. stuff, and a really old mamiya
TLR medium format camera that I
love.
_your personal website?
I’m workin‘ on a new one right now.
_last words?
Don’t be afraid to experiment.
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
The fact that I was getting worse
and worse at skateboarding. I
needed something to keep me involved in the scene without actually
busting my ass skating everyday, no
just joking. I actually wanted to be
a filmer, but couldnt afford a camera
at the time, so I baught a random
cheap SLR and fell in love with photography.
_what gear are you using?
Canon eos 1 (15mm fisheye, 50mm,
85mm), Bronica Sq A MF (80mm)
Vivitar and Sunpak flashes, Quantum Radio Slaves, Walmart tripods
Last words?
Holla.
Bastian Ehl - 27 years
from Wuppertal / Germany
www.BastianEhl.com
www.skateboardphotography.com
_when did you start?
Back in 1996 with an old Minolta all
manual SLR.
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
My father is a former sports photographer. But the final spark ignited
because I couldn’t skate for a summer due an injury. So I took photos.
_what gear are you using?
Nikon film and digital cameras,
Nikon lenses, Bronica SQ-A. Sunpak and Metz flashes, Radio Slaves,
Minolta lightmeter, etc.
_last words?
Thanks to everyone making this first
skateboardphotography.com ebook
finally happen. A special thanks to
my parents for endless support.
Don’t mess with the Fotobande.
Henrik Biemer - 23 years
from Muenster / Germany
www.phoet.org
Phil Blair - 16 years
from Homewood / USA
www.philblairphoto.com
Jeff Trish - 18 years
from Glendale / USA
www.jefftrishphoto.com
_when did you start?
At the age of 20
_when did you start?
Just over one year ago
_when did you start?
About a year ago.
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
skateboarding, mags, my dad´s
camera
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
I had some space to fill in my school
schedule and photo sounded alright.
So I signed up and it went from
there.
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
I remember getting syked seeing
photos of kids from my area on all
the different crew sites. That got my
interests so i had to join in.
_what gear are you using?
Nikon F5, Nikon 28-200, Sigma Fisheye, 2 vivitar 285HV’s, Sunpak 544,
Pocket Wizards, Quantum Battery 2,
and Bronica Sq-A w/ 120 and polaroid backs.
_what gear are you using?
Nikon D70, 8mm fish, 18-75mm,
Vivitar 285, Sunpak 555, Quantum
Radio Slaves, Yashica D, Holga.
_what gear are you using?
Canon 1n, Nikon FTN, Bronica SQ-a,
Pocket Wizards, Metz flashes.
_last words?
Keep it surreal. Lurk Media.
_last words?
No Comply?
_profiles
Adam Krause - 21 years
from Florida / USA
www.AdamKrausePhoto.com
Julian Groover - 15 years
from Greensboro / USA
website coming soon
_when did you start?
At around the age of 18.
_when did you start?
Fall, 2003
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
I mumble and stutter, so when
you’re in highschool and you cant
express how pissed off you are at
the world because when you say
it, you sound like a fool, then you
pick up a camera and try to express
yourself that way.
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
Just seeing some of the amazing
photos in skate magazines. Plus our
crew already had a filmer.
_what gear are you using?
Right now a 20d, 3 vivitar flashes,
and a bunch of expensive glass. But
then, a pentax zx-50
_last words?
No.
profiles_
_what gear are you using?
Canon EOS-1, Sigma (crappy) fisheye, Canon 50mm, Sunpak 555,
Velvia for color, Tmax for b&w
_last words?
skatenc, post22 represent!
Hendrik Herzmann - 19 years
from Dortmund / Germany
_when did you start?
I seriously started with photography when my Dad gave me his old
Canon A1 and a couple of lenses.
That was about spring 2003. But I
was interested in shooting photos for
all my life.
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
We were trying to make a little website of our Skatecrew in 2002 and
I shot the photos with an old shitty
superstore cam. That’s how I got
more and more interested in skateboardphotography.
_what gear are you using?
Nikon F100 + MB15, Nikon fisheye,
85mm, 50mm, 2x Metz 45 CT-4,
Vivitar 285, Quantum 4i slaves,
Yashica 124G, Provia & E100s.
_last words?
Greetz to all my friends. Thank you.
Steve Francesconi - 31 years
from Sydney / Australia
www.sidey.vze.com
_when did you start?
Seriously.......3-4 years ago.
As a tourist .......15 years ago.
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
Snowboarding, and my dads old
camera .
_what gear are you using?
Nikon …… Film!
_last words?
Don’t believe the hype. Open your
eyes to the truth.
Matt Corwin - 19 years
from Richmond / USA
Stefan Eigner - 26 years
from Stuttgart / Germany
www.se-photography.de
Phil Pham - 26 years
from Munich / Germany
www.philpham.de
Gianfranco Tripodo - 23 years
from Milan / Italy
yourbestfriend.splinder.com
_when did you start?
Fall of 2003
_when did you start?
The right beginning was in 2001.
In 2003 I started studying photography at a private college in Stuttgart.
_when did you start?
July 2004
_when did you start? Couple of
years ago.
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
Well, I was in love with this girl.
She was a photography student,
and I thought I could impress her
with some nice skate flics because
shooting buildings or still life didn’t
really interest me. In the end my
plan didn’t work out, but I learned a
lot about skate photography! In the
beginning I thought I could just take
snapshots with my crappy pocket
camera and they would look like the
glossy TWS photos… but I soon had
to realise that wasn’t the case!
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
To catch every aspect of the life
around me. Get the power and the
excitement in creating beautiful and
meanigful images.
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
Curiosity.
_what gear are you using?
Canon A2, Canon 15mm Canon
50mm F1.8, Canon 70-200mm F4
L, 2x Vivitar 285HV, Pocket Wizards,
Yashica mat EM.
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
Skateboarding and some friends
who are into photography. I’ve loved
good skate-pictures since I’ve started skateboarding but some years
ago skateboarding was my favorite
thing, now it´s photography.
_what gear are you using?
Canon eos 5, Zenitar Fisheye, Canon
24-85mm, Sigma 80-210mm, Sigma
st 500super, Metz CL4, Metz CT1,
Light Slaves, Minolta Flashmeter.
_last words?
Thanks to skateboarphotogrphy.com
for all the input they gave me!!!
_what gear are you using?
Nikon D1h, Nikon SB-26 and SB-28,
Nikon 10.5mm Fisheye, Tamron 2875mm 2.8, Nikon 50mm 1.8
_what gear are you using?
Nikon system: F100 & F3. A bunch
of lenses: 16mm fisheye AI,
20mm/2.8 AF,35mm/2 AI,85mm/1.8
AF. A couple of Metz 45CT4, PWs,
other various crap.
_last words?
I’d like to thanx my parents, my
sister, Marco, Corti Crew and all my
friends.
_profiles
Matthew Price - 18 years
from Mesa, Arizona / USA
www.mattpricephoto.com
Eric Mirbach - 21 years
from Mönchengladbach/Germany
www.ericmirbach.com
Allen Ying - 21 years
from White Plains / USA
www.officialnewyork.com/~allenying
Ingo Schäder - 26 years
from Dortmund / Germany
www.fotoingo.com
_when did you start?
Two years playing around and two
years seriously.
_when did you start?
Err... 3 years ago?
_when did you start?
At age 16, in 1999
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
I used to have kind of an onlinemagazine featuring skateboarding in
my hometown... Then once Bastian
came along, cursed and told me to
shoot my own shit and stop using
footage of others without permission
_when did you start?
In 1999 I took a camera with me for
the first time, shooting my friends.
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
My friend Hector Torres took cool
photos, and I wanted to take cool
photos too.
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
Wanting to take pictures of skateboarding.
_what gear are you using?
Hasselblad 500c with 80mm and
30mm lenses. Canon EOS 1D with
70-200mm f4, 15mm f2.8, and
50mm f1.8. Sunpak flashes with
Quantum radio slaves.
_last words?
I hate last words, theres no way you
don’t sound like a douche.
profiles_
_what gear are you using?
Bronica SQ-a, Nikon F 100, Fish &
28-100mm. Metz Flashes, Pocket
Wizards. Head & Hands.
_last words?
I’d like to say thank you to my parents for their support. Thanks to my
homies in MG. A special shoutout
to Ingo & Bastian. All the skaters I
shoot with, the Boardstein & Playboard crew and all my friends.
_what gear are you using?
Canon 1VHS, Canon 1D, Canon
15mm 2.8 fisheye, Canon 85mm 1.8
lens, Hasselblad 500cm with 80mm
2.8 lens, Pocketwizard Plus radio
slaves, Sekonic L-358 light meter, Sunpak 555, 544, 383 flashes,
Canon 550ex flash
_last words?
I’ve learned a large portion of what
I know about photographing skateboarding from the forums set up by
Bastian Ehl and Maarten Van Viegen.
Thank you.
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
The biggest cause for taking pictures is that I really like to remember moments. If I look at a picture
I shot I remember so many things
from that moment.
_what gear are you using?
Digital: EOS 1D, 2x 512MB Memory
Cards, 50mm f 1,8, 15mm Fish f 2,8
70-200 f4. Film: Bronica SQ-A
50mm f3,5, 80mm f2,8, 35mm Fish.
3 Metz 45 CL/T 4 , 2 AB 400 Studio Strobes, Vagabond Powerpack,
Quantum 4i´s.
_last words?
Dont follow the herd !
Jelle Keppens - 25 years
from Belgium
www.suicidegirls.com - not my personal, but for sure my favorite
_when did you start?
Snowboarding: 5 years ago ; skateboarding: 1.5 years ago
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
School.
_what gear are you using?
All kinds of cheap shit
_last words?
Take care of your triggerfinger!
Jochen “JB” Bauer - 30 years
from Regensburg / Germany
www.playboard.de
Chase Bradley Wilson - 20 years
from Menifee, CA / USA
www.agrosim.com
Ben Eng - 31 years
from Durango, CO / USA
www.benengphotography.com
_when did you start?
I started as a child shooting pics of
my neighbor’s daughter being naked
– it never worked out! Then I started my own shop, distribution and
magazine together with my brother.
_when did you start?
10th grade Highschool.
_when did you start?
Ten years ago as a hobby. Four
years ago seriously.
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
Once i got a small cam for birthday.
I shot photos from time to time and
never stopped doing it. Too many
good memories!
_what gear are you using?
I´m maybe the world’s most underequipped photo editor. I use a Canon
EOS 3 with Sigma and Canon lenses.
_last words?
Thanks to all the photographers,
writers, readers and all the rest of
the people who were supporting
Playboard Magazine and Beatnuts.
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
I could never run as fast as all the
other kids.
_what gear are you using?
Fuji Film!!! Canon 1Nrs, 15mm,
35-80mm, 50mm, Canon G6 - p&s,
Hasselblad 500cm, Polaroid back,
50mm, 100mm, Sunpak 555, Sunpak 544, Sunpak 522, Quantum
Radio Slave, Canon 540ez, light
stands, tabletop tripods, Wein optical
slaves, some wires, some bag.
_what has been your hook-up
into photography?
Small shiny objects. Looking like I
know how to do something complicated.
_what gear are you using?
Canon, Bronica and Holga.
_last words?
Dude. That is the last time that I am
ever gonna say the word dude. No,
for real, just have fun.
_last words?
The Canon D20 wasn’t made for
skateboarding.
_profiles
_this page:
Bart Rampelberg - 360 flip to fakie - Amsterdam, Netherlands
ph: Jelle Keppens
Matthia Micheletti - Drop in - Bole, Switzerland
ph: David Houncheringer
_next page:
Matthia Micheletti - Heelflip - Neuchatel, Switzerland
ph: David Houncheringer
Pietro - Kickflip - Bologna, Italy
ph: Gianfranco Tripodo
Andrew McCarthy - Pop shuvit through the box - Arizona, USA
ph: Matt Price
Mike Taylor - FS Noseslide - Ventura, CA, USA
ph: Greg Kenton
Miguel de la Teiera - Pressure Flip - Pomona, CA, USA
ph: Chase Wilson
Marc Stevens - BS Nosebluntslide - Lausanne, Switzerland
ph: Rasmus Trunz
Fabian Komoreck - Feeble Grind - Tuttlingen, Germany
ph: Stefan Eigner
Brian Downey - Switch Ollie - Tampa, Florida, USA
ph: Adam Krause
Christian Vankelst - Oververt - Secret Spot, Belgium
ph: Jelle Keppens
Pascal “Pancho” de Stena, Backside Kickflip, Dortmund
ph: Hendrik Herzmann
_this page:
Jeff Stevens - Frontside Feeble - Chandler, Arizona, USA
ph: Jeff Trish
Anders Tellen - Pivot
ph: Gerd Rieger
_next page (clockwise):
Broderick Gumpright - Ollie up to 5-0 - South Boston, Massachusetts, USA
ph: Steve Kovach
Julian Becker - Ollie - Muenster, Germany
ph: Henrik Biemer
Bernhard Kitvarametha - One Foot Ollie - Kirchheim near Munich, Germany
ph: Phil Pham
Marko Jazbinsek - Big Heelflip - Santa Monica High School
Ph: Steve Kovach
Chris Hebbron- 50-50 - Sydney, Australia
ph: Steve Francesconi
Milos Shaer - BS 50-50 - abadoned football stadium, Neuchatel, Switzerland
ph: David Houncheringer
Alex - Indy Air over hip - Foxglen skatepark, Arizona, USA
ph: Jeff Trish
_last page (clockwise):
Tim Armor - Smith Grind - Chicago Suburbs, USA
ph: Adam Conway
Malte Schroers -
Switch Crooked Grind
ph: Eric Mirbach
Ben Wessler - Kickflip - Stade, Germany
ph: Phil Pham
_this page:
Pille Popstar - Backside 5-0
ph: Eric Mirbach
Tobias Albert - Kickflip
ph: Jochen Bauer
_top:
Armin Loewenstein Portrait - ph: Gerd Rieger
_top:
Bastian Portrait - ph: Eric Mirbach
Dardan Sabovic Portrait - ph: Gerd Rieger
_below:
Dennis Bondzio - ph: Ingo Schaeder
The one and only Steeger
ph: Ingo Schaeder
Simon Budzynski - Kickflip over wall - Girona, Spain
ph: Ingo Schaeder
Jason Dill - puts them in their place, them being whoever’s on the phone with him
ph: Allen Ying
Jürgen Horwarth - Frontside 5-0 - Klamath Falls, USA
ph: Gerd Rieger
Simon Budzynski - 50-50 - Hagen, Germany
ph: Bastian Ehl
FHM posters are entertaining
ph: Bastian Ehl
Done! - Bartosz Cielsilski relaxing
ph: Bastian Ehl
Neil Blender
ph: Gerd Rieger
Captain, that’s all I know him as - Kickflip - Massachussets, USA
ph: Allen Ying
_next page:
Akira - Ghetto jumper to BS grab - Union Sq. Manhattan, NY, USA
ph: Allen Ying
Kean Levreault - Ollie on the “Eye of Fashion” sculpture at FIT - Manhattan, NY, USA
ph: Allen Ying
Alexandre Cochini - Fakie Noseblunt - Marseille, France
ph: Bastian Ehl
Vanni - Oververt - Barcelona, Spain
ph: Ingo Schaeder
Bartosz Cielsilski - Backside Smith Grind - Roses, Spain
ph: Bastian Ehl
_this page:
Mark Roth - crailslide on the vert wall at the Autumn Bowl - Brooklyn, NY, USA
ph: Allen Ying
Pat Smith - FS Invert - Autumn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY, USA
ph: Allen Ying
_next page (clockwise):
Peter Weichselbaum - Roof Gap Kickflip
ph: Jochen Bauer
Matt Grabowski - Frontside 5-0 - Vagabond Bowl
ph: Gerd Rieger
Harri Puupponen - Switch Frontside Flip
ph: Jochen Bauer
Inken - Portrait
ph: Eric Mirbach
Thorsten Syha - Ollie over car - Haan, Germany
ph: Bastian Ehl
Chris Pfanner - Frontside Lipslide - Hagen, Germany
ph: Bastian Ehl
Mike Surget - Frontside Kickflip - Arizona, USA
ph: Matt Price
Mike Zink - Cradle Carve - Lincoln City, OR, USA
ph: Ben Eng
David Marteleur - FS Smith Grind - Belgium
ph: Jelle Keppens
Eric Dressen Portrait
ph: Steve Kovach
Jon Cohn - Kickflip - Homewood, IL, USA
ph: Phil Blair
Greg Spillers - FS Boardslide - Greensboro, NC, USA
ph: Julian Groover
Doug Race - 50-50, Indiana, USA
ph: Matt Corwin
Samuel Beyer - Frontside Kickflip
ph: Ingo Schaeder
Patrick Melcher - Backside Desaster
ph: Jelle Keppens
imprint_
_editor in chief
Bastian Ehl
_photo editors
Ingo Schaeder & Bastian Ehl
_design
_contributing photographers
_kind support by
Bastian Ehl
Adam Conway
Adam Krause
Allen Ying
Bastian Ehl
Ben Eng
Chase Wilson
Eric Mirbach
Gerd Rieger
Gianfranco Tripodo
Greg Kenton
Hendrik Herzmann
Henrik Biemer
Ingo Schaeder
Jeff Trish
Jelle Keppens
Jochen Bauer
Julian Groover
Matt Corwin
Matthew Price
Phil Blair
Phil Pham
Rasmus Trunz
Stefan Eigner
Steve Francesconi
Steve Kovachs
Terry Worona
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