Skate photography

Skate photography or skateboarding photography is the act of photographing skateboarding. Skate photography has been an integral part of skateboarding since its inception, used as a way to document and share the skateboarding tricks performed by skateboarders.[1][2][3][4]

History

In 1965, Life magazine had an article on skateboarding with photographs of skateboarders in Central Park taken by Bill Eppridge.[5] In the early days of skate photography, magazines were a primary way skate photography was disseminated via skate magazines, zines, and write-ups in mainstream media.[3] The advent of the Internet slowly eroded away at skate magazines' dominance of skate photo dissemination.[2] Photo and video sharing social media, such as YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram; in addition to self published sites such as Crailtap, altered the landscape of skate photography.[2] In March 2019, the print edition of Transworld Skateboarding, leaving Thrasher as the last remaining in-print skate magazine.[6]

References

1. "The Politics of Skate Photography". Jenkem Magazine. 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
2. "10 skate lensmasters you should follow on Instagram!". Red Bull. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
3. Gotthardt, Alexxa (2018-07-30). "These Photographers Captured the Renegade Youth of Skate Culture". Artsy. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
4. Dazed (2018-07-06). "Six photographers who shaped how we see skateboarding". Dazed. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
5. "Skateboarding: Photos From the Early Days of the Sport and Pastime". Life. 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
6. "What's Going on With Transworld?". Jenkem Magazine. 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.