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“when omar salazar is on he’s on. that’s how he is in life that’s how he is on a skateboard. he just sees things differently. in an airport in europe he saw these birds and was so excited about this shot. after i saw what he was trying to explain, I was too. god bless omar. circa 2009″ —Mark Oblow
Omar Salazar, Europe, 2009 Back Den 032
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