Surfing, Skateboarding, Music, Photography, Travel, Culture and general antics of the youth on the run.
“mark gonzales was one of the guys who truly shaped the world of skateboarding. he brought creativity, art and style into the sport. his video parts are art. his art is incredible! and today is his birthday: happy birthday gonz! catlin, on oahu, hawaii circa ’80s. shot on a good old polaroid” —Mark Oblow
“tony trujillo shot at the skatepark of tampa. shot with a mamiya 645 50mm lens. 120 scalla. circa 2000.” —Mark Oblow
“stefan janoski shot at studio 35, 2013. stefan has had his hair as many colors as he has had shoes. canon eos-1 ds mark III. carl zeiss 50mm” —Mark Oblow
Birthday Polaroid of The Gonz
“rob roskopp blasting one footed over my car, in hawaii kai one afternoon in the 80’s. we would surf during the days when it was hot then skate in the afternoons when it got cooler. gibo in the back ground. shot on my canon AE-1” —Mark Oblow
“not only did i have the opportunity to work with david carson at quiksilver, but he published my photos in his books. here is a photo of the proof of the book “trek” it features my photo of nathan fletcher. shot with a yeshiva t- 4″ —Mark Oblow
“it was crazy when we first started to go to china, people had never seen skateboarding before. we would get to a spot and within an hour there would be 200 people standing around watching. we didn’t get kicked out of spots, we had to leave because of the crowds we would make. this wasn’t…
“tony and riley hawk, shot at their home in san diego. i was sent to shoot denim, but as soon as i saw his pool i knew we had to shoot in it. riley was there so i had him jump in. father and son love! circa 2000” —Mark Oblow
Brawnybuilt, San Pedro, CA
“johnee kop, blasting a method air over the air bowl at wallows with da boys, circa ’80s. johnee was one of the first pros out of hawaii, and was the one that got christian hosoi hooked up with us, he also was the one that got me on vision. peter pan, kop, yes! shot with…
“i spent an evening with george clinton, and watched him paint, drink wine, and talk about music. stories about his many children, elvis, and being color blind. what a night! parliament, p funk! living legend. shot with a contax t-3, kodak nc 400 35mm circa 2000″ —Mark Oblow
“its so cool to be able to shoot photos of a band that you love. I’ve been listening to little dragon for a while and am such a fan, on a monday my agent called me and said i know its late notice but do you want to shoot little dragon tonight? dreams do come…
“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…
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