Surfing, Skateboarding, Music, Photography, Travel, Culture and general antics of the youth on the run.
“i always love when my friends surprise me with a visit. austyn had just got back from Oz, picked up his dog from his brother and made a lil stop over at his old dogs for some stories, laughs and some art. i love my friends. austyn gillette shot at studio 35hm on 3/14/2016 with a canon eos-1ds mark III, 50mm zeiss.” —Mark Oblow
“2 completely different humans. 2 people who have helped change surfing. 2 legends. 2 guys I’ve had the pleasure of working with for a long time. 2 guys who did not want to be at a shop promo. s.d., ca. circa back den, yashica t-4, 35mm kodak 400nd” —Mark Oblow
“this is sean sheffey with a cocktail and a small hipper. sean has always been a hero to me, pure fucking power on a skateboard, his life video, “a soldier’s story” was a life changer! i loved watching him sk8 the early contests, he’d rip the shit out of the place then end up beating…
Peter Mel, Jason Dill and Strider Wasilewski in New York
“camille rowe is more then what you see. she is such an inspiration, and such a gift. to call her a muse is a blessing. shot in l.a. with a canon markIII, 50mm zeiss lens.” —Mark Oblow
Editor’s Note: Coachella has been at it for a long time. And leave it to Oblow to still manage to find a moment, from the stage in the desert that feels timeless, and timely. This time, on a grandiose scale: Perry Farrell, live. In Oblow lowercase. —Travis “perry farrell, live with jane’s addiction at coachella in 2001….
Editor’s note: You got to be kidding me. Since we stormed Mark Oblow’s Back Den to load back up on images from his archive, we’d seen everyone from Kelly Osbourne to Reese Forbes to Jason Dill to Wayne Lynch. And now he does this. That’s range. Mr. Oblow, you have the floor once again. —Travis …
From a kid surfing in the late 70s wayne lynch was the man! His style, his attitude, his surfing was mind-blowing.
I met Kassia about 10 years ago shooting for Roxy. The first time I saw her ride a surfboard i almost cried!
It was one of the raddest shoots for me only having Dill, and Nate, and we got to do what ever we wanted to do.
Tom is a pure inspiration, a fucking legend, and an epic human.
Reese Forbes drips of style just as he pushes down the street. His eastern exposures parts are life changing.
Marks first shoot for Quicksilver of Nathan Fletcher, late 90’s in Brooklyn, NY.
NXT 
