seventeen years of skateboard photography
André - Frontside Nosegring (first picture published in a big skateboard mag)
My interest in photography was born and kindled by skateboard magazines. Growing up in the 90's, magazines were the main source of information. I loved the pictures and covered the walls of my bedroom with ripped pages. But the idea of becoming a photographer myself never crossed my mind. When, in 2003, my brother bought a very simple automatic digital camera, I would eventually borrow it and take it to the street of Rio de Janeiro and photograph my friends skateboarding, just for fun.
Mario Marques - Ollie
Little by little the passion for the act of photographing things took over in an overwhelming way, and I drop out of college and decided that I wanted to be a photographer. It took me around three years until I was comfortable to call myself a "photographer". For me, the ones who deserved to be called photographers were those whose pictures I would see in magazines. I would spend every waking hour studying and taking pictures, not only of skateboard, but of everything. I stil remember the thrill of having my first picture published in a major magazine. In the following years I would collaborate or be a staff member of all the big Brazilian skateboard magazines. Here I share a small sample of this seventeen year journey. Hope you all enjoy it.
