Skate photography or skateboarding photography is the act of photographing

skateboarding Skateboarding is an extreme sport, action sport originating in the United States that involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry Profession, job, and a ...

. 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. Influential skate photographers include Skin Phillips,

Glen E. Friedman Glen Ellis Friedman (born March 3, 1962) is an American photographer and artist. He became known for his activities within rebellious skateboarding and music cultures. Photographing artists Fugazi, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Circle Jerks, Minor ...

, Dobie Campbell,

Spike Jonze Adam H. Spiegel (born October 22, 1969), known professionally as Spike Jonze, is an American filmmaker, actor, musician, and photographer. His work includes commercials, film, music videos, skateboard videos and television. Jonze began his ca ...

, Tobin Yelland, and Mike O'Meally.

History

In 1965, '' Life'' magazine had an article on skateboarding with photographs of skateboarders in Central Park taken by

Bill Eppridge William E. Eppridge (March 20, 1938 − October 3, 2013) was an American photographer and photojournalist for ''Life'' magazine, known for his photography of the dying Robert F. Kennedy, taken in June 1968. Eppridge was born in Buenos Aires, Arg ...

. 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. The advent of the Internet slowly eroded away at skate magazines' dominance of skate photo dissemination. Photo and video sharing social media, such as YouTube, Twitter, and

Instagram Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. The app allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters and organized by hashtags and geographical tagging. Posts can ...

; in addition to self-published websites such as Crailtap, altered the landscape of skate photography. In March 2019, the print edition of '' Transworld Skateboarding'' ceased publication'','' leaving '' Thrasher'' as the last remaining in-print mass market skate magazine. ''Thrasher'' publishes more than 10,000 skate photos in print and online each year.

References

{{Photography subject Sports photography Photography by genre Skateboarding mass media