The Skateboard The Good, the Rad, and the Gnarly: An Illustrated History
Posted: February 16th, 2011 | Author: Lucia | Filed under: Book, Celebrity, Coverage, Covers, Information, Inspirational, Photography, Portrait, Skateboard | 1 Comment »
The Skateboard
The story of the simple skateboard is part thriller, part underground, underdog success tale. It’s chock-full of innovations, far-out graphic artistry, and ever-more-incredible hot-dogging feats. And the story’s told in this book with contributions from the stars themselves—Tony Hawk, Stacey Peralta, Jeff Ho, the Dogtown Z-Boys, and more. Beautifully illustrated with historical posters, ads, and memorabilia along with new action photography, studio skateboard shots, and unique portraits of the stars, this is a fitting tribute to an American classic.
Ben Marcus was a Surfer magazine associate editor and still writes for Surfer, The Surfer’s Journal, and other magazines. He’s the author of several books, including The Surfboard, Surfing USA!, Surfing & the Meaning of Life, and The Surfing Handbook. He lives in Malibu. www.benmarcusrules.com
Your photography is amazing.
On a personal note, you photographed my brother Richard H. Novak of NHS, Inc., and another photograph of Richard with Doug Haut and a picture of Jay. Both pictures are two of my very favorite pictures of my brother. I wish I had your knowledge of photography.
I too love photography, and take many pictures of my family, events and just about everything else. I just can’t seem to get the perfect picture right.
May I ask, what camera equipment and editing software you use ?
Sincerely,
Penny Novak Disbrow