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Tony Hawk

    12. květen 1968

    Tony Hawk, známý jako "The Birdman", je klíčovou postavou moderního vertikálního skateboardingu. Jeho inovativní přístup a úspěchy na prkně formovaly tento sport a inspirovaly generace skateboardistů. Kromě svých sportovních úspěchů se Hawk angažuje ve filantropii, zejména prostřednictvím své nadace, která podporuje budování skateparků v znevýhodněných komunitách. Jeho vliv přesahuje sportovní sféru a zanechal nesmazatelnou stopu v kultuře.

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    Push: J. Grant Brittain - '80s Skateboarding Photography
    • The dynamic images from the analog era found in Behind the Lens demonstrate why Grant Brittain has become one of the most widely-recognized skateboard photographers on the planet. Brittain has been at the epicenter of California skateboarding since landing a job at Del Mar Skate Ranch in 1978. Brittain started shooting Kodachrome at Del Mar in 1979, and within a few years he was submitting photographs to TransWorld Skateboarding magazine, going on to become Photo Editor there shortly thereafter. In 1987, "The Push," a photo of Tod Swank made the cover of TransWorld, becoming one of the most recognizable photos in all of skateboarding. J Grant Brittain has mentored dozens of budding photographers while achieving the status of icon to skateboarders around the world. It's high time the world gets a chance to see this collection of his work from the 1980s that has inspired so many.

      Push: J. Grant Brittain - '80s Skateboarding Photography