I think a lot of the time when people see a sick photo or a rad part, people are vulnerable to the fact that there are dudes behind the scenes, making the dudes who rip, look good. Filming, and photography are as much an art and a lifestyle as skateboarding itself, and the dudes making this art don’t always get a lot of the credit I think they deserve. To actually film a clip good, or take just a timely picture that will never get old, is a hard task to complete… and though some can and do get lucky at times, the dudes who have it down to a science are truly incredible, and inspiring. Without these photos and these clips of video… the shred world would be so lost… we should be hyped that there is such a huge archive of skate history floating around on the internet, in magazines, in dudes hard-drives, memory cards, et cetera. I did this little mini-view on Chris because there aren’t too many photographers in San Marcos, and I know that so far every person from San Marcos who I’ve interviewed, has had at least one photo from Chris in their interview—if not every--and plus the simple fact that Chris is one of those dudes you can call up, shoot the photo, and be on with your day. No strings attached, no awkward what up’s or good byes… just fun, quick, business-handling. And beyond that, Chris is always down to have some fun at the spot, and mess around and skate, which is always enjoyable.
(Myself-Lien to tail)
Well Chris shot this photo the other day at Woodland Park’s infamous, dirty pond, that is clearly empty now—but due to this rain that just came, I can’t be making any promises. This spot is super sick, and surrounding the entire embanked slopes are wooden curbs of all sizes to stall on for days. There’s also a sick flat gap from the cement walkway that goes throughout the park, into the bank on the eastern end of the pond, which is incredibly fun… accompanied by a bent rock that you can wallie the shit out of, into the bank. Besides all that, this spot in particular was definitely one of those random ones… a spot that was held in the eye of the beholder, or like they say, the beerholder, because after a few beers this spot is smooth as warehouse ground, but without them, it can be a bit rough. There’s a ton of stuff you can find here, it’s a cool spot, and I like how Chris got the Seahorse thing in the background, excellent flick. Well anyways, I shot out a few basics to Chris, and got the same in return… so as formal as I can make it—thank you Chris.
BB) How long you been involved in the shred world
CD) (Laughing) I've been skating or at least around skating since like 2000, so probably around like 10 years deep
BB) Weapon of Choice?
CD) I currently got a Canon 1d, a few film cameras, full flash setup, and a lot of random pieces from every camera I've had in the past.
BB) Favorite spot to skate?
CD) Probably two of my favorite spots are either Carlsbad skatepark or mark park (San Marcos Park) or anywhere with good flat ground. I don't really skate that much anymore though (laughing)
BB) Who’s the crue you usually head out with?
CD) There's way to many people to name
but I skate a lot with Christian Amaral, Vicente Rosales, Anthony Nuckols, Tim Tom, Pat Z, Waylon, Stuart… it just depends on the day!
BB) What’s been going on lately?
CD) I haven't been doing shit man… working all morning, chillin at night, getting ready for the new school semester.
BB) Any projects or pieces in the works?
CD) Yeah I'm working on getting some photo shit going with a buncha mah homies--keep a look out shit should be up soon!
BB) How long have you been interested in skate photography?
CD) I've been taking photos for on and off like 5 years… I switch from filming to photos all the time
BB) Do you enjoy other types of photography?
CD) Any kind of photos are chill from portaits to random ass night photos!
BB) Usual daily routine?
CD) Usual day is wake up at 5am, go to work, get off, skate some flat ground and go to mark park or CBP (laughing)
BB) Shout outs?
CD) Good looks on these questions man and whoever wants to skate just hit me up!
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