Ricky Boy the Skater

Action shots. Action shots of skateboarders. What more is there to love? Stopping a skateboard trick that happens in the blink of an eye is too fun, especially when the photo comes out.

This was shot on 120mm film so I had no idea if I had timed the photo right until I developed it in the studio. Once I pulled the negative strip out of the development tank and looked for this image, I was ecstatic to see the image and that I had timed it right. It isn’t everyday you time a quick photo opportunity right with a good composition. I love how he is 2/3rds on the right in between basketball goal and the light post.

A dream job for me is to be a photographer for Thrasher magazine. The skate culture is such a tight-knit group of people who love each other and love skating. Skating is an art really. The time and practice to reach that skill to simply do a kickflip will always be impressive to me; and I would love to be able to photograph that, and also get cool photos to look at.

Simply put, this is just a cool photo.

More photos of Ricky down below.