Natas Kaupas Melonchollie Grab Venice 1986 sizes::18 x 24" he was also taking his

he was also taking his skating to higher levels

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Thousands of rolls of film ran through my Nikon and I honed my photo skills daily at the Del Mar Skate Ranch where I worked at the snack bar selling Cokes and Twinkies during the day and sleeping on the pool table at night

I shot this photo of Steve Caballero doing a backside boneless in the combi bowl at Upland's Pipeline Skatepark in 1983

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Natas Kaupas Melonchollie Grab Venice 1986 sizes::18 x 24" he was also taking hisI shot this photo of Natas Kaupas at Venice High School in Venice, California, in 1986. Street skating was in its infancy and Natas, Gonz, Guerrero and a few others were breaking all boundaries. I shot this photo with my Nikon FM 2 and a 16mm fisheye lens. I was laying on the ground and Natas was flying off the hip of the bank and over me, wearing a Public Enemy shirt. I probably had never listened to Public Enemy at this point in history. It's