Natas Kaupas Melonchollie Grab Venice 1986 Zines Instagram - jgrantbrittain

Instagram - jgrantbrittain

Photo is numbered 1 through 50 in graphite in the lower right

was shot in the late 80s

but I have a few nice ones in my archive

It ran in Issue #98 of The Skateboard Mag dedicated to the Bones Brigade

Natas Kaupas Melonchollie Grab Venice 1986 Zines Instagram - jgrantbrittainI 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