10/18/14

"When you conquer that fear..."


"Sometimes you don't know if you will land something, or die... When you conquer that fear and go for it, and land first try, the excitement is overwhelming! This shot by #six12media captured that moment perfectly!" - Jonathan stark

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If you haven't seen the video of Jonathon, andthe other wheelchair athletes conquer the handrail, watch it here:


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10/15/14

Video: Skater breaks both hands on one fall.



During the Jay Adams Memorial Skate Session, skateboarder Sean Johnson takes a bad slam, breaking both hands. Thanks to Chris Hooten for the additional photos of Sean.

For photos from Jay's Memorial Skate Session:



10/9/14

The Blood Moon



The last lunar eclipse of 2014 happened earlier Wednesday morning. The moon turns red because the suns rays get blocked by the Earth, but are refracted in the Earth's atmosphere, casting a red glow onto the moon. The clear skies made for great viewing on it all along the coast.


10/6/14

Nissan 350Z Stuck In The Sand


Some "photographer" thought it would be a neat idea to have the owner of this Nissan 350Z drive out onto the sand for some photos. The car only made it a few feet off the parking lot at Venice Beach, before it got stuck. Their efforts to get the car out only made it worse too. A tow truck had to come remove the Nissan from the sand.



10/2/14

Jay Adams Mural Skate Session


Saturday, August 30, several hundred showed up at the Venice Beach pier for the Jay Adams Memorial Paddle Out. Surfers, skaters, friends, family, fans, from around the world, all came out to celebrate Jay's life.

A few hours later, everyone gather together at the Venice Skatepark for the unveiling of a Jay Adams mural that was painted in the skatepark's pool. Similar to the Shogo Kubo mural that was also just recently painted in the pool. After a mini skate session, Christian Hosoi, led the proceedings, where just as at the paddle out earlier in the day, many of Jay's friends spoke about him, his influences, and his legacy. Nathan Pratt, Tim Jackson, Jeff Ho, Tony Alva were among the many that stood in the deep end and spoke to the huge crowd that sat around the pool. Then the blue tarps was pulled off the pool wall to reveal the mural. After everyone got their group photos in front of the mural, the pool was cleared out again to be skated.



First Photo: Hosoi & Jeff Ho - Second Photo: Jesse Martinez & Allen Sarlo


Tony Alva


First Photo: Justin Burbage - Second Photo: Eddie Reategui


Shane Borland



Hadden McKenna


Julian Torres


Justin Burbage


Tony Alva


Shane Borland



For a ton more photos, check out the complete gallery:



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