Ivory Serra
Scott Schwartz, Upper Westside, 1998.
How long have you been shooting in New York?
SINCE 1994 WHEN I MOVED HERE FROM CALIFORNIA FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL.
What do you think technically makes a good skate photograph?
THE SUBJECT MATTER IS IMPORTANT AS WELL AS THE LOCATION.
GOOD SKATE PHOTOGRAPHS BRING THE VIEWER CLOSER TO THE ACTION.
What do you like most about photographing in New York, as opposed to any other city in the world?
THE STREETS OF NEW YORK COMBINED WITH THE AMAZING SKATEBOARDERS.
Who have been some of your favorite people to photograph in New York?
ANDY KESSLER, HAROLD HUNTER, SHELTER SERRA, SCOTT SCHWARTZ, MIKE WRIGHT, RODNEY TORRES,
LUIS TOLENTINO, MARK GONZALES, STEVE OLSON, TONY ALVA AND TONY TRUJILLO
What do you feel has been the most ground breaking moment you have been able to photograph in New York?
THE WTC TOWERS BURNING
What is your favorite full bleed moment?
AFTER WORKING WITH ALEX CORPORAN AND ANDRE RAZO FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS ON THE BOOK,
MY FAVORITE MOMENT IS WHEN I FIRST HELD THE BOOK AND FLIPPED THROUGH IT FOR THE FIRST TIME.
Mike Wright, Downtown, 1997.
