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               It sounds like a fairy tale story that             industry. I just can’t pretend to like                              I think it’s because the whole thing               ac�vely and passively tried to put

               this boy from a Spanish tourist place              you if I think you are an idiot.                                    came out spontaneously and that’s                  obstacles in this project (they know
               teams up with Mark Gonzales to                                                                                         how he rolls. I hope he also likes my              who they are) don’t mean a thing in
                                                                  So I’ve got where I got purely from
               work on. Did or does it s�ll feel                                                                                      photos a li�le bit too…                            my life. The important thing is Mark,
                                                                  my photography. Not because of my
               surreal?                                                                                                                                                                  Tia and me made it. I only have
                                                                  social skills. I’m really proud of that.                            The project came in a �me where I
               Yeah, it’s nice. I mean, I’m just no one                                                                                                                                  words to thank the people who
                                                                  I’m also proud certain people always                                had very big disappointments from
               from the middle of nowhere... But                                                                                                                                         genuinely helped and collaborated
                                                                  can’t stand it.                                                     some people who I thought got my
               I’ve been shoo�ng with Mark since                                                                                                                                         (they know who they are too).
                                                                                                                                      back and turned out they were ready
               2010 so it just clicked together.
                                                                  My first thought was how come                                       to stab me in the back. I decided to
                                                                                                                                                                                         Skateboarding seems to be no
               I don’t know, I’ve tried to just focus             Mark picks this guy from Costa                                      leave all that bullshit behind me and
                                                                                                                                                                                         different to other industries with
               on delivering the best photography I               Brava?! Surely he knows other                                       focus onto something I really felt
                                                                                                                                                                                         people playing ugly games and back
               possibly can since I started shoo�ng,              professional skate photographers                                    passionate about, with the people I
                                                                                                                                                                                         stabbing? What happened the past
               have fun with it and stay true to my               closer to home. However when I did                                  really wanted to work.
                                                                                                                                                                                         30 years or do you think it was
               passion. The rest just came by itself.             some more research I learned that
                                                                                                                                                                                         always that way?
                                                                  you ini�ated this idea. This goes to                                Can you elaborate on the biggest
               With this I mean I never went the                                                                                                                                         There is a lot of healthy and posi�ve
                                                                  show that you need to take ini�a�ve                                 challenge that you experienced?
               cock-sucking route, trying really hard                                                                                                                                    people in Skateboarding industry.
                                                                  rather than wai�ng for people                                       I won’t get into details because I am
               on ge�ng connected with the people                                                                                                                                        People who is really trying their best
                                                                  knocking on your door. What are the                                 a gentleman and the book is
               I could get a bite from. I am also not                                                                                                                                    to do things right.
                                                                  other reasons you think Gonz                                        something I want to remember in a
               the hypocrite type that works so well
                                                                  wanted to work with you?                                            posi�ve vibe. The people who
               to reach the high spheres of the









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