P E T E T H O M P S O N photography

As part of making this book about skateboarding in the 90’s, I was lucky enough to reconnect with @tonyhawk for a quick interview. Last time I saw his son @rileyhawk was in 1996 when he was 4yrs old. Riley runs a cool little coffee shop in Oceanside Ca. Called @steelmillcoffee (where this photo was taken last spring) Today is his birthday, and yes, he’s pretty much just as good as his dad at skating🤘🏽☺️ . Shot on Kodak Portra 400 film- Mamiya 7ii 🎞 (at Steel Mill Coffee) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5vVuJpl3P6/?igshid=j57gointfdbg

Mickey Reyes | NYC | 1993 . . @mickeyreyes @lanced @adam_wallacavage and Coco Santiago all gracing this buried frame taken adjacent to the banks 🙌🏽 ... till infinity 💫 (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4c_O4Ul2t-/?igshid=ft4aiafafgig

Kenny Reed | SF | 1999 . . Can’t remember the name of this street that crosses Lombard... Grant? Stockton? 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽 (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ckY9HFWr5/?igshid=mmc2b71eujid

@jeneilwilliams for @nike #flashbackfriday https://www.instagram.com/p/B2XATvCFHf2/?igshid=dtzxdqu6swt0

Seating chart research w/ @biancapaigefit 💫🤘🏽 https://www.instagram.com/p/B2NO7yOFhKM/?igshid=nl6q2ocnrkru

Kenny Hughes | SF | 1996 . . . This trip to SF was definitely memorable. Kenny killed a handful of staple SF spots, and to our disbelief, less than 24 hours after Kenny did whichever crazy trick, we would be at the pier or @ftc_skateboarding and everyone we ran into already knew about it - this was before the internet and cellphones. For this feeble, he rolled away from it just after dusk. So we headed back to where we were staying at @djsatva and @welshington ‘s apartment, and an hour later Satva’s (house) phone rings and whoever was on the other end of the phone asks “did that dude Kenny feeble Kezar” 😆😆 We were trippin 🙌🏽 (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2MmhOElqo0/?igshid=dv2zdvmng9ed

And I’m gonna be hiiiigh as a kite by then 🚀 . . . @chelsea.aguiar and @breebranks going places💥💥💥 (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2HRqoyFVP-/?igshid=ccon702sff2r

More than any other skate photographer, @jgrantbrittain was the most influential creative force in my career. A truly humble guy with a quirky sense of humor that I always appreciated, and someone I’m so fortune to call a friend for all these years. There’s a great little documentary that the guys over at @palomarfilms put together (also on @transworldskate ) that does a really great job showcasing his journey, his contribution to skateboarding and his pure love for photography ♥️ Thanks for being such a rad person to look up to and learn from Grant! 🙌🏽 . . This photo of Grant and Nate Jones is from a session back in 2003 using a rare, 20x24 Polaroid camera 👌🏽 (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2EnzCZlI_j/?igshid=1xlux48e3xj9z

Tommy Guerrero | Cary NC | 1986 . . . Almost looks like he’s about to bluntdlide the rail in top on the @powellperalta tour van in the background 😆 ... this was around the time that people stopped early-grabbing off jump ramps... @tommyguerrero was on the forefront, killing the jump ramp Ollie game 🔥... My old, creaky knees are definitely crossing their arms and giving me the evil side-eye for posting this 😜 (at Cary, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2CFdYAl_61/?igshid=uxwrc1x7wx8t

Talor Gooch for @callawayapparel 🏌🏽‍♂️ . . . Big thx @adepallo @talorgooch @utopianyc (at Detroit, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1wFBHIlYMB/?igshid=1khmfq1tqnw9o

The Crit 🚴🏼‍♂️🚴‍♀️ . . . @redhookcrit @redhookcrit5k (at Red Hook, Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ojKw8Fl17/?igshid=eri3skun5tx5

Reese Forbes | SF | 1998 . . . Posted this one before. Reese ... Mach 4 👑 (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ogDXplOb7/?igshid=1w8av2o6nq5rj

Spring ‘19 work for @caterpillarinc . . . Big thx! 🙌🏽@thedistilleryproject @niktraxler @perjacobson @utopianyc (at Dallas, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1l7aTdlKE4/?igshid=i419j0cursrz

Jon Minor | Petaluma | 1998 . . . Lighting like this is pretty rare. Dark storm clouds in the background with a little help from 2x strobes and a beautiful floaty graceful @jon_miner shifty 🤘🏽 (at Petaluma, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Ox7VrFY0q/?igshid=pra1ja2jveib

**link on bio** . The folks over at @transworldskate ( skateboarding magazine that I worked for for 10 years) just posted an interview w/me about my photography career post-skateboarding. Big thanks to @blair.alley and @jaimeowens 👍🏽🙌🏽 . . . I’m releasing a book next spring of old, mostly I seen skateboarding photographs titled “93 Til” so if you’re interested in 1990’s skateboarding culture, definitely pick up a copy☺️🙌🏽 https://www.instagram.com/p/B0zMVvIF8TG/?igshid=varo3h5bfqp3

What up G 🔥 . . . @gildajoelle #petethompsonphotography @sluagency (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0jaS8aF4cL/?igshid=1ta8mupwqgp09

Stevie Williams | Las Vegas | July 2019 . . . Had a chance to reconnect with Stevie this week. We first met in Philly in 1993 when he was 14. Stevie was always down to let me take portraits of him and it kinda felt like every frame spoke to an unapologetic, authentic moment in his life. Looking back, the images we shot both of skating and non-skating are some of my favorites. So much has changed, but at his core, he’s pretty much the same guy. Humble, thoughtful and thankful. I’m blessed to have known him for the last 26years ✊🏽 @steviewilliams @dgk (at Las Vegas, Nevada) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0bUCjGlViD/?igshid=gar6fi6vzeo3