Tel Aviv’s Skate Scene Photographer Tells Us About Shooting Grinds While Missiles Fly Overhead
Source: http://www.vice.com/
When I was asked to interview Tel Aviv–based photographer Guy Pitchon, I was intrigued because I knew nothing about the Tel Aviv Skate scene. But after looking at his website I was dying to pick the brain of a fellow photo nerd. When Guy isn't doing graphic design or giving his friends tattoos, he's shooting technically amazing skate photos of the Tel Aviv skate community or snapping an intimate shot of the aftermath of a slam. It's not just skating that Pitchon captures, but everything that happens when you say "Let's go skate." I caught up with Pitchon via Skype and talked to him about his new book, Love Child, which is filled with beautiful, candid moments of his everyday surroundings.
VICE: Where are you right now?
Guy Pitchon: I'm in Tel Aviv. I just got home, I was at the beach today.
Amazing, I wish I could say the same. What keeps you in Tel Aviv?
Man, I really do love it here. I like the food, the people, my family, the fact that it's so small and I can cycle wherever I want. It can be hard if you don't have more of a mainstream job, but that's why I sell my own artwork, do graphic design, graffiti jobs, some tattoo work, photography lessons, etc. It's hard to be a full-time skate photographer here because, for example, I'll shoot for Vans here but it's nothing compared to the guy shooting for Vans in California. I'm working with what I've got.
Read more: http://www.vice.com/read/tel-avivs-skate-scene-photographer-tells-us-about-shooting-grinds-while-missiles-fly-overhead-285
Warning: Graphic image of skater with headwound...
Note: The article might be too off-topic, but I enjoyed reading it. It's about living in Tel Aviv.