This show will feature 3 mostly unknown photographers. I wanted to give them an opportunity to show their work to a wider audience. Most of what will be in the show has never been printed before, and has only existed in proof-sheet form. I hope that visitors to this show will be intrigued enough to watch for these people, and their work in the future.

Fred Mortagne, age 31, lives in Lyon, France
Fred is considered the premiere videographer in skateboarding. His videos Menikmati, Flip's Sorry, and the various Cliché videos are the high mark of creativity and innovation. He has branched off from his full time job of shooting and editing video by picking up a still camera and slowing it down. The results are uncanny mixtures of skateboarders and architecture, exposing Fred's keen eye for geometry of urban life.

He will be showing large B&W prints on canvas, 3 decks, along with a 12-minute slide show. See more about Fred at: http://www.frenchfred.com/

Brad Staba, age 26, lives in San Francisco, California
Brad is a professional skateboarder and owner of a company called Skate Mental. Brad's photography is about his strange family members, women in his life, and the weird people and things one comes across while traveling the world. He has a great sense of humor, and this comes through in his tragic, cynical photos.

He will be showing 21 Photographs, both color and B&W.
See more about Brad at: http://www.skatemental.com

William Galindo, age 21, lives in Orange County, California
William has only been shooting photographs for the last 3 years. He was inspired to start after taking a photo history class at a community college. He has been documenting the kids around him who live privileged upper-class lives and their proclivity to party and use recreational drugs. The work is about self-destruction and finding the beauty in it.

He will be showing a selection of prints from his series.

Ed Templeton, age 33, Lives in Huntington Beach, California
Ed is a professional skateboarder who does some painting and photography in his free time on some days, and other days he is an artist who skates in his free time. Either way, unexplainably, he sits in front of a computer most of every day.

He will be showing various photographs. See more about Ed at: http://www.toymachine.com/ed/index.html

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