Lance Dawes

Lance Dawes
BornSeptember 27, 1970
Silver Spring, MD.
EducationSan Francisco State University
Occupation(s)Photographer, magazine editor
Websitehttp://www.lancedawesphoto.com/

Lance Dawes is an American skateboarder, photographer, writer, studio director, co-founder and former editor-in-chief of Slap Magazine.[1][2][3][4]

Skateboarding and photography

Dawes was raised in Washington DC., where he grew up in the DC punk scene of the 1980s.[5] In his late teens, Dawes became a sponsored skateboarder for Dogtown, Vans and Independent Trucks.[5] He moved to San Francisco to study film at the University of San Francisco.[5] While in school, Dawes worked as a darkroom tech and stat operator at Thrasher Magazine from October 1990 to January 1992.[3][6] Dawes documented the San Francisco skate scene of the early 1990s.[3]

Slap Magazine

Lance Dawes is the co-founder and original editor of SLAP.[3] Dawes founded Slap with High Speed Productions in January 1992.[3] In 1999, after running the magazine for seven years, Lance Dawes moved down to Los Angeles and left his position as editor-in-chief.[7] Mark Whiteley was named editor-in-chief after Dawes.[7] Dawes continued to be a contributing editor and photographer for both Slap and Thrasher until June 2009.[3]

Dawes' photography has appeared in a range of campaigns and publications, from ESPN, The Washington Post, The Associated Press, Getty Images, Warner Music, Atlantic Records, Panasonic, Vans, Nike, Juxtapoz magazine, Flywheels, and Skateboarder Magazine.[8][9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ Moeller, Zach (May 27, 2019). "Lance Dawes Interview". Skate Jawn.
  2. ^ "Lance Dawes Interview". North. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Chops (November 8, 2018). "chrome ball interview #122: lance dawes". the chrome ball incident. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Lance Dawes talks about Slap Magazine". Sidewalk Skateboarding. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Behance". behance.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "C.B.I. interview: Lance Dawes. « a brief glance skateboard mag". Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "MARK WHITELY | 2009 – 48 BLOCKS MEDIA". Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  8. ^ "Back to the future". X Games. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  9. ^ Knuckles, Rusty (January 24, 2012). "Flywheels Magazine Japan, Lance Dawes Photography From Bonneville Salt Flats". Flywheels Magazine Japan, Lance Dawes Photography From Bonneville Salt Flats – Rusty Knuckles – Motors and Music for True Grit Characters – Rock N' Roll, Country, Metal, Punk Rock. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  10. ^ "Never go up against a skateboard editor in a skate trivia match". ESPN. August 3, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  11. ^ Worldwide, Huf (April 19, 2016). "NEW HUF X LANCE DAWES COLLABORATION // NOW AVAILABLE". BLOG | HUF Worldwide // Est. 2002 // DBC. Retrieved November 26, 2019.