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C. R. Stecyk III
Craig R. Stecyk III (born 1950) is an American artist, writer, photojournalist, and filmmaker who has documented and influenced the Surfing, surf, Skateboarding, skate, and snowboarding cultures. Biography A Southern California native, Stecyk is known for his photographs of the 1970s and '80s, and for documenting surfing and skateboarding culture, including articles for ''Skateboarder Magazine'' in the mid-1970s describing the innovative developments of the Z-Boys skateboarding team. In 1972, Jeff Ho Surfboards and Zephyr Productions, Jeff Ho, Skip Engblom, and Stecyk opened a surf shop called Jeff Ho and Zephyr Surfboard Productions in Santa Monica, California. Stecyk co-wrote the 2001 award-winning documentary ''Dogtown and Z-Boys'' with Stacy Peralta. Pablo Schreiber plays Stecyk in the 2005 film ''Lords of Dogtown''. He co-wrote the book ''Dogtown and Z-Boys'' with Glen E. Friedman, published in 2019. Publications * ''Dogtown – The Legend of the Z-Boys'', C.R. Stecyk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surfing
Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found on ocean shores, but can also be found in standing waves in the open ocean, in lakes, in rivers in the form of a tidal bore, or in wave pools. The term ''surfing'' refers to a person riding a wave using a board, regardless of the stance. There are several types of boards. The Moche of Peru would often surf on reed craft, while the native peoples of the Pacific surfed waves on alaia, paipo, and other such water craft. Ancient cultures often surfed on their belly and knees, while the modern-day definition of surfing most often refers to a surfer riding a wave standing on a surfboard; this is also referred to as stand-up surfing. Another prominent form of surfing is body boarding, where a surfer rides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
