Mark Whiteley is an American skateboarder, photographer, writer, and former editor-in-chief of

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Skateboarding

Whiteley was a video filmer during high school and college. He worked for

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, Think, Real, Stereo,

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, Santa Cruz, and other companies. Working in the Northern California skateboarding industry, Whiteley got to know a good deal of skaters and others through being out skating and filming.

Slap Magazine

Lance Dawes Lance Dawes is an American skateboarder, photographer, writer, studio director, co-founder and former editor-in-chief of ''Slap Magazine''. Skateboarding and photography Dawes was raised in Washington DC., where he grew up in the DC punk sce ...

, the original editor of '' SLAP,'' was looking for an assistant-type editor when

Phil Shao Phil Shao (December 28, 1973 - August 23, 1998) was a goofy-footed professional skateboarder and journalist from Redwood City, California. Before his death, Shao was to be the next editor-in-chief of Thrasher magazine. Skateboarding career Shao ...

and Paul Zuanich recommended Whiteley to Dawes. After a positive meeting with Fausto Vitello, Whiteley started working at

on August 10, 1998 as managing editor. One year after Whiteley began working at Slap, Lance Dawes moved down to Los Angeles and Whiteley was handed the editor-in-chief reigns.

Photography

Whiteley conducted a series of interviews focused around skateboarding and photography. The interview series titled ''Rolling Through the Shadows'' was sponsored by

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Photography books

''We Are All in the Gutter But Some Of Us Are Holding Flashes – 2015'' ''This Is Not A Photo Opportunity – 2009''

References

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