Derek Fukuhara in the Hippy Coffin

The hippy coffin, hahah!
This trick/photo was the brainchild of Derek and I.. We actually attempted to create it best we could. But what really made even sweeter, we actually notified that Skatebook was interested in a Filmbot Grip Ad, so this picture was not only fun, but served a purpose and went for a Filmbot Grip Ad in the Book #6.

Click here to watch the video and enjoy the grip. Thanks.

Thrasher 5 Sequence

Thrasher just put up a couple of sequences of mine... awesome. Thanks Thrasher! Tap below to view.

Soma Magazine with Derek Fukuhara, Merci!

Soma Magazine issue 14 just released their PDF online, (give a tapper to download issue 14) which Derek has a photo of his trick preceding this trick.

Thanks to Soma for running this photo, you guys are awesome and stuff. Merci! See you in France! High fives!

Ezekiel presents: The AZ in BLAZE

Amir GT finished up the AZ in BLAZE tour video. Pretty cool and fun, with Vince Duran, Derek Fukuhara, Taylor McClung and Issey Yumiba.

Trip me, in SF. Secret Photos Uncovered

Finished the final post on Ezekiel with some photos from our Trip Me, in SF trip. It was like beating a dead horse, but hey, gotta get every ounce sometimes.

Nothing special, but here they are in more of a higher rez. Vince's Backside tail, was already slashed here. Check out the post at: Trip Me, in SF - Secret Photos Uncovered.

The Derek Fukuhara Interview

We did an Ezekiel Interview with Derek Fukuhara for the website, not to long ago. Then one random boring day, I laid it out in one of those magazine pdf styles thinggy. I dunno why, I think I just was bored, but either-way here they are.


The words are the same in both, but click the top for the Ezekiel link, and the image below to download the PDF. (right click = download linked file)


Or view in each window here:

Decenzo's Road to San Jose Trip Video

This is from the same Ryan and Scoot + Derek and Cooper trip to San Jose I took a couple months back! The video was a bit light on footage, cause some of the tricks was on Ryan's VX, and he is traveling the world so nobody could get it. But, this is what we got, and my good friend Megan Fox wanted to be in it, so after her begging for a couple days.. I let her. It's no biggie, just watch and have a blast. Some of the clips were filmed by: Massimo Legittimo, thanks Mass. Thanks for SBC for posting this, and Red Bull for helping us on the trip.



To download the iphone version, tap the iphone in the top left or CLICK HERE.
To read the full feature, CLICK HERE.

Concrete Magazine with Derek Fukuhara

A little incorrect captioning but Derek's Nollie Heel was featured in the new Photo Annual of Concrete Magazine. Thanks Amir for showing us this spot and Concrete for running this photo, plus Derek of course for well.. doing it!

Check out the footage in his new Digital Video part out now! Also see some premiere photos at the Saloon in Encinitas!



Here is the non-cropped photo.

Digital Skateboarding F.Y.I. Video Premiere

There was a Digital Premiere for FYI in Encintias at the Saloon! Derek has been working on this videopart for a couple years now, its good to see it finally came out! Congrats everyone - what a great video!

Jason Wakuzawa / Remembering the Turf Video

Jason Wakuzawa! YES!! I have been waiting for this part to go online! Thanks Turf.

This video brings back memories of our huge 10 country trip to Europe for 7 weeks with Ezekiel. It was called the Deported Tour with Derek Fukuhara, Jason Wakuzawa, Mark Stewart, plus met up with Oli Telisch, Jeremy Reinhard, Marty Murawski for 2 days and Louie Barletta and Gaston Francisco, who came for the last two weeks. One of the best times of my life.

Thanks to all who helped us on that trip. Ezekiel Clothing, Our mighty leader: Oli Telish, Esa from Control, our Russian Distributors: Denis and Natalia, Aldo from Amsterdam, Dave and Jack from London and Love from Sweden.

Damn that was some good times! Le Sigh.

Decenzo's Road to San Jose Trip

The Decezno Duo, Ryan and Scott plus Cooper Wilt, Derek Fukuhara and Ricky Webb went up to San Jose one weekend for a contest called Triple Set Challenge.

We didn't do much but hang out, drink beers and do some skateboarding. It was really fun, and very low stress, plus Ricky and Ryan won some money at the contest! Double Bonus! All in all, SBC posted some pictures of our trip on their site.

Thanks SBCskateboard.com for hooking it up!


Check out Cooper Wilts backynosegrinder:

Triple Decker Derek Fukuhara Slashed

On the same day from the day I shot this, I tried to see what it would be like to get things super close. What ended up happening is I shot this frontside nose in 3 parts. Click on each to view separate.

Caught on tape! TRIP ME in SAN FRANCISCO

Remember our Tripped again, in SF?



Filmed and Edited by Amir GT

It's the AZ in BLAZE - Post 3

We added the 3rd installment of the Blaze in Az trip with Ezekiel from my digital camera. Have a lookie, then throw yourself in a oven, cause it was that hot.

See post 1 and post 2 here.

It's the AZ in BLAZE - Post 2

Part 2, ready for viewing, click pic below. To catch up on Part 1, Click here

Derek and Vince Slashed

Skating in LA a while back with Vince Duran and Derek Fukuhara, we stumbled upon this super cool curved ledge. Hope you like.





More slashed, hit here.

TRIPPED AGAIN, IN SF (DAY2)

Part 2 of the Ezekiel Trip is posted -


"We packed all our things into one bag, and almost forget it all in SF. Plus due to contrary belief, it's not THAT hard surviving for a weekend on only 2 bottles of water and a Red Bull. I guess most people are just weaklings in comparison."

Check out part 1 of our tour while your at it.

Trip me, in SF.

Ezekiel Clothing posted a photo blogging tour about our recent trip to SF.

"Randy told me he just watched Forrest Gump, and is re-thinking his skate career. Almost there Randy."
Check out post 2 here.
Hahaha, click here for more of the post. Trip me, in SF.

Jason Wakuzawa and Derek Fukuhara 411VM ReDux

I found this re-edit online of Derek Fukuhara and Jason Wakuzawa's 411VM part. This is the text along with the video: "I made this because I hated the song that they used in the actual video but I really liked the skating in it. So I remixed it to a song given to me by a friend (Malkovich Music) and added my own animation at the beginning. You can probably find the original version on YouTube and tell me which one you think is better! Honesty is welcomed and appreciated." - Miles Wilkerson - http://vimeo.com/turbovision

The original below:

Poloroid's from the BBQ, Build and Beers

Derek Fukuhara took some "roids" of our backyard BBQ, BUILD and BEERS party last sunday. Thanks everyone, it was a blast!

Derek Fukuhara in the Digital Trailer

Derek Fukuhara Slashed

Lurking through the files and found a crooks photo of Derek Fukuhara when we were on our Portugal trip earlier this year. It was obviously the same session as this photo, and Derek was just slashing around. That was a great trip, and we just enjoy'd life. Skatetrip was what it was.. but, it was quite the vacation! Thanks Oli, Louie, Derek and the Ezekiel Euro team!

Derek Fukuhara in Thrasher Magazine

About 10 of us headed over to this new spot which Amir told us about. Bank to wall to manny!? Crazy. Well as you might have seen in Derek's "Get Off Me" Part (coming soon on Thrasher Magazine) the day went on with him trying a wallride to manny.

This took him while to just time and balance correctly. After landed, everyone was skating around doing wallrides and other various random wall stuff, and he was progressively landing fakie on the pad. A shout out from the crowd, "Hey, do a wallride to fakiemanny?" Hmmm, this could work, and about 8 tries later, you see the result below.


After I asked Derek, did he know he was gonna 180 out, his response was "Anyway my board was gonna go, I was gonna follow." Thanks to Thrasher and Derek!

Mark Frolich in Skateboarder

On the last international trip I went on to Portual with Louie and Derek, we also had our Ezekiel International team with us, starting with Jart Pro Mark Frolich. Whoa, this dude rips!
So we head to this chest high out bar, which if you flip over to one side, you obviously crash into the stairs, so Mark hauls ass and rips a backside 180 nosegrind probably in like 10 tries. Soo cool! It was a super bright day so we pretty much had our flashes on top of him. Thinking back.. that was a good trip. Thanks to Mark, Oli and Skateboarder!

Derek Fukuhara's Ezekiel Ad

Derek and I spent a day at Venice beach a while back with Ryan Spencer, Darien and Vince. We went to a whoopty ledge and If you have been to this spot before you know how sandy it gets. So after a couple custom made leaf brooms we made a little pathway to his backside crailtail. Conveniently, Ezekiel needed an photo for an ad in the next couple days, so it got laid out almost instantly. If digital photography wasn't instant gratification enough, seeing it in print a month later makes it all that much sweeter. Thanks to Derek and all the broom makers.

Head out to United Anihiem today

Head out to United boardshop in Aniheim today at 7ish to preview the new homies video "Get Off Me".

Featuring: Vince Duran Martinez, Miles Crum, Derek Fukuhara and a handful of others.

For more info please contact United Board Shop. Otherwise I'll see you there. illsee you there!

Get Off Me Premiere at United Skatepark

Derek Fukuhara and friends put together a homies video every couple of years called "Get Off Me".

The video premiere will be held at United Skateshop in Anahiem this Friday July 17th at 6pm. If your around town and wanna check out some cool skateboarding, cruise on through.

Otherwise it will come out on youtube in a couple weeks. Watch the trailer and see you there!

Video Features: Derek Fukuhara, Vince Duran Martinez, Taylor McClung, Miles Crum and the Homies.

Louie Barletta graces The Photo Issue of Skateboarder

I don't remember if I blogged this (blogging seems to be my pathetic way of scheduling my life) but Louie Barletta, Derek Fukuhara and I went to Portugal a month or so back. It was a rad 10 day trip, with not very much drinking, or partying, just more skating, chilling and hanging out with friends.. It was rather nice change. We were taken to this awesome huge metal sculpture which was the town center for this little port for sailors or something. Had a beautiful view of the refinery with millions and millions of boats floating on the water.

How this photo came around, was we were shown the spot on night before, where it was too dark to skate, but I was able to shoot some cool sunset photos of the spot. Then the next day, we just came back about an hour earlier, about dusk, and the guys just messed around a bit, and we shot some cool silhouette/sunset photos. This photo I really enjoyed shooting, maybe it's even... artsy? Haha.

Hendrik shot one from the other side of the structure, that ended up to become a cover for a German Magazine called Monster.

Thanks Louie and Skateboarder for the hookup! I will end this post on his quote that is in the magazine:

"This spot was in Portugal and the run was was right in front of this really old blue collar bar. After every attempt, I would have the entire bar heckling me. I tried to explain that their jeers were falling on deaf ears because I couldn't understand Portuguese. Well as luck would have it, I landed my trick and one of the guys from the bar, with concrete all over his well-worn overalls, came over to me and said in perfect English, "That was nice but I'd much rather have seen a hardflip." - Louie Barletta, No Comply.

Here was the original file which was much more saturated and digitally well.. digital.

Ezekiel Northwest Tour in Bliss Magazine

Yes, we bled the shit out of this Ezekiel Northwest Tour. I'm sorry, but if we can only go on 1 or 2 major trips a year, I wanna make sure everyone gets alot out of it.

This is the Bliss Article, that was ran a month or so back, with Louie Barletta, Randy Ploesser, Zach Wagner, Dave Abair, Evan Smith and Derek Fukuhara - which it was also written by Derek, which was super nice and sweet of him.

Thanks to Bliss Magazine for using my photos and running this, thanks to Derek for writing it, and thanks for Ezekiel Clothing for sending us! We had a blast, really.

Mumbling.

Well, I am super happy to be inducted into the club! The Club Mumble Club!They have millions of great posts of all the skateboarding, art and just awesomeness ever. Get on there! (ps: Photo taken by Derek Fukuhara, and what a great shot!)

Another day in Compton Slashed

Just another day in the hood, I suppose. It's always good to just go out on a average weekend and just shred around. Enjoy the summer and the kickflips.
Thanks Derek!

A# Thang.

When out shooting with Lupfer, Derek and Vince another SD local Anthony Williams shot this amazing switch crooks to switch hillbomb.

Awesomely, Alphanumeric posted this lovely shot on their website. Then when they left, drank 40oz, on the way.

The Graduate

Sitting here updating this never updated blog, watching one of the most acclaimed movies of all times.. In which I have never watched. I must say the first 15 mins is probably one of the best 15 mins ever, but maybe because its 3am.

Today was a delightfully pleasant day, of lerking throughout the hills of the old Los Angeles. John Lupfer joined with Anthony WIlliams and the normal crew of Derek and Vince started off at Stereo then moved on to the spot you see to your left.. Very rarely is it a day where the times passes, everyone is wonderfully cordial and doesn't care about our skating. I mean, when does that happen?

"Oh no, Mrs. Robinson. I think, I think you're the most attractive of all my parents' friends. I mean that."

I do believe the best part of everyone's landed trick is always the wonderful coaster of a ride afterwards. Personally I cant make it down half way without jumping off, but hey.. there is a reason I am not in the pictures and I am shooting them.

"Mrs Robinson, I do believe your trying to seduce me."

John Lupfer and Cezar Fernandez in Skateboarder

I just opened the new Skateboarder, and WHAM! The knarliest photos of Leo Romero! (see cover to left)

Also tons of great interview's along with Kris Markovich interviewed by the ever inquisitive Chris Nieratko (he interviewed most skaters in the mag) plus a couple photos that I was happy to see get run. Such as Mr. John Lufper in which one of his interview'd questions was "Who's mustashe is better.. Caswell's or Mikendo's?" Guess who won? Obvees.


Cezar's photo came by way of mystical magical way's. We went to that now ever so famous hubba spot. Derek Fukuhara and Vince shot some neat stuff earlier, then went up to the top.. Boom. 10 tries. Landed. No regular bs tail, no warmup. He had been standing around for about 1 hour. It's sometimes insane what I watch certain skateboarders do. Amazing. Check out Cezar's soon to be Mag Minute here to see the footage of his kicky bstail.

Derek Fukuhara on EXPN.com

Derek Fukuhara graces the cover of the Expn.com website, with this buttery artsy sunset ollie. The last one of these I had one of these is with Robert Lim when were skating through New York.
Thanks for Expn for posting my photo, its very kind of you.. thanks.

Ezekiel Northwest Tour on Skateboardermag.com

Now that you have seen the entire skate trip from Ezekiel Northwest Tour and that fancy cover we received, we also have posted tons of fun photos on Skateboardermag.com, I guess its the photos that we shot when we weren't skateboarding. Everything from our stay at Super 8, to camping in the forest. Read the article, visit the webpage, and then go get looped out!

Dungonmaster and the Warlocks

As you seen the posts a couple months back, Ezekiel went on a Northwest Tour and skated everything and all of it.
Well, Skateboarder was soo kind as to give us the cover of the Febuary Issue of the Louie photo I shot! It's my first cover for a major magazine other then the ones I shot for FTK.
Plus a wonderful 10 page article with our entire trip. Randy wrote the story and I shot the photos. One of the best trips I've been on! Thanks soo much to Skateboarder and the Ezekiel Skateteam! Plus: Theresa, Matt Miller, Chris Ray, Jesse from Adidas, Alex Cazanas and everyone else who helped us on our trip.

Derek Fukuhara behind the lens

Derek was filming his buddy and Ezekiel flow rider Vince Martinez. This is what he came up with! Hahah!

Derek Fukuhara and Beyond in TWS.

Transworld did this article about amateur skaters and them doing some next level tricks. In my thoughts, this counts as a next level trick! Frontside bigspin to fs noseblunt. Kinda a weird trick, but definitely awesome. Derek always was commenting that this trick would be cool, but also kinda different. So one night he made his ideas come to life, and here you go! Thanks to TWS for hooking it up!

EZEKIEL NORTHWEST TOUR day 15 / End

EZEKIEL NORTHWEST TOUR day 14

EZEKIEL NORTHWEST TOUR day 13

EZEKIEL NORTHWEST TOUR day 12

EZEKIEL NORTHWEST TOUR day 11

EZEKIEL NORTHWEST TOUR day 10

EZEKIEL NORTHWEST TOUR day 9

EZEKIEL NORTHWEST TOUR day 8

Slacking on the updates, but here is the next couple days from the Ezekiel Northwest Tour.

EZEKIEL NORTHWEST TOUR day 6

EZEKIEL NORTHWEST TOUR day 5

EZEKIEL NORTHWEST TOUR day 4

EZEKIEL NORTHWEST TOUR day 3

EZEKIEL NORTHWEST TOUR day 2

DAY TWO IS UP.

COLOR MAG's ROLLING PERSPECTIVE

We had a couple homies in Color Magazine's Rolling Perspective. Pretty sick idea, hyped to be a part of it.. check it out.

EZEKIEL NORTHWEST TOUR day 1

ASR / PRE TOUR SYNDROME

Read and view pictures about my first day, BEFORE the tour!

EZEKIEL NORTHWEST TOUR

TOUR TIME!!! So the Ezekiel Team and I are heading out on tour up the great Northwest to Portland and Seattle. Check out the site and come and visit with us! Yeah.. Plus team updates often!

TWINS from not really BIRTH

So the problem is, when promo-time come around, I send the riders the stuff I like. And of course I wear it too.. So one night in NY, I show up at some shit bar, and see Derek twinning me out! We spent the entire night standing next to each other, like we planned on dressing up like that. But throughout the night I kept giggling to myself, "Imagine if we met two girls wearing the same top", Now wouldn't that be convenient, ha!?

Southern HOTSPOT article in BLISS

The Ezekiel Southern HOTSPOTality tour article is out from Bliss Magazine. Take a look at the entire article here. Also read the entire magazine at Blisssmag.com

Derek Fukuhara's New Ad OUT NOW!

This is Derek Fukuhara's new ad from Ezekiel. It got run in TWS and probably FTK. Frontside Lip kickflip out, wha wha... Good shit Derek, congrats! Now go to Orlando already.

This is kinda older news, but I just found a photo of this, so I thought I'd keep up my consistent posting and go for it. This was a window display for United Boardshop (the shop Derek Fukuhara, featured in the Ezekiel Displays rides for) I shot especially for this shop, then it got used later as lifestyle ad's for some random magazines. Hyped.

SLACK | DEPORTED TOUR

I finally got around to getting all our articles from our Ezekiel "Deported Tour" last year. This is my first tour article, especially one from Europe. It was in Slack, a CCS style magazine from Germany. Thanks Oli for setting this up. If you look carefully or follow our Ezekiel coverage, alot of the photos are double angles from other European articles we had during our time in Europe.
Go ahead and click above to view the article, and book your next flight to Europe already, duh!

EZEKIEL and 5BORO in MTL

This is an older article, that I had yet to scan and show the public! This was the other article from our Montreal tour with Joe Took, Derek Fukuhara, Danny Falla, Robert Lim and Zack Lyons! Enjoi!

TAMPA AM 2008

THE MOST 3 RECENT PHOTOS GALLERYS are from the last Tampa/SurfExpo events. I just never put them up, but i figured its better late then never, view it Dooodicals.

EZEKIEL / ORLANDO

SURF EXPO 2008

Andrew Pommier's Adidas

Rummaging through Derek Fukuhara's trunk, I found these Andrew Pommier Adidas, lerking in a box. Andrew who also is the creative director at Momentum Wheels and the brother of photo powerhouse Scott, has really made an awesome shoe!
www.andrewpommier.com

EZEKIEL and 5BORO in CONCRETE

The new Concrete mag from canada came out a while back and it had a delicious article (shot by yours truly) on our Ezekiel and 5boro tour to Montreal. This was probably one of the best trips I have been on in ages. We all stayed in a little 1 bedroom Apt (all 10 of us) and skated every day, then slept pretty much like sardines in the living room. Everyone was awesome JUST STRAIGHT SHREDDING! Thanks Brian for the love, and thanks 5boro and Ezekiel for making this happen!

For highrez go here!

STOKED SESSIONS 2008

Derek, Austin and I went out to this Art show / Fundraiser for Skateboarding, Snowboarding and Surfing for LA's At-Risk Youth! Pretty ripping. To peep some of the boards check it out here - Stoked Sessions



Free booze of course.



Chris Hall had a board there! WHAAA! DC rep!

Derek Fukuhara Cover of FTK

I guess it about time to post this.. DEREK GOT THE COVER FOR FTK!
Derek and I flew to China for 1 day, to shoot this on their exact replication of the Emporers Palace in HOTLNGDONG. Then caught the next flight out of there, before they found out we had destroyed alot of the towers. We are offically banned from China. SHIT!