Month: July 2019

Photographer Ray Zimmerman is a misleading title, because Ray is photographer. In the first place he has made his living as a photographer his entire life. In the second place just have a look at his photography.

I first met Ray Zimmerman at Punkers pool ( a boutique made for skateboarding backyard pool) in Huntington Beach. I was shooting an add for someone (cant remember who). When I showed up to the pool there was Ray Zimmerman shooting. I froze in my tracks. I did not feel worthy. He said a friendly hello and said dont worry Ill be done in a few minutes. And after his shoot he came over to me and started to talk photography. He even showed me a flash hack that changed my photography. After this chance meeting with Ray my skateboard photography approach changed forever.

I had a long chat with Ray at the last Girls Combi Contest. And I asked him to do a podcast with me. I hope you get something out of our photography conversation that you can use in your own photography.

Skateboard Photographer Ray Zimmerman podcast

If you like skateboarding you might also check out my podcasts with

• Lizzie Armanto
• Julie Kindstrand
• Amelia Brodka

Ray Zimmerman skatopia.net archives

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Skateboarding/earthquakes/the 4th of July. Apollo asked me if we could skateboard on the 4th of July. And even though I just came back from a camping trip(tent camping is harsh on old dudes like me) I said yes.

Oh yeah, on this day Ridgecrest California experienced a 6.6 earthquake. Everyone in the skatepark sat on the ground to experience the rolling sensation. Some of the older skateboarders thought they were experiencing severe dizziness.