20plus Years of Jody Morris Skate Photos

by The Editors on February 10, 2014

Legendary skateboard photographer Jody Morris has collected his photos into an elegant, lovely hard bound book titled 20plus. Featuring photos from two decades of skateboarding 20plus is a necessary addition to every skate library.
Here’s what skateboarding documentarian Sean Mortimer has to say about the book:

Morris’ unifying love of skating is clearly seen through his images as Skid Row skaters are snapped alongside legends like Tony Hawk and Danny Way. Morris’ close relationship with his subjects allows for rare images of iconic skaters lounging in graffiti scrawled tour vans, shredding abandoned buildings, avoiding dessert dust storms. . . It’s Morris’ rare ability to blend the culture into the action that makes him one of the most sought after action sports photographers. With over 70 magazine covers to his name, 20 PLUS is loaded with definitive images from an insulated culture.

20plus is available online at Half Acre Paper for $39.95. Click the link to purchase, or follow the jump for more info.20Plus Video Still

Tony Hawk / Ryan Sheckler / Jason Lee / Sean Sheffey / Rick Howard / Jamie Thomas / Matt Hensley / Jeremy Wray / Rodney Mullen / Mike Vallely / Paul Rodriguez / Arto Saari / PJ Ladd / Jason Dill / Rick Mccrank / Stevie Williams / Sal Barbier / Gino Iannucci / Ray Barbee / Steve Rocco / Pat Duffy / Kareem Campbell / Danny Way / Guy Mariano / Keenan Milton / John Cardiel / Bam Margera / Ed Templeton / Eric Koston / Christian Hosoi / Torey Pudwill / Steve Caballero and many, many more
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20 PLUS

After the 1980s blowout of bright Jimmy’Z pants, Flock-of-Seagulls haircuts and skull fetish graphics, skateboarding’s popularity sucked into a downward spiral. As the industry circled the drain and most of the older companies crashed and burned into bankruptcy, a few scrappy upstart brands scurried amongst the rubble and began to slowly rebuild skateboarding. It was a chaotic time when skaters lived below the poverty line as they redefined what was possible on a kid’s rolling toy. Jody Morris, the quiet Canadian with cameras slung around his neck, was right there in the shit documenting world-class skating and creating iconic ad campaigns.

World Industries, the company started with loan shark money, defined that new era and Morris was the brand’s in-house photographer. Transworld Skateboarding eventually hired him away as a senior photographer and for over two decade he’s been granted unparalleled access to the world of skateboarding.

As skating slowly grew in the 1990s, the industry’s tight circle emphasized culture over mainstream acceptance. 20 PLUS celebrates the creative forces behind this resurgence that continue to move it forward. Morris’ unifying love of skating is clearly seen through his images as Skid Row skaters are snapped alongside legends like Tony Hawk and Danny Way. Morris’ close relationship with his subjects allows for rare images of iconic skaters lounging in graffiti scrawled tour vans, shredding abandoned buildings, avoiding dessert dust storms.

It’s Morris’ rare ability to blend the culture into the action that makes him one of the most sought after action sports photographers. With over 70 magazine covers to his name, 20 PLUS is loaded with definitive images from an insulated culture. – Sean Mortimer

The book is available online through www.halfacrepaper.com

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