Skatebook滑板历史书系列

以视频为主的滑板杂志新媒体Skatebook.tv的幕后人物，早期职业滑手Salman Agah近期与著名滑板摄影师Mike Ballard合作推出了名为Skatebook的滑板历史书籍，近300页的全彩色图册记录了近20年来滑板运动发展史上的经典照片和故事，该书籍以不同时代的经典照片记录着滑板运动中的幕后故事，在首期发行获得成功后，第2辑内容则以职业滑手John Cardiel的收集图片为主，Salman Agah表示下一辑内容将以老牌职业滑手Lance Mountain保存的滑板历史照片为主线，预计于今年8月发布。

As a mainstay in the skateboard community, Salman Agah, seems to have done it all. As a professional, he pioneered switchstance skateboarding in the early 90's, received one of skateboarding's highest honors as Thrasher’s Skater of the Year, and had a signature shoe with Vans. He has kept his scene alive through Skatebook.tv, a website dedicated to celebrating skateboarding's past, present and future. Agah recently teamed up with legendary photographer Mike Ballard to create a series of coffee table books simply called, Skatebook. These epic 300-page pieces of visual excellence are filled with photos, quotes, write-ups, and tons of behind the scenes commentary on the last few decades of skateboarding.

There has been 2 editions of Skatebook that have been released so far, with the latest being the John Cardiel edition with a special split cover. The third edition will be the Lance Mountain edition and that should be out sometime in August. These books are only distributed through mom and pop skate shops and are given by those shops as a gift to say thank you for supporting; they can also be obtained during autograph signings at skate demos. Skatebook is made for those of us who eat, sleep, breathe, sweat and live for skateboarding. Companies such as New Era, Vans, LRG, Emerica, Altamont, Nike, Stereo, The Berrics, Etnies, and many, many more have contributed in MASSIVE ways to make Skatebook what it is.

So stop by your local skate shop, hit them up about Skatebook, buy a new board and get out there and be a part of this.