Houston, we've made contact!

Stan turns four-weeks-old today.  There have been major developments this week, as he was able to both obtain a drivers license and land a summer job all within a few days time.  Ferris Bueller was right.  Life does move pretty fast.  Kidding, here’s where we’re really at [...]

Black and White Adventures Round 2

These photos come from two rolls of Kodak BW400CN that I shot using my vintage Canon AE-1P.  I’m really enjoying shooting with this camera. The sound of the shutter is mesmerizing [...]

Adjusting to life on the outside

Here we are at week three.  Mucho changes this week.  Not only is Stan significantly bigger -- the boy has reached semi-tank status and is beginning to intimidate his old man, but he’s also starting to better adjust to life on the outside.  His eyes are opening up much wider, he’s awake for longer periods of time during the day and, much to mom and dad’s relief, the nights and days are no longer reversed [...]

Random Snappers

Here are a couple random snaps from the last couple of weeks.  Right now, I’m sitting on about 1,000 unprocessed pics, half of which come from a recent event and photo shoot at City College with Bay Area rap legends HughEMC, Rappin’ 4 Tay, Fly Mar and company [...]

Getting to know you

Today marks Stan’s two-week birthday.  This week was definitely much smoother than last, as we’re starting to develop a little bit of a routine now [...]

An Afternoon with Hoops

A few weeks back, I spent the afternoon skating and shooting photos with Julien Kidd, a.k.a. “Hoops.”  The two of us have been friends for about seventeen years now.  We met through skateboarding, of course [...] 

Fresh out the box: Olajuwan Mitchell

It’s a balmy June morning in San Francisco’s Financial District.  The cable car turnaround next to the Embarcadero Hyatt Regency Hotel on Market and Drumm streets is teeming with commuters.  47-year-old Olajuwan Mitchell lights two large sticks of incense and sticks them into the dirt surrounding the base of a small tree [...]

The Stork has arrived: Stanley Stephen Jensen

Last week Thursday, June 4 at 6:45a.m., the stork delivered my son, Stanley Stephen Jensen, into the world.  Complete with a handful of mini stork bites on his delicate little body and face, Stan weighed in at a healthy 7lbs, 9oz and was 19in in length [...]

Home Street Home

This collection comes from several different missions around The City, mostly around FiDi, downtown and Soma [...]

On the dope track

Last Saturday, after having a late lunch with gonzo journalist Isaac Mckay Randozzi at Pancho Villa on 16th at Valencia Street in the city’ vibrant Mission District, the two of us decided to take a stroll up Mission Street to snap photos and absorb the scenery [...]

A collector of things and such

This gallery is for the collectors.  By the way, have you read "Needle in a Haystack" yet? [...]

Where old and new San Francisco meet

Below are some snaps from a recent weekend drive with my wife through Glen Park and Diamond Heights, two small and often overlooked neighborhoods located in the southern quadrant of San Francisco [...]

"Diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin in the scene with a gangster lean"

A few weekends back, I went on a skate mission to the Peninsula with Sean Renos and Chris Long.  We were rolling straight William DeVaughn steez -- “Diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin’ in the scene with a gangster lean” -- in Sean’s’ big body Cadillac, complete with plush maroon leather seats [...]

A Black and White State of Mind

All I have to say is that I’m utterly in love with my vintage Canon AE-1P camera.  Shooting with black-and-white film is truly unsurpassed [...]

Motherhood in the wild

Here are some shots of a Hummingbird mother-to-be.  Ironically, these shots were taken at a Mother’s Day BBQ in Marin.  Unfortunately, I didn’t take any pics of the other mothers (or those soon-to-be) in attendance.

Ode to San Francisco

I’ve been living in San Francisco now nearly half my life and find The City to be just as beautiful, amazing and inspiring to me now as it was when I came for my first visit at the age of 14 [...]

The Luckiest Man On Earth

Today marks 36 weeks of pregnancy, which means the stork should be arriving with Mr. Stan Man anywhere in the next one to three weeks.  I can’t believe how quickly the last nine months have passed [...]

Top of the world

Well, I’m slowly starting to make my way through some of the backlog of unprocessed photos I’ve been sitting on [...]

Don't Miss: 'Intricacies of Phantom Content'

San Francisco artist Hilary Pecis' exhibition, opening Friday night at Triple Base Gallery, consists of a series of kaleidoscope-like, postapocalyptic-themed collages that she created using magazine cutouts, paint and ink on panel [...]

New Works by Ian M. Johnson

San Francisco-based artist Ian Johnson’s solo show opened this past Saturday at White Walls Gallery in the city’s ever vibrant Tenderloin District [...]

Photo Medley

This medley of photos comes from a recent outing to the Musee Mechanique museum in the Fisherman’s Wharf, which is home to one of the world’s largest privately owned collections of mechanically operated musical instruments and antique arcade machines [...]

Firing Shots From The Sky

My office in San Francisco is located on the 6th Floor of Two Embarcadero Center, overlooking legendary skate spot “Hubba Hideout" [...]

S.F. Chronicle Feature: "Skate This Art"

If you're into skateboard art, a.k.a. "skart," then check out the "Skate This Art" group show that opened on Monday at Market Street Gallery in San Francisco [...]

Two Extremes

Last week Friday, after having dinner and a handful of drinks with family and friends near Union Square, I decided to go on a late night solo shooting mission through Chinatown and the Financial District [...]

North Beach Outing: Boulevard of Broken Dreams

I snapped these photos last week Friday while out shooting with Plug1 (Whatimseeing.com) and Derek Poon (4Fifteen Clothing).  North  Beach is a much different place during the day [...]

Black and White Adventure

This collection of black and whites comes from an excursion I had last week Tuesday with some friends and soon-to-be brother-in-law [...]

Capricious San Francisco

The weather in San Francisco has been a rollercoaster as of late.  In the past week, we’ve gone from extreme heat -- I’m talking over 90 degrees in The City, which doesn’t happen very often, especially in April -- to blustery, foggy high 50s and low 60s [...]

"Downtown -- things will be great when your downtown"

Last Saturday, I met up with friends Sean Renos and Julien “Hoops” Kidd for a downtown skate mish.  I’ve known the two for over 15 years each.  We took to the city streets like it was ‘97 all over again, straight renegade style [...]

I Hella Heart SF

This collection of photos comes from a lunchtime shooting outing in Chinatown with the cast from Whatimseeing.com and 4Fifteen Clothing [...]

Big Sur: towering cliffs, lush meadows and roaring surf

My wife and I spent the holiday weekend in Big Sur, a small coastal town located along California’s Central Coast, about 15 miles south of Monterey [...]

Sunday Skate Outing: Over the Top

Here are the pics I promised from last Sunday’s skate outing.  I snapped ‘em a couple hours after I mangled myself bombing a hill by my house [...]

Mangled

First things first, I slammed ridiculously hard on Sunday while bombing Terresita Street on the stuntwood from Stillings Street down to Monterey Blvd [...]

Sunday Skate Session Photos

A bunch of us met up last Sunday at Wallenburg School, a.k.a “The Usual,” a.k.a. “Wallenturd,” a.k.a. “The Turd,” for a session.  The weather was near perfect [...]

"Stan Man" at 28 1/2 Weeks...

So we went in for the big 3D/4D ultrasound on Saturday.  As you can see, the "Stan Man" has grown significantly since the last ultrasound at 19 weeks.  These photos just blow me away [...]

Don't Miss:'Skate-a-thon'

Calling all shredders: The S.F. Skate Club is holding a 2-mile skateboarding event this weekend in Golden Gate Park [...]

Gettin' there...

It’s going to be a while before I’m finished with this beast, the almighty novel, but I’m getting there, learning the virtue of patience along the way [...]

Brian Tucci Dot Com

My good friend Brian Tucci just launched his personal website, www.BrianTucci.com.  The site's loaded with tons of skate photos, video clips and select press dating back to the mid-to-late 80s [...]

Andrew Schoultz: Then and Now

I was going through some old writing files yesterday and stumbled upon this book preface I wrote for my good friend Andrew Schoultz' book, "Ulysses: Departures, Journeys & Returs: The Artwork of Andrew Schoultz," released in 2006 [...]

Free Dusty...

Apologies about the lack of updates.  Work’s been crazed.  I haven’t had time to do much personal writing or shoot photos [...]

'And Another Shall Rise To Take Her Place'

Philadelphia artist Alex Lukas' solo show, "And Another Shall Rise to Take Her Place," opens Saturday at San Francisco's White Walls Gallery. The exhibition will consist of more than 30 new mixed-media works on paper, which Lukas says will be a continuation of the disaster-themed drawings he has focused on for several years [...]

On the subject of Mike Carroll and Half Cabs...

Just a quick follow up to last Thursday's post.  Apologies in advance to all the non-skateboarders that read this blog.  I know the site’s been uber skate heavy as of late [...]

"What's the 411?"

I'm currently feeling these two gems from yesteryear [...]

The Classics...

Below are a list of items that will never get old in my book.  I have been backing most of these goods for 15+ years now and will continue to do so until I’m old and shriveled [...]

One of these days I gotta get myself organizized...

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I have a hard time writing, much less doing anything creative if my work space (and house for that matter) is unorganized.  Everything must be neat and tidy for me to function properly [...]

Remember Big Pants and Small Wheels?

I do, and this photo here perfectly sums up early-90s skateboarding.  This was me circa 1992 [...]

Turquoise Shimmer: A Tale from the Deep End

Gordon Park Pool, located in Milwaukee’s River West, was a 25-minute bus ride from my mom's place.  The pool sat empty nearly eight months out of the year and was ideal for skateboarding [...]

Facelift...

As you can see, the site received a bit of a facelift last night.  It was time for a change.  The black background with white text was cool, but I decided to flip the color schemes after a few people (not going to name any names) said that the site was too conspicuous looking for them to view while at work [...]

“Dirty 30” Pics Final Round (I promise)…

I’m pretty sure these are the last of the pics from my recent “Dirty 30” bash at Schroeder’s on February 6.  This installment comes to you courtesy of hombre Yong-Ki Chang and his lovely wife Sylvia [...]

"Sketchy Cam" Skate Clips...

I shot these two clips with the video feature on Blackberry Curve a few months back.  I forgot all about them until now.  The quality, as you can see, is sheer crap [...]

Ellay Khule and Eastside Bastards "AK 187"

The homie Dstzero recently posted this Ellay Khule (a.k.a.: The Rifleman) and Eastside Bastards live performance at the legendary Goodlife Café in South Central Los Angeles (circa 1994) [...]

Turn Back the Clock: Unseen San Francisco Street Skating Clip (1997-1999)

My homie Big Wigg has been sitting on this short VHS edit tape of his for years now.  He finally uploaded it to Youtube yesterday.  Filmed in approximately 1997 through 1999 [...]

It's good to be here...

I’ve been 30 years old for about a week now and it’s not so bad, not that I thought it would be.  I was one of the last of my comrades to reach the milestone, so I was, for the most part, already somewhat prepared [...]

Web Exclusive: Bleep! Obscene Baseball Card Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary

2009 marks the 20-year anniversary of the infamous 1989 Fleer Billy Ripken baseball card, which features a young Ripken holding a baseball bat with the expletive “F*ck Face” written in plain view on the knob of the bat [...]

Weekend Haps: Alien Workshop "Mind Field" Video Screening...

SF Indiefest is hosting a free screening of Alien Workshop's highly anticipated skateboarding film, "Mind Field," this weekend in The City's Mission District [...]

Back in the day...

The two photos below appear courtesy of my good friend Jon Keehn (a.k.a. Big Wig).  He’s the tall dude with the blue button up shirt, shaved head and glasses. The photos were taken at my 22nd birthday party here in San Francisco back in 2001, almost 8 years ago to the day [...]

Don't Miss: Ando Caulfield and Oliver Fader

Consider this a reminder string tied around your finger: Freewheeling photogs Oliver Fader, creator of Rise Above Haters Magazine, and Ando Caulfield, FTC Skate Shop manager and founder of I rEMBer clothing, are putting on a photo exhibition this weekend at Stussy SF [...]

Weekend Haps: Foosball Tourney, Surf Lessons and Lands End Hike

Want to get out of the house? Why not go for a leisurely hike at Lands End. With spectacular panoramic views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Marin Headlands, this 3-mile trail is a favorite of many San Franciscans [...]

The Stork is on its way!

The stork is on its way to deliver a baby BOY to my lovely wife Eva and me.  Needless to say, we are absolutely ecstatic and feel very blessed [...]

Dead Man's Point - Ye Beware!

I ventured to Lands End earlier today to shoot some photos for the newspaper.  I was actually just there yesterday, but it was hazy and I didn’t quite get the shots I was looking for [...]

"Call me a hesher -- I could care less..."

17 years later and Henry Sanchez’ part in the Blind “Tim and Henry’s Pack of Lies” promo video still stands as one of my favorite video parts of all time [...]

Benny Gold and all the homies...

I’ve been meaning to post something about this for over six months now! Last April, Tranworld Skateboarding Magazine (TWS), one of the industry’s premier publications, teamed up with my good friend Benny Gold, a prominent local skateboarder and designer, for the re-launch of the magazine’s “Brain Floss” series [...]

Weekend Haps: Muir Woods Fungi Walk, Snowshoeing in the Sierras, Victorian Home Walking Tour...

If you're fascinated by mushrooms, mold, slime, spores and the like, join mycologist Robert Mackler on this exploration of the fungi of Muir Woods [...]

Bringing in the New Year...

So the wife and I celebrated the arrival of the New Year at our good friends’ family vineyard in Glen Ellen, a small town in Sonoma County that author Jack London helped put on the map [...]