from Ricardo Lino on 22 Jul 2023
. Once upon a time, before social media.We all skated without phones that were high resolution photo and video cameras. 4k? whats that?When there was someone with a camera .. specially if the video camera had either a fisheye or an handle on top.. that meant ITS GO TIME.. photos? Forget about the D , the SLRs were not common, and very few (i got lucky sometimes) had the chance to have someone shooting them with a medium format camera we would put our bodies down the line and completely trust the photographer to shoot it on the right timing. Then, we would wait a couple months. Sometimes years ..after the film being developed, if the photo turned out really good and if your name was somehow a bit known you would make it in a magazine maybe.So a known photographer meant SUPER GO TIMEPeople talk about this and that pro skater having a not so professional attitude.. well different times, you would not be Pro because you were friendly, you were not Pro because you had a gazilion followers.. you would become Pro because you were able to either win events or shine on the go times or both.I believe pro skaters have always been another marketing tool to create sales and as a skater its sometimes hard to understand..In 2023, some things are different , some arentBut at the end of the day I would say JUST SKATE SMARTER, whatever tha means to you.. 😉 #becauseitsfun from Universal Trash by Joao Jorge. 3003 vidro Featuring Olj Short, myself and a lot more skaters from all around the world
