Jeremy talks to Atiba Jefferson, acclaimed skateboarder and photographer, with a catalogue spanning both the sports and entertainment industries. During this episode they discuss growing up in Manitou Springs, Atiba's twin brother Ako, discovering punk and skateboarding at the same time, hanging out and skating at Acacia Park, being influenced by Straight edge culture, Atiba's first skate shoes, falling in love with photography, saving up paychecks for weeks to buy a camera from a pawn shop, seeing Matt Hensley and Ron Allen skate at at a demo, having photos printed in Slap Magazine for the first time, shooting Tony Hawk skating the loop in 1998, the relationship between photographers and their subjects, and more. Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyxbolm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremyXBolm

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