Bryce Kanights
Bryce Kanights is an American photographer and former professional skateboarder internationally recognized for his photographs of skateboarding.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Career
Kanights grew up in San Francisco, California, photographing and skateboarding throughout the city.[2] Kanights was the first skateboarder to be sponsored by Billabong but earned very little money from the sponsorship and his photography continued to be his primary source of income.[9] Kanights worked for Thrasher for many years.[2] As he describes on his website,[10] he started shooting his first photographs as a teenager, when he was skateboarding in San Francisco. Since then his passion for photography only grew, until he was able to make it his job.
Career
In his portfolio, Kanights has many big brands, such as:
- Apple
- Quiksilver
- Hurley
- Adidas
- GoPro
- Volcom
- Vans
- Levi's
- ESPN
- Konami
- Oakley
- Fox Racing
- EA Sports
- Bell Sports
- Da Kine
- Sutro Eyewear
- Pro-Tec
- Activision
- Nike
- Red Bull
- Skully Candy
- HUF
- Alli Sports
- Dew Tour
- FTC. Stance
- Street League
- Monster Energy
- Mountain Dew
- VICE Media
- Skateboarder
- Kingpin
- Juice
- Thrasher
References
- ^ Neeson, Niall. "10 skate photographers you should follow on Instagram". redbull.com.
- ^ a b c "Bryce Kanights on Photographing Skateboarders in The Air Jordan I. air.jordan.com". Air.Jordan. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Behind the Shot with Bryce Kanights". Monster Children. October 2, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "108: Bryce Kanights". Looking Sideways. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Bryce Kanights Interview". Caught in the Crossfire. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Bryce Kanights: Living the Skateboard Dream". LENSVID. December 1, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Bryce Kanights". X Games. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Bryce Kanights Photo Show: City Boys presented by Levi's". Juice Magazine. July 2, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Brooks, Josh (November 5, 2009). "Decades Deep". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ Bryce Kanights Photography, additional text.