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Craig Snyder is an American writer, poet, and photographer. He is also a historian of skate and surf culture.

Life and career

Born and raised in South Florida, Snyder grew up skating with many of the skate stars that had laid the foundation for modern skateboarding including Alan Gelfand, Mike McGill, and Rodney Mullen. He also worked as a photographer and contributed to a number of skate magazines including SkateBoarder. Snyder's images have been published internationally by ESPN, Der Spiegel, TransWorld Skateboarding, and Concrete Wave, and appeared in a number of books, films, and exhibitions. From photography, Snyder expanded into poetry, writing, and art. He has collaborated with musicians from the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan on various projects that include readings, performances and recordings.

Bibliography

Author

A Secret History of the Ollie, Vol. 1: The 1970s (Black Salt Press, 2015)

Contributing Author

Surfing Florida: A Photographic History, (University Press of Florida, 2014)

Contributing Photographer

Free Ride: Skateboard, mécanique galiléenne et formes simples, (Éditions B42, Paris, 2011)

Discography

Collaborations

The Blue Void Trilogy: Horse Mood / Bruno Green (2004) Hasta Luego/La Grange á Disques (Rock)
Welcome to the Red Barn / Santa Cruz (2003) Hasta Luego (Rock)
Siki / Phat (2002) Blue Note (Jazz)

External links

Craig Snyder's website

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-'''Craig Snyder''' is an [[United States|American]] [[poet]], [[writer]] and [[photographer]]. He is also a historian of [[skateboard]] culture.
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+'''Craig Snyder''' is an American writer, poet, and photographer. He is also a historian of skate and surf culture.
 ==Life and career==
+Born and raised in South Florida, Snyder grew up skating with many of the skate stars that had laid the foundation for modern skateboarding including [[Alan Gelfand]], [[Mike McGill]], and [[Rodney Mullen]]. He also worked as a photographer and contributed to a number of skate magazines including [[SkateBoarder]]. Snyder's images have been published internationally by ESPN, [[Der Spiegel]], TransWorld Skateboarding, and Concrete Wave, and appeared in a number of books, films, and exhibitions. From photography, Snyder expanded into poetry, writing, and art. He has collaborated with musicians from the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan on various projects that include readings, performances and recordings.
-Born and raised in South Florida, Snyder became a witness to the skateboard revolution which took place during the 1970s. As one of the first skate photographers of the era, he helped record and document a significant portion of the pioneering activity which was taking place in Florida.
-During the late 1970s Snyder became a contributing writer and photographer for [[Wave Rider]] and [[Skate Rider]] magazines, two glossy publications out of [[Cocoa Beach, Florida]]. In 1977 Snyder became the first to photograph and publish images of a then unknown skateboarder named [[Alan Gelfand]]. Snyder first met Gelfand that year at the opening of a skatepark in their hometown of [[Hollywood, Florida]]. It was there at [[Skateboard USA]] that Snyder witnessed the development of one of the most important maneuvers in modern skateboarding. This was the [[Ollie (skateboarding trick)|Ollie]]. Snyder’s other subjects from this period included [[Mike McGill]], [[Tim Scroggs]], [[Rodney Mullen]], [[Mark Lake]], [[Kent Senatore]], [[Frank Nasworthy]], [[Brad Bowman]], [[Jimmy Plumer]] and Dogtown's [[Shogo Kubo]] and [[Tony Alva]].
-Between 1978 and 1982 Snyder also documented the punk rock scene in [[Tampa, Florida]], a locale heavily influenced by the new music which had been emerging out of the main hubs of New York and London. The most legendary group to originate from this central Florida scene were the [[Strait Jackets]], and Snyder photographed them both onstage and offstage during their short duration. Early performances by [[Iggy Pop]], [[Ramones]] and [[U2]] were also some of his subjects.
-By the mid-1980s Snyder shifted his focus to music and writing. From the 1990s to the 2000s Snyder collaborated with a number of American, European and Japanese musicians on various projects and recordings. At present he is a sometimes contributor to [[Concrete Wave Magazine]], providing articles and photographs for this quarterly publication out of Canada.
 ==Bibliography==
+'''Author'''
-*''New Mexico Poems'' (Limited Handbound Edition, Black Salt Press, 2001)
-*''A Secret History of the Ollie,''  Vol. 1: The 1970s (Black Salt Press, 2012)
+*''A Secret History of the Ollie,''  Vol. 1: The 1970s (Black Salt Press, 2015)
+'''Contributing Author'''
+*''Surfing Florida: A Photographic History,''  (University Press of Florida, 2014)
+'''Contributing Photographer'''
+*''Free Ride: Skateboard, mécanique galiléenne et formes simples,''  (Éditions B42, Paris, 2011)
 ==Discography==
-'''Spoken Word'''
-*''Signal Automatique / Craig Snyder'' (1993) Independent (Jazz)
-*''Papaya Fantasy / Craig Snyder'' (1996) Independent (Jazz)
 '''Collaborations'''
-*''Digging for Happiness / Bruno Green'' (1993) Polygram (Rock)
+*''The Blue Void Trilogy: Horse Mood / Bruno Green'' (2004) Hasta Luego/La Grange á Disques (Rock)
-*''Inside Your Head / Daisuke Fujiwara'' (1997) Independent (Jazz)
+*''Welcome to the Red Barn / Santa Cruz'' (2003) Hasta Luego (Rock)
 *''Siki / Phat'' (2002) Blue Note (Jazz)
-*''Welcome to the Red Barn / Santa Cruz'' (2003) Hasta Luego (Rock)
+== External links ==
-==Filmography==
+* [http://www.craigsnyderworks.com/ Craig Snyder's website]
-*''Cruising The Dream'' (1994) (documentary)
+{{authority control}}
-== External links ==
-* [http://www.craigsnyderworks.com/ Craig Snyder: Historical Works / Skateboarding History]
-* [http://www.craigsnyderphoto.com/ Craig Snyder Photo]
-* [http://www.craigsnyder.org/ Craig Snyder's Project Portal]
-*{{IMDb name|id=2540580|name=Craig Snyder}}
-* [http://www.olliebook.com/  Official Book Site: ''A Secret History of the Ollie'']
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-[[Category:American poets]]
+[[Category:American male poets]]
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-[[Category:American photographers]]
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+[[Category:American male non-fiction writers]]
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