Professional Skateboarder Ed Templeton Talks Skating, Photography and the Leica Camera

In this intimate profile, photographer and professional skateboarder Ed Templeton talks about his

In this intimate profile, photographer and professional skateboarder Ed Templeton talks about his unique privilege of being able to see things through a clear perspective – both due to his life choices as well as his trusty Leica M6 camera. Recalling the heyday of skateboarding between 1990-94, Templeton reveals how the camera is an extension of his own personality and how it’s a tool that lends itself to capturing a moment without being cumbersome. Templeton proves that the operator is every bit as important as the camera that they carry.

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