Is it possible that skateboarding paraphernalia could be presented artistically? It's certainly colorful enough.

Skateboarders are obsessed with equipment. I think that this is a combination of their desire for better gear to give them an edge over others, the need for a lot more equipment as you get better, and the fact that getting sponsored means getting a lot of equipment sent to you.

As the skateboarder reaches the level where he or she stays on the board most of the time, the shoes wear out in a month, the boards break in a week, and the wheels and trucks wear out several times a year.

These shots are all hand held with my Fujifilm F11.