Craig R. Stecyk III (born 1950 [1]) is an American artist, writer, photojournalist, and filmmaker who has documented and influenced the surf, skate, and snowboarding cultures. [2] [3] [4]
A Southern California native, Stecyk is known for his photographs of the 1970s and '80s, and for documenting surfing and skateboarding culture, including articles for Skateboarder Magazine in the mid-1970s describing the innovative developments of the Z-Boys skateboarding team. [5]
In 1972, Jeff Ho, Skip Engblom, and Stecyk opened a surf shop called Jeff Ho and Zephyr Surfboard Productions in Santa Monica, California. [6]
Stecyk co-wrote the 2001 award-winning documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys with Stacy Peralta. [7] Pablo Schreiber plays Stecyk in the 2005 film Lords of Dogtown. [8]
He co-wrote the book Dogtown and Z-Boys with Glen E. Friedman, published in 2019. [9]
Craig R. Stecyk III (born 1950 [1]) is an American artist, writer, photojournalist, and filmmaker who has documented and influenced the surf, skate, and snowboarding cultures. [2] [3] [4]
A Southern California native, Stecyk is known for his photographs of the 1970s and '80s, and for documenting surfing and skateboarding culture, including articles for Skateboarder Magazine in the mid-1970s describing the innovative developments of the Z-Boys skateboarding team. [5]
In 1972, Jeff Ho, Skip Engblom, and Stecyk opened a surf shop called Jeff Ho and Zephyr Surfboard Productions in Santa Monica, California. [6]
Stecyk co-wrote the 2001 award-winning documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys with Stacy Peralta. [7] Pablo Schreiber plays Stecyk in the 2005 film Lords of Dogtown. [8]
He co-wrote the book Dogtown and Z-Boys with Glen E. Friedman, published in 2019. [9]