BIO

I’ve shot photos of some famous pros who get paid to ride a skateboard, and I’ve shot with people who just have the love and the gift of skateboarding, who should be getting paid to ride.
— Brian Fick

I moved out to San Diego around 10 years ago to learn how to ride a vert ramp with the best in the world, and to go to college since I’d just gotten out of the military. I served a total of 8 years in the U.S. Army and the majority of it was spent as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division.

Originally I’m from the Mississippi gulf coast, just on the other side of New Orleans. Grew up eatin cornbread, turnip greens, chicken gumbo, roast beef po-boys, fried okra, and whatever else you could possibly deep fry…

I’m really not sure exactly what made me pick up a camera, but I remember thinking about all the different colors and how certain images were more vivid than others. I was mainly interested in travel photography. I guess I wanted to know how some of the pictures had such great colors…

Back in the 80’s, my cousin Glenn left his skateboard at my house, and I’ve been hooked ever since. I’ve been skateboarding since 1984, do the math.

Many of my images get published in The Skateboard Mag, but I’ve also had photos in almost every skateboarding magazine…like Thrasher, and Transworld. I also send images oversees to Europe, Australia, South America, Canada, Japan and China!

Brian Fick

A little history...

At Sea Rocket, we're about getting to know our local land and culture. Skateboarding may not have much to do with food, but if you're looking for deep roots in San Diego, it's got 'em. Brian Fick will be showing his skateboard photography at Sea Rocket with an opening celebration on March 7th.

Brian and I started skateboarding around the same time in the mid-80s, but in different parts of the country. We both moved to San Diego in the early 00s and got to skate together a lot on the various vert ramps around the county. More can be read here.