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]
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 Stecyk in 2010 | |
| Born | Craig R. Stecyk III 1950 |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Photography, writing |
| Notable work | Dogtown and Z-Boys |
Biography
editA 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]
Publications
edit- Dogtown – The Legend of the Z-Boys, C.R. Stecyk III & Glen E. Friedman, Burning Flags Press, 2000, ISBN 0-9641916-4-4
References
edit- ^ "An Excerpt From Joe Donnelly's L.A. Man: "Understanding Craig Stecyk"". April 10, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Understanding Craig Stecyk". Longreads. July 22, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ James, Donald H; Stecyk, Craig R (2008). Surfing San Onofre to Point Dume, 1936-1942. Santa Barbara (Calif.): T. Adler Books. ISBN 9781933045818. OCLC 800911092.
- ^ Spreckels, Bunker; Stecyk, Craig R; Brewer, Art (2007). Bunker Spreckels: surfing's divine prince of decadence. Hong Kong; Köln; Paris: Taschen. ISBN 9783822853382. OCLC 470947188.
- ^ "C R Stecyk III - A Prophet". Huck Magazine. April 25, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ Cave, Steve. "The Z-Boys: The Skateboarding Pioneers of Dogtown". Archived from the original on August 14, 2020.
- ^ Peralta, Stacy; Penn, Sean; Alva, Tony; Ament, Jeff (2005), Dogtown and Z-Boys: the birth of extreme, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, ISBN 9781404977655, OCLC 823872362
- ^ Lords of Dogtown, retrieved September 13, 2019
- ^ Stecyk, Craig; Friedman, Glen E (2019). Dogtown: the legend of the Z-Boys. Akashic Books. ISBN 9781617756993. OCLC 1055914862.
External links
edit- Craig Stecyk at IMDb