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2010-09-10T00:21:00.001-07:00

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2010-09-08T09:50:00.000-07:00

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Malmo, Sweden

2010-09-02T00:55:00.000-07:00

Finally getting a chance to go through the photos from my trip to Sweden.

Monday Funday

2010-08-31T21:48:00.000-07:00

Back to the Grind

2010-08-25T21:25:00.000-07:00

6 weeks on the road, and finally back home. Its been 2 days and Ive spent more time at the beach than in my room. Feels good to be home.

Glory Bound

2010-08-16T17:07:00.000-07:00

Indiana Sun

2010-08-14T21:58:00.000-07:00

A.Knost

2010-08-12T23:25:00.000-07:00

Alex Knost_ Doheny

Bad Boy Club

2010-08-10T17:46:00.001-07:00

Duane Peters and Bill Danforth. Woo!

SKATENIGHT

2010-08-06T21:45:00.000-07:00

...Not your average skate night though. Danforth, Larry, Mike and Kristian hit the roller rink the other night after the demo in Accord NY... Dont worry, I filmed the whole thing and will be exposing the footage soon.

Day Off_NYC

2010-08-05T15:37:00.000-07:00

Had the day off finally so a few of us decided to take the train into New York City. Good times.

GloryBound

2010-08-04T11:25:00.000-07:00

Half way through the tour. 2 more weeks to go!

Danforth/VMan

2010-07-31T23:12:00.000-07:00

_Scotty

2010-07-28T20:46:00.000-07:00

Ghetto Tips from DP

2010-07-25T11:51:00.000-07:00

Rizzo

2010-07-23T17:13:00.000-07:00

The Wonder Dog...

Poolside

2010-07-19T22:48:00.000-07:00

Stuck in Odessa TX today. Hit up the pool with Duane and Mike, and listened in on some rad stories. Good day.

2010-07-16T18:43:00.000-07:00

Scotty Stopnick_ShitRock

The Bay

2010-07-16T12:41:00.000-07:00

2010-07-14T00:46:00.001-07:00

Heavy Hitters

2010-07-14T00:45:00.000-07:00

DANO's Freakshow

2010-07-12T02:02:00.000-07:00

JJ

2010-07-11T16:24:00.000-07:00

Troy Elmore

2010-07-09T20:12:00.000-07:00

This kid rips all things pink. Well....maybe just his pink Dano twin fin.

Rub N' Tug

2010-07-09T00:35:00.000-07:00

Tugboat_Studios. Go here here for a good time, or if you want to get some stuff screen printed. Your choice.

Mitch Abshere

2010-07-07T23:42:00.001-07:00

M.Abshere. Toes_on_the_bone

No!No!

2010-07-07T01:53:00.000-07:00

Scotty_Stopnick. Irvine Lake

The Captain

2010-07-07T00:42:00.001-07:00

Tyler_Warren

2010-07-06T02:06:00.000-07:00

Mondays with Mike V EP12

2010-07-05T11:00:00.000-07:00

Mondays with Mike V ep 12 (2010) from Mark Choiniere on Vimeo.

Speed Racer

2010-07-04T20:07:00.000-07:00

A.Knost_Blackies. Summer Shit

2010-07-03T21:48:00.000-07:00

Windy City

2010-07-02T17:26:00.000-07:00

K.Meador

2010-07-02T00:39:00.000-07:00

2010-07-01T00:19:00.001-07:00

Troy Elmore. Getting weird.

Alex Knost

2010-06-30T22:50:00.000-07:00

Frontside nosegrind.

.Jackknife.

2010-06-29T19:07:00.000-07:00

Turkey and Troy. They are 2 jacked off individuals.

Home Sweet Home

2010-06-28T17:15:00.000-07:00

Sick of it All

2010-06-25T01:02:00.000-07:00

Its been a long time since Ive been out on tour and believe it or not, im actually starting to miss it. I was looking through some old photos and found some from a Sick of it All tour I did. One of the best live bands ever. Scratch the Surface!!

Rip Shred Tear

2010-06-24T01:21:00.000-07:00

Rip Shred Tear from captain fin co on Vimeo.

Jake Reuter: Burger Bowl

2010-06-23T07:35:00.001-07:00

Jake Reuter Burger Bowl from Mark Choiniere on Vimeo.

Mondays With Mike V Episode 10

2010-06-23T07:30:00.000-07:00

Mondays with Mike V Episode 10 from Mark Choiniere on Vimeo.

TroyTroy

2010-06-20T01:45:00.000-07:00

2010-06-18T23:56:00.000-07:00

2010-06-18T09:20:00.001-07:00

Break Free

2010-06-17T10:29:00.000-07:00

Been going on some adventures lately. Lots of Taco Bell and KFC.

2010-06-15T04:25:00.000-07:00

2010-06-15T01:50:00.000-07:00

June Gloom...

2010-06-09T22:09:00.000-07:00

Captainfinco

2010-06-07T02:32:00.000-07:00

Spent a good amount of time down south this week with the guys from CaptainFinCompany... Good times.

Dawn Patrol

2010-06-01T23:29:00.000-07:00

Super early session at Channel St. with Jake a few days ago. It was just us and a few local criddlers lurking around the park at that time of the day. Jake had the trick of the day with a backside blunt on the Gnar Wall. WTF.

Pool Party

2010-05-28T16:27:00.000-07:00

Had a wicked pool session the other day. Shit was jacked off!

A few good ones...

2010-05-25T18:23:00.001-07:00

The wind was better today, and a few solid ones snuck through on occasion. Brian waited patiently for this one....

Mondays with Mike V episode 6

2010-05-25T18:22:00.000-07:00

Holy shit. Check out Grosso's boardslide.

Vans ProTech Pool Party

2010-05-24T02:35:00.001-07:00

I mostly shot video at this thing, but managed to shoot a few photos in between the chaos. Here's a few of Lance and Cab. Both were ripping. If you didn't see Grosso's boardslide, then you fucking missed out. My mind was blown. Luckily for you, I got it on film and it will be in tomorrows episode of Mondays with Mike V. So check it out!

2010-05-21T18:42:00.000-07:00

Recently we had a session at the Vans ramp with Mike Vallely, Ben Raybourn and Kristian Svitak. They all destroyed that ramp, and I have plenty of footage to prove it. Look out for the new Mondays with Mike V to see them rip!

Pre session photo. Kristian, Larry, Ben and Mike

Mondays with Mike V #5

2010-05-20T00:49:00.000-07:00

Another Mondays with Mike V.

I know its a little late in the week, but im really stoked on how this one came out. Check it out!

Mike Vallely at an epic ditch spot in North LA.

Losey Life Ruiner

2010-05-10T21:34:00.000-07:00

In the process of editing a video for my buddy Los. He works at Sid's Tattoo Parlor in Santa Ana. Go get tattooed by him and check out his website www.LosLiferuiner.com

Mondays with Mike V: Episode 4

2010-05-10T16:45:00.000-07:00

Mondays with Mike V: Episode 4 (2010) from Mark Choiniere on Vimeo.

2010-05-05T14:36:00.000-07:00

A portrait of Mike V that I took the other day. Stoked on the way it came out.

Mondays with Mike V: Episode #3

2010-05-04T17:24:00.000-07:00

Check it!

Mondays with Mike V: Episode #3 (2010) from Mark Choiniere on Vimeo.

Sid's tattoo

2010-05-03T22:02:00.000-07:00

Got tattooed the other day by my buddy Los Ocegueda at Sids tattoo Parlor in Santa Ana. Its been a while. Tattoo's hurt.

Mondays with Mike V: Ep #2

2010-04-26T01:00:00.001-07:00

Episode #2 features Kristian Svitak and Mike V's lost Element "Sole" video footage. Enjoy.

Mondays with Mike V: Episode #2 (2010) from Mark Choiniere on Vimeo.

2010-04-23T00:07:00.000-07:00

The Berrics twice in one week. It was the first time I went up there and didn't get to skate, but I got to sit in on a rad interview Steve Berra did with Mike. Good times.

Basic Bowl

2010-04-20T18:14:00.000-07:00

Went to the Basic Bowl contest the other day...

Here's a few photos I took of Cory Juneau... This kid rips.

Mondays with Mike V: Episode 1 (2010)

2010-04-19T15:52:00.000-07:00

Just filmed and edited this. Its gonna be a weekly thing. Check out MikeVallely.com for more info.

Mondays with Mike V: Episode 1 (2010) from Mark Choiniere on Vimeo.

Tunnel Vision

2010-04-18T21:37:00.000-07:00

If you haven't noticed, there has been waves all week. I surfed for an hour then shot a few photos during yesterdays session. Today was just too good to get out of the water...

The Berrics

2010-04-14T21:36:00.000-07:00

A few days ago I went over to the Berrics with Mike V, Larry, and Svitak for an all day session. Its always a good time.

Here's a few photos from the day:

Skate and Destroy: Jake Reuter

2010-04-13T22:34:00.000-07:00

Here's some footage of Jake that I shot and edited.

Skate and Destroy: Jake Reuter from Mark Choiniere on Vimeo.

Mike Vallely

2010-04-07T23:30:00.000-07:00

A short film I made:

Mike Vallely: Zumiez tour 2010 from Mark Choiniere on Vimeo.

Jake Reuter

2010-04-07T18:59:00.000-07:00

Met up with Jake Reuter yesterday at a backyard pool somewhere in Orange County. This kid rips and he's only 15. He skates hard and he skates fast. Trust me, I was taking notes. I shot a pretty good amount of footage of him yesterday for a little project i'm working on.

Here are a few photos from the session.

2010-04-01T16:33:00.000-07:00

Home sweet home...

2010-03-31T00:54:00.000-07:00

The last day of tour somehow landed within 5 miles of my home town in Connecticut. I woke up early, got my things together and got a ride straight over to the Groton skate park. I only had 4 hours in town before I had to head over to the signing, so I took advantage of my time and snapped a few photos...

Check them out:

Here's a sequence I shot of Jay Burton. This is on the new sections at the Groton Park. You wont understand how big and gnarly this is until you see it in person.... So go skate there and find out how much of a pussy you really are...

King of Prussia

2010-03-26T23:03:00.000-07:00

Tonight was signing number 4 of this tour, and like all of the other stops, it was a packed house. I have personally never seen so many people get this excited to meet one person. I'm beyond impressed with Mike and his ability to connect with people young and old. Not only am I fortunate to be apart of this trip, but Im lucky enough to be on it with such awesome dudes.
Thanks guys!

Here's a few photos I took from tonight:

Philly

2010-03-25T23:59:00.000-07:00

Deep Dish

2010-03-24T20:29:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we hit up the Wilson skatepark in Chicago. Fortunately for us, it was one of the better parks we've skated on this tour. Mike was killing it as usual. I snapped a few photos for your viewing.

Backside boneless. Chicago style.

Here's a few photos that professional blogger, Larry Ransom took from yesterday...

I'm addicted.

Mike and I on the ice after the Blackhawks games last night.

For more photos from yesterday, check out Mike Vallely's blog.

Minnesota to Chicago

2010-03-22T23:08:00.000-07:00

We had the day off today so we decided to hit up a skatepark on the way to Chicago. Took a few photos along the way. Chicago Blackhawks game tomorrow along with some more skating. Until then, time for some sleep. To check out more of the photos, go to Mike Vallely's blog.

2010-03-21T17:59:00.000-07:00

The last few days...

2010-03-21T10:16:00.000-07:00

Been on the road with Mike V for a few days now, but haven't really had time to get on the internet. Had a small window this morning so I figured i'd jump at the chance and post a few photos I've taken. These last few days have been nothing but good times. Thumbs up!

The correct pronunciation

Went to possibly one of the worst skatepark's I've ever been to. Mike made the best of it though.

Today Minnesota, and then back down to Chicago tomorrow to skate. Check out MikeVallely.com for more photos from the last 2 days.

Happy St Patrick's Day

2010-03-17T11:35:00.000-07:00

LOWCARD

2010-03-16T19:46:00.001-07:00

Last year a bunch of my good friends from back home took a trip out to California to skate, and ended up getting a few pages in Lowcard Magazine. I had personally never seen the issue they were in. A couple weeks ago I randomly found the issue just laying on a table at some random party, so I took it... These dudes rip, and seeing these photos makes me miss home. Groton Connecticut has such a great skate scene, and Im lucky to have grown up there. Jason Burton is a local rippers from Groton and skates for Tim Upson's new skateboard company, HARDTIMES . check it out!

Mike V By The Sword

2010-03-14T23:27:00.000-07:00

Here's a few photos Larry Ransom took of our show the other night in Long Beach. I've had to learn a grip of Black Flag and Minor Threat songs for this tribute set we have been playing for the last couple of months. Every show has been amazing so far, and I honestly can't remember the last time I had this much fun on stage. Lately, Duane Peters has been coming out to the shows and making guest appearances on "Nervous Breakdown", "Wasted", and "Rise Above". He fucking rules. To check out more of the photos, go to Mike Vallely's blog.

Huntington Beach Zoo

2010-03-12T19:01:00.000-08:00

Didn't feel like driving far today, so I headed down to south side of the pier to see what the waves were doing. It was surprisingly good for the lack of swell that was in the water. As long as you didn't mind sharing one peak with 1,000 people, you might have had fun.

Here's a few from today...

As the sun sets

2010-03-10T22:13:00.000-08:00

I forced myself out of the house the other night to take some photos, so I decided to head to the beach for the sunset. There was a good amount of wind swell showing, so I'm hoping tomorrow there is still some waves left over. It's gonna be a cold one.

Surf Test

2010-03-08T17:34:00.000-08:00

Working on a few short surf films... Hopefully the first one will be done in a month or so...

A while ago, I threw some random footage together to test out some things with my camera. If you didn't see it... here it is.

Surf Test from Mark Choiniere on Vimeo.

2010-03-07T23:03:00.001-08:00

Was digging through some photos and found a rad picture of Drew I took at Bolsa. I'm still jealous of his Dano single fins...

Hopefully the waves pick up again soon, and the weather clears up. Its been a while since it looked like THIS !

Haircut Time

2010-03-04T16:51:00.000-08:00

I've been itching to get my haircut for a while now and finally went through with it. I'm glad I did. Mike came along and got his hair cut as well. For more photos, and a good laugh, check out Mike V's blog.

Oldie but Goodie

2010-03-02T21:52:00.000-08:00

Here's a photo I took of Mike Vallely at the Berrics a while back. One of my favorites.

50th

2010-03-01T23:33:00.000-08:00

High Tide Shut Down.

2010-02-28T22:31:00.000-08:00

2010-02-25T12:41:00.000-08:00

Here's an old photo that I took. I dig Brooke's Vans!

2010-02-23T18:23:00.000-08:00

I haven't been on the other side of the camera much lately, but here are a few random ones of me on my Bonzer that McClain took a while back...

2010-02-22T01:18:00.001-08:00

7D Black and White Test from Mark Choiniere on Vimeo.

2010-02-20T22:08:00.000-08:00

There is a long story that goes along with this board, but long story short is that the board was given to me.
Not only is it an original Vision Mark Gonzales pro model, but it was Ted Newsome's board, and he decided to part ways with it and I was in the right place at the right time. I still can not believe it. Thanks Ted!! Stoked!

2010-02-20T09:59:00.001-08:00

Met up with Larry, Mike V and Ray Barbee a few weeks ago at the Channel st. park in San Pedro. Good times!

2010-02-19T00:04:00.000-08:00

Ran into Nick Garcia today at the RVCA ramp and he was killing it. He stuck around long enough for me to get a few photos of him. If you haven't heard of Nick, check out his Element "Welcome to the Family" video here:

http://www.elementskateboards.com/audiovisual/elementtv-138.html

New Video...

2010-02-16T19:31:00.001-08:00

Been taking my 7D around, and trying to get some shots whenever I can. Here's another short video I did...

Surf Test from Mark Choiniere on Vimeo.

2010-02-15T19:55:00.000-08:00

Met Drew and Myke down at Bolsa this afternoon to check the surf. Decided to take some photos since I've been under the weather and got a few shots. It was definitely one of those "its bigger than it looks" days. Heres a few of Drew...

2010-02-14T22:42:00.000-08:00

Headed down to Newport this morning to shoot some photos. Took these one on my way out...

2010-02-10T00:17:00.001-08:00

Went out to the beach the other day and just pointed my camera at a few things. Threw this video together. Its one of the first video's I've done in a while.

Beach from Mark Choiniere on Vimeo.