Bryce Kanights

Bryce Kanights is an American photographer and former professional skateboarder internationally recognized for his photographs of skateboarding.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Career

Kanights grew up in San Francisco, California, photographing and skateboarding throughout the city.[2] Kanights was the first skateboarder to be sponsored by Billabong but earned very little money from the sponsorship and his photography continued to be his primary source of income.[9] Kanights worked for Thrasher for many years.[2] As he describes on his website,[10] he started shooting his first photographs as a teenager, when he was skateboarding in San Francisco. Since then his passion for photography only grew, until he was able to make it a career.

He was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2026.[11]

Career

In his portfolio, Kanights has many big brands, such as:

References

  1. ↑ Neeson, Niall. "10 skate photographers you should follow on Instagram". redbull.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bryce Kanights on Photographing Skateboarders in The Air Jordan I. air.jordan.com". Air.Jordan. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Behind the Shot with Bryce Kanights". Monster Children. October 2, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  4. ↑ "108: Bryce Kanights". Looking Sideways. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Bryce Kanights Interview". Caught in the Crossfire. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Bryce Kanights: Living the Skateboard Dream". LENSVID. December 1, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bryce Kanights". X Games. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Bryce Kanights Photo Show: City Boys presented by Levi's". Juice Magazine. July 2, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  9. 1 2 Brooks, Josh (November 5, 2009). "Decades Deep". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  10. ↑ Bryce Kanights Photography, additional text.
  11. ↑ SHoF (January 17, 2026). "Bryce Kanights SHoF 2026". Skateboarding Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved May 4, 2026.