Damn Am NYC 2015 - Friday SPoT Life and Photos

Eric McKenney

Practice day for Dam Am NYC started bright and early at the LES park with Eric and Milligan handling renegade registration at a desk fit for a C.E.O.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Brian Schaefer

Schaefer explained how strong he wanted Paul to sound while filming their Spot Life intro. Paul may have fallen asleep.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Keith Hardy

Keith Hardy was the first dude to show up and check in and it was quickly apparent that he owns this park. Tip toe FS wall rides were one of many tricks in his bag.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Tony Christopher

Tony Christopher aka @swampnessmonster drove straight from Detroit and slept in his car to skate the contest. He woke up and went straight to work handling hurricanes and other moves on the rainbow rail.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Oscar Meza

Schaefer decided to accost Oscar Meza who just came directly off a red eye flight from LA and was practicing with no sleep.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Oscar Meza

...Apparently nose grind pop outs do not require sleep.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Alejandro Burnell

Alejandro is young, but has the old guy moves on lock. No Comply over the large fruit.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Skateboard Mag staff photographer Jacob Messex stopped by to show the Ams that he doesn't just take pictures. That front foot action on this backside 360 is too nice.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Frank Branca

Frank the Tank handling those angles with his extra long lens. I'm not saying he's compensating for something, but who needs a lens that long?
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Kempsey Alexander

The man simply known as Kempsey was ollie nose grinding the hubba with classic New York style. This dude is a silent shredder who will surprise you real quick.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

The good homie showed up to make sure he got front row seats for Qualifiers tomorrow.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Marcus Sarsycki

Marcus Sarsycki knows exactly what to do with his front toe when preforming the backside smith.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Yoshi Tanenbaum

Yoshi Tanenbaum doesn't just later flip huge stairs, he also jumps over hubbies into trannies. What a well rounded young man.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Alex Midler

Alex Midler went full speed on this gap to FS Blunt, but since his growth spurt, he needs to wax things more. More person equals more friction.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Alejandro Burnell

Everybody loves a good party line, and Alejandro and Keith were throwing them down all day. Trying to catch them in the air at the same time was no easy task.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Dashawn Jordan

Dashawn Jordan is a maniac. This poor 360 flip never stood a chance. Even when I made him do it 3 more times because I blew the photo.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Rowan Zorilla

Rowan Zorilla should run for #switchgod 2015. No offense to any other current switch god, but his switch tranny skills are nuts! As seen in the switch FS Ollie.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Zion Wright

Zion Wright has a spring loaded hard flip. Up to the front foot every try and he can't even vote yet.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

DJ Wade

With a pocket full of straws, DJ Wade made the call that it was time to head to 50 Kent just as the sun was getting pretty.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Dylan Witkin

When we got to 50 Kent, Dylan Witkin was already flying over the top of buildings in between the chaos that was best trick warm up.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Bob Reynolds

If your judges don't skate, you're beat. SPoT judges are always shredding. Bob Reynolds and Milligan get synchronized on some pivot fakies.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Alex Midler

Alex Midler backside ollies the channel while the sun did something weird to my lens. I'm not complaining.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

It's called art bro... you wouldn't get it.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

It was almost go time for the best trick, but we had to hold so we could find a bigger tripod for this Go Pro.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Dylan Witkin

Right away things were insane. You ever see a backside 360 and a front crook happen 2 feet from each other?
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Dashawn Jordan

Dashawn Jordan - 360 flip grinder the hubba first effing try.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Yoshi Tanenbaum

Yoshi Tanenbaum landed a backside 360 kick flip then his board went under the fence and out of the park.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Yoshi Tanenbaum

He hopped the massive fence, grabbed his board, then proceeded to keep shredding. I've never seen a fence hopped during a contest. I'd like to see that incorporated in to Street League.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Yoshi Tanenbaum

He hopped the massive fence, grabbed his board, then proceeded to keep shredding. I've never seen a fence hopped during a contest. I'd like to see that incorporated in to Street League.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Yoshi Tanenbaum

Not before a couple good slams though.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Zion Wright

Zion Wright handled (literally) this backside 360 from the top.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Antonio Durao

Antonio Durao is a beast of beasts. This switch flip grind happened in 1 or 2 tries and it was only a fraction of what he landed.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Antonio Durao

The trick that clenched it for him was the switch flip tail slide. Another move that didn't take too long. It was unbelievable how many ridiculously hard tricks he landed.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Antonio Durao

Naturally the bosses awarded him money and praise. Well deserved.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price

Then the sun set on another beautiful day in NYC. Tomorrow is going to be crazy so get some sleep.
Date: September 19, 2015
Photographer: Matt Price