Tadashi Yamaoda is the Founder of Kobrah Magazine, staff filmer and photographer for Lowcard Magazine, marketing manager of Lucky Bearings and a frequent contributor to ESPN.com. Tadashi Yamaoda
Yamaoda is a man of many facets, but here's a small sample of his skate photos.. Gallery "Somehow I'm making a living shooting and filming skateboarding and guess what, it's frickin awesome! With all the ups and downs of being behind the lens everyday I constantly try to remind myself just how lucky I am. The traveling, camaraderie, the excitement and satisfaction of getting a great image is priceless. Back in 2000 I made the choice that was right in front of me: keep skating and shoot photos! With some help from guys like Ed Dominick and Mike Burnett, I've been pushing forward ever since.
A few years back, with the introduction of Dslr's that shoot HD video, I also began filming. That's been really fun, I've been making silly edits for the Lowcard site, freelance stuff and made my own video, "
The Kobrah Video," which was recently released.
Anyways, I hope you like my gallery and maybe it will inspire you to go skate or perhaps shoot some photos of your own!"
-- Tadashi Yamaoda