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« on: March 10, 2012, 05:01:14 PM »
I'm sure most people on here don't know who Akira Takata is but I remember seeing his name mentioned a few times, so I thought I should share the news for those few who did. This has come as a shock to a lot of people out here. His time came far too soon. RIP
http://akiratakata.com/top.html
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« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2012, 05:05:22 PM »
those are some great skate photos.  I never heard of him, but I'm sure talent like that will be missed RIP
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« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2012, 05:22:43 PM »
Quote from: foureyedjim on March 10, 2012, 05:05:22 PM
those are some great skate photos.  I never heard of him, but I'm sure talent like that will be missed RIP
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« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2012, 05:36:05 PM »
such a fucking shame man
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« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2012, 05:59:51 PM »
this is a huge blow, akira was one of the best, most genuine, most enthusiastic dudes i've ever met.  i got the chance to skate and chill with him every day and night for 2 weeks, the best two weeks ever.  he skated the subways with us, got down in the streets.  i was going to go to japan this summer to skate with him.  RIP akira, an amazing photographer, person, and friend.
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« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2012, 06:00:16 PM »
R.I.P.
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« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2012, 06:04:13 PM »
R.I.P Akira.
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« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2012, 06:07:10 PM »
this is seriously so weird, i was just talking to him the other day.  here he is at 35 seconds, in the subway edit.  god damn.

New York Clip 11 - Subway Skating Small | Large
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« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2012, 06:13:14 PM »
Quote from: mandibleclaw on March 10, 2012, 06:07:10 PM
this is seriously so weird, i was just talking to him the other day.
Yeah, I didn't believe it when I heard it. I thought I must have been mistaken or this was some kind of fucked up joke.
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« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2012, 09:12:22 PM »
Quote from: Jive Turkey on March 10, 2012, 06:13:14 PM
Quote from: mandibleclaw on March 10, 2012, 06:07:10 PM
this is seriously so weird, i was just talking to him the other day.
Yeah, I didn't believe it when I heard it. I thought I must have been mistaken or this was some kind of fucked up joke.

yeah this is super crazy. i was just with the open crew and we learned. conner had to tell kenshiro. akira had shot a lot of photos of the open crew. including a bunch (of conner and kenji nakahira) that ran in the last issue of the skateboard journal (jp).. seemed outta know were.. took a while for kenshiro to even believe. thoughts out to all the homies on this one. sucks
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« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2012, 09:17:15 PM »
kenji nakahira by akira.. from SB journal..



conner krammerer blunt slide at JFK.. by akira
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« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2012, 09:25:43 PM »
Fuck.  He was a great photog.  Very unfortunate.
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« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2012, 09:32:16 PM »
he was an amazing photographer.  he was the fastest photographer i've ever seen shoot--he set up immediately and knew exactly how he wanted to put the camera's settings right away, no messing around or testing.  and he shot all film.  akira was so fun to skate and shoot with, always fucking around, always going after girls.  he wanted to ditch his flight home so he could stay in the states and try to date a black girl.  so rad.  he shot the photo that's gonna be the cover for my next video.  got to dedicate the video to him.







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« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2012, 01:50:51 AM »
What sad news.  R.I.P.
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« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2012, 08:38:59 PM »
sorry to hear about your friend. those are some rad photos.
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« Reply #15 on: March 11, 2012, 09:03:48 PM »
RIP
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« Reply #16 on: March 11, 2012, 09:57:34 PM »
Some of the most beautiful photos I've ever seen.  Not just skate photos, just photos.  I had never heard of him until this thread, but what a loss.  Every single one of his pictures was so deliberate, on point, perfect, and beautiful.  Shit.  RIP
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« Reply #17 on: March 11, 2012, 10:43:26 PM »
had seen his stuff before but only recently became a fan of his work.
very sad to hear of this, R.I.P.
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« Reply #18 on: March 12, 2012, 01:11:08 AM »
That fucking sucks. These photos are amazing though. RIP buddy
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« Reply #19 on: March 12, 2012, 08:51:16 AM »
Akira Takata Photo Clip Small | Large
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