Daniel Harold Sturt

[Jehoshaphat Augustus]

I was always under the impression that this ol' Frankenstein lookin motherfucker in Rowley's part was Sturt, yes?



"I think he wants more."

man we need a thread about who in skateboarding most closely resembles the back of Forest Whitaker's neck

[GAY]

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Since my name is Daniel Stewart, I got called Daniel Harold Sturt a lot growing up. But not as much as I got called "Daniel-San".

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So glad you’re back, GAY.  Haha

Best skate photographer ever, imo.  Hell, even the stuff he filmed was epic.

*blushs* *nudges rock on the ground with hands behind my back*

[Madam, I'm Adam]

Is this Sturt skating? Nice smith grind

No that's Buddy Carr but Dan filmed it.

You're hollerin' Don Fisher - I'm screamin' Buddy Carr.

Seriously, thanks for the answer.

Sturt also filmed a part of Misled Youth it seems - it's at the end of the video. He pulls out a bow and arrow and shoots the camera with the arrow, which I thought was really cool.

[rawbertson.]

looks kinda like young jim T

[natenola forever]

I was always under the impression that this ol' Frankenstein lookin motherfucker in Rowley's part was Sturt, yes?



"I think he wants more."

If you watch the Life video he's one with the short shorts follow filming everyone skating the bump to table that Sheffey back lips

[Owen]

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I'm reminded of Sturt's greatness every morning when I drive the 805 through La Jolla. This photo mesmerized me as a teenager

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sick as fuck

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he's definitely all time best. what's up with photographers now - is it a film vs digital thing [plus obviously a great mind and eye]? cause you didn't have to be around at the time to still find all of his photos impactful - so many boring photos happening with such great skating these days.

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the thing with modern skate photography is it has to be perfect and follow a bunch of rules if you wanna get published, I believe that all started with Atibas influence, he really cleaned everything up which forced everyone else too, and created a lot of very boring textbook perfect photgraphy. Most of Dan's famous photos would never be run in modern publications cuz he cuts peoples heads, parts of boards, holds the camera at random angles, even a to amazing Spike Jonze stuff would probably get axed cuz he broke a lot of the rules. Basically now everything has to be perfect composed and framed, you need to see run up, landing, all flashes need to be hidden and evenly lit. Like anything it gets boring wants it gets perfected.

You're right about things being too perfect. Being able to see your shots as you go whilst shooting digital is great but it also means that you iron out a lot of the errors that make photos interesting. 

Plus I think film just makes things look so much better too. I know from shooting both digital and film myself, a lot of times I'll shoot 100 digital shots and 5 film shots and it's usually its one of the film shots that ends up being the keeper.

[mattchew]

I was always under the impression that this ol' Frankenstein lookin motherfucker in Rowley's part was Sturt, yes?



"I think he wants more."

Wow I never put that together that this was Sturt. Amazing.

[Dark Knight]

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I was always under the impression that this ol' Frankenstein lookin motherfucker in Rowley's part was Sturt, yes?



"I think he wants more."

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Wow I never put that together that this was Sturt. Amazing.

Me either

That’s at Belmont (Long Beach) where they had the benches and the Olympic pool

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Bumping this from over a year ago. But I think it's worth it.

I scanned and posted the Dan Sturt photo feature today. The one from the Transworld issue with Mullen on the cover.

Enjoy.

https://skatemagscans.blogspot.com/2022/06/daniel-harold-sturt-photo-feature.html?m=1

Updated the link:
https://skatemedianerd.blogspot.com/2022/06/daniel-harold-sturt-photo-feature.html?m=0

[j....soy.....]

He stayed on my couch for a few nights in the early 2000''s. I took him to whiterock bowl and it made him want to start skating again. He was quite reserved about my lifestyle back then with all the cokes and bong hits and junk food......before he left he told me that I am his Tyler Durden. Never saw him again.

Very glad to have met him and shot a photo.

He has a P.O. box as the address on his ID.

Bumping this post as well…..

TBH, I’ve heard there are some spots in SD where you can’t avoid Sturt…

[Rockin Robbin]

Noticed this in the Rowley Staples Center BTS video.

[Pony_Slaystation]

So he just disappears and no one has any idea what happened to him?

[tuesday]

Always thought that this is the definitive portrait of Sturt. Padless, w/o a helmet, upside down in the loop.

[Halpert]

Always thought that this is the definitive portrait of Sturt. Padless, w/o a helmet, upside down in the loop.

That's fucking rad.

[Jim and Dan]

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Always thought that this is the definitive portrait of Sturt. Padless, w/o a helmet, upside down in the loop.

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That's fucking rad.

Fucking hell I forgot about that ad! As Geoff would say, "gnarly"...

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So he just disappears and no one has any idea what happened to him?

I saw him pop up on Dave Swift's IG story a year or so ago. I think he's still around but has nothing to do with skating.

[Pony_Slaystation]

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So he just disappears and no one has any idea what happened to him?

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I saw him pop up on Dave Swift's IG story a year or so ago. I think he's still around but has nothing to do with skating.

Interesting. Would love to see a nine club interview with him.

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