One of the most mysterious people who have been a part of the skate industry is photographer (and occasional videographer) Daniel Harold Sturt. His photos were all over the magazines of the 1990s and early 2000s, and he captured some of the most legendary tricks done during that time period. He was the guy who disguised himself as a mechanic in order to poach a picture of Danny Way skating a new ramp. Towards the end of his career, he allegedly would only be interested in photographing skating if there was a possibility of death; there's a story of a time when Arto Saari was skating the Franklin High School 18-stair rail, and Sturt asked him to stop so he could take his picture because "you never know when someone is about to die".
As far as I can tell, the photo feature by Sturt in the August 2004 issue of Transworld is the largest singular piece of media about him that exists. I was lucky enough to be gifted this magazine by Steve Nesser last week during a visit to Familia HQ, and I chose this issue almost entirely because of the DHS article. And although it does little to demystify Sturt, it's still really, really interesting to read and look at. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I did.
Words & photos by Daniel Harold Sturt (obviously).
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