Mike Carroll – Switch 360 flip
© Mike Blabac
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10 Photos From Mike Blabac's Legendary Library

Forced to evacuate his house due to nearby fires, Blabac found a box full of unpublished gems.
By Nate Hoppes
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A few months ago, legendary skate photographer Mike Blabac was forced to evacuate his house due to nearby San Diego fires.
Every piece of film he ever shot was in there. "After my kids and the animals were safe, I quickly grabbed all the film I could. After sorting through a box of images I realized there are so many unpublished images I've shot over the years that are now amazing to look back at," Mike said looking back on that day. "I'm glad I've kept everything even if they didn't make it into the pages of a magazine at the time"
Here are scans of 10 of those photographs.
Chris Roberts – Frontside noseslide

Chris Roberts – Frontside noseslide

© Mike Blabac

Drake Jones

Drake Jones

© Mike Blabac

Justin Girard – Frontside ollie

Justin Girard – Frontside ollie

© Mike Blabac

Josh Kalis, Jason Dill and AVE

Josh Kalis, Jason Dill and AVE

© Mike Blabac

Mike Carroll – Switch 360 flip

© Mike Blabac

Tim Gavin, Mike Carroll, Eric Koston & Rick Howard

© Mike Blabac

Keenan Milton – Switch frontside noseslide

© Mike Blabac

Markus Brown – Backside 180

© Mike Blabac

Rick Howard – Frontside ollie

© Mike Blabac

Getting the good angles

© Mike Blabac

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