Sunday, September 30, 2012
Skateboarders invaded Decatur for a good cause on Sunday, Hundreds of boarders participated in the 2012 SkaterAid event. Originally started as a fundraiser for a local skateboarder’s family after he was diagnosed with cancer, the money raised now goes to the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children’s Butterfly Fund. I photographed the event for a Three of a Kind photo feature for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Nathan Weiss participates in the kick flip contest during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Otis Williams flies through the air as he jumps his skateboard between two ramps during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
A skater looses his board as he tries to land a jump during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
SkaterAid attracted well over 100 skateboarders from the metro Atlanta area to participate in the fundraiser for the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children’s Butterfly Fund on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Nyree Morrison flies through the air as he jumps his skateboard between two ramps during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Travis Love flies through the air as he jumps his skateboard between two ramps during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Skaters hold onto their boards as they wait for their turn in the kick flip contest during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Bands perform on stage during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Sue Walker looks at different skateboards at the deck art auction during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Skateboard decks turned into pieces of art hang on the walls of the auction house during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Skateboard decks turned into pieces of art hang on the walls of the auction house during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Ettie Wurtzel places a bid on one of the skateboard decks turned art pieces during the auction for SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Skateboard decks turned into pieces of art hang on the walls of the auction house during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Skateboard decks turned into pieces of art hang on the walls of the auction house during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Nico Allen participates in the kick flip contest during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Keon Foster participates in the kick flip contest during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Axel Rubil participates in the kick flip contest during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Ben Hunsinger participates in the kick flip contest during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Skateboarders participate in the kick flip contest during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Ryder Howard tries to skate up one of the many ramps set up during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Kaylin Zollicoffer flies through the air as he jumps his skateboard between two ramps during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
James Stevenson flies through the air as he jumps his skateboard between two ramps during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Jesse Click flies through the air as he jumps his skateboard between two ramps during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Jesse Click flies through the air as he jumps his skateboard between two ramps during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Keon Foster rides his skateboard off of a ramp during SkaterAid in Decatur on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Travis Love is the BOMB!!!