by NY Skateboarding | Mar 16, 2018 | News
Charlie Samuels will be premiering his documentary VIRGIN BLACKTOP: a New York skate odyssey tomorrow as part of the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival. If you’re anywhere near Morro Bay, CA. definitely go check it out. Tickets available here, new...
by NY Skateboarding | Apr 14, 2016 | Daily Blog, News
The Wizards were a group of NY Skaters from the suburbs in 1977. Five Wizards placed in national skateboard events and one went on to be New York City’s first pro skateboarder, Joe Humeres. Virgin Blacktop is a documentary in the works by photographer Charlie Samuels...
by NY Skateboarding | Jan 7, 2015 | Shops, Spots & Parks
Photos & Story by Charlie Samuels It was the late 1970’s. I was 15 and in love for the first time with a magic device of artistic expression — my G&S Fibreflex skateboard. Sometimes I’d lay my cheek on the blacktop and marvel at my translucent red...
by NY Skateboarding | Jul 16, 2014 | Exclusives, Features, Interviews, Videos & Photos
NYSB contributor and OG skate photographer Charlie Samuels is working on a new documentary titled “Virgin Blacktop” which focuses on a crew of skateboarders raised in the suburbs of NYC. We were interested in the new project so we caught up with him for a...
by NY Skateboarding | Mar 13, 2014 | Features, Videos & Photos
Supreme’s latest drop features an iconic photo of NYC skateboarding legend – Harold Hunter which was shot by Charlie Samuels back in 1989. We caught up with Charlie and asked for a little backstory behind the photo, here’s what he had to say. Summer...
by NY Skateboarding | Nov 13, 2013 | Features, NY Events
Photos & Story by Charlie Samuels A brigade of paddy wagons, helmeted riot police, cop cars, cop scooters, 3-wheeled what-cha-ma-call-its, orange plastic fencing (for wrapping us up), movable metal fencing and the ultimate visual police aid of them all — a...
by NY Skateboarding | Feb 19, 2012 | Videos & Photos
NYC skateboarding legend Harold Hunter passed away 6 years ago this past Friday so we’re posting this week’s Sunday Scan in his memory. This photo of Harold skitching on a classic NYC 80’s cab was shot by Charlie Samuels back in 1986 and is also...
by NY Skateboarding | Nov 30, 2011 | Features, News
Today we’re proud to present the latest in our series of guest posts. (Interested in writing for NYSB? Drop us an email.) Here, New York O.G. photographer/skateboarder Charlie Samuels tells his firsthand account of what it takes to get a local government to...
by NY Skateboarding | Jan 20, 2011 | Interviews, News, Product
Taji has another great interview up on the Full Bleed blog, this time with photographer Charlie...
