C. R. Stecyk III explained

Craig R. Stecyk III (born 1950^[1]) is an American artist, writer, photojournalist, and filmmaker who has documented and influenced the surf, skate, and snowboarding cultures.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Biography

A Southern California native, Stecyk is known for his photographs of the 1970s and '80s, and for documenting surfing and skateboarding culture, including articles for Skateboarder Magazine in the mid-1970s describing the innovative developments of the Z-Boys skateboarding team.^[5]

In 1972, Jeff Ho, Skip Engblom, and Stecyk opened a surf shop called Jeff Ho and Zephyr Surfboard Productions in Santa Monica, California.^[6]

Stecyk co-wrote the 2001 award-winning documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys with Stacy Peralta. Pablo Schreiber plays Stecyk in the 2005 film Lords of Dogtown.

He co-wrote the book Dogtown and Z-Boys with Glen E. Friedman, published in 2019.^[7]

Publications

• Dogtown – The Legend of the Z-Boys, C.R. Stecyk III & Glen E. Friedman, Burning Flags Press, 2000,

Notes and References

1. Web site: June 22, 2020. An Excerpt From Joe Donnelly's L.A. Man: "Understanding Craig Stecyk". April 10, 2018.
2. News: Understanding Craig Stecyk. July 22, 2019. Longreads. September 13, 2019. en-US.
3. Book: Surfing San Onofre to Point Dume, 1936-1942. James. Donald H. Stecyk. Craig R. 2008. T. Adler Books. 9781933045818. Santa Barbara (Calif.). English. 800911092.
4. Book: Bunker Spreckels: surfing's divine prince of decadence. Spreckels. Bunker. Stecyk. Craig R. Brewer. Art. 2007. Taschen. 9783822853382. Hong Kong; Köln; Paris. 470947188.
5. Web site: April 25, 2012. C R Stecyk III - A Prophet. September 13, 2019. Huck Magazine. en-US.
6. Web site: The Z-Boys: The Skateboarding Pioneers of Dogtown. Cave. Steve. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200814172450/https://www.liveabout.com/the-true-story-of-dogtown-3002227 . August 14, 2020 .
7. Book: Dogtown: the legend of the Z-Boys. Stecyk. Craig. Friedman. Glen E. 2019. Akashic Books . 9781617756993. English. 1055914862.