Atiba Jefferson

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Atiba Jefferson
Born (1976-07-02) July 2, 1976 (age 48)
Occupation(s)Skateboarder, photographer
Website atibaphoto.com

Atiba Jefferson (born July 2, 1976) is an American photographer and skateboarder. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Photography career

Jefferson has photographed skateboarding extensively for over 20 years, working for skate magazines such as Slap, Thrasher, Juxtapoz, Transworld, and many others. Jefferson is currently a staff photographer for Thrasher Magazine. [5] In addition to skateboarding photography, Jefferson works as a commercial photographer shooting portraiture and lifestyle advertisements for clients such as the NBA, Nike, and many others. [6] In addition to skateboarding photography, Jefferson has an interest in basketball and music photography. He is also part owner of the American Football House. [7]

Jefferson was featured in the video games Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 , Skate 2 and Skate 3 .

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  5. Chops (February 7, 2019). "chrome ball interview #125: atiba jefferson". the chrome ball incident. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  6. "TheDeafWord: Atiba Jefferson Interview - Deaf Lens Skateboarding". deaflens.net. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  7. Grison, Sandro (August 14, 2015). "Atiba Jefferson Is Not Sorry For Partying". Vice. Retrieved October 23, 2019.

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