Rhino (photographer)

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Chris Rooney, known as Rhino, is a goofy-footed American skateboarder and skate photographer from Boston, MA. [1] [2] Rhino has received critical acclaim for his photography of skateboarding. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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Photography career

Rhino got his first photo in Thrasher magazine in 1999. [8] Rhino has been a staff photographer at Thrasher magazine since 2005. [8] [9]

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