{{short description|American photographer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Joe Brook | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = 1972 | birth_place = Detroit, MI | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Skateboarding photographer | years_active = 1990–present | website = {{URL|www.joebrook.com}} | children = Abby Brook Archer Brook }} '''Joe Brook''' (born 1972) is an American photographer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leica-camera.blog/2013/10/15/rolling-through-the-shadows-joe-brook/|title=Rolling Through the Shadows: Joe Brook|publisher=Leica}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/spitfire-s-ykwtfgo-article/|title=Spitfire's "YKWTFGO" Article|last1=Brook|first1=Joe|last2=Beres|first2=Rye|website=Thrasher|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Davis|first=Larry|date=November 2020|title=Joe Brook - photographer interview|journal=Skate Jawn|volume=58}}</ref> He has been a staff photographer for ''Thrasher Magazine'' for over 20 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northskatemag.com/new-blog/joe-brook|title=Joe Brook|website=North|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lomography.com/magazine/306800-skate-photographer-joe-brook-shoots-with-the-petzval-lens|title=Lomography - Skate Photographer Joe Brook Shoots with the Petzval Lens|website=www.lomography.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/legends-of-skateboarding-san-francisco-s-finest-with-iconic-skate-photographer-joe-brook/|title=Juxtapoz Magazine - Legends of Skateboarding: San Francisco's Finest With Iconic Skate Photographer Joe Brook|website=www.juxtapoz.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://artandseek.org/2018/10/31/the-second-skateboarding-and-old-school-camerawork-documentary-from-exploredinary-is-here/|title=The Second Skateboarding-And-Old-School-Camerawork Documentary From Exploredinary Is Here|date=2018-10-31|website=Art&Seek|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Brook grew up riding bmx and later on found a passion for skateboarding in Detroit and moved to San Francisco at the end of high school with $500 from his bmx bikes that he sold, a duffel bag, and a skateboard.<ref name="thegrowlery">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thegrowlery.org/events/2016/3/18/joe-brook-defining-a-distance|title=Joe Brook: Defining a Distance|website=The Growlery|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> Soon after arriving to the city, He moved into 824 Hyde Street, an unofficial San Francisco skate hostel where Brook would live for 15 years.<ref name="thegrowlery"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hufworldwide.com/blog/a-conversation-with-joe-brook-street-canoe|title=A Conversation with Joe Brook // Street Canoe|last=Worldwide|first=Huf|date=2011-10-13|website=BLOG {{!}} HUF Worldwide // Est. 2002 // DBC|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref>
While living in San Francisco, Brook took photo classes at City College of San Francisco and spent time skating with acclaimed local skate filmers and photographers including Aaron Meza, Gabe Morford, Bryce Kanights, and Dave Metty.<ref name=":0" />
== Photography career == Brook was introduced to photographer and magazine editor Lance Dawes by Aaron Meza, while Brook also became friends with Mark Whiteley from the local SF skate scene.<ref name=":0" /> After a few years of learning the craft, Brook began contributing to Slap magazine, run by Dawes and Whiteley.<ref name=":0" /> When Dawes announced he was moving to Los Angeles and leaving his role at Slap, Dawes and Whiteley asked Brook if he wanted to be a photo editor and photographer for Slap.<ref name=":0" />
Brook has photographed skateboarding for over 30 years, working for magazines including ''Slap,'' ''Thrasher,'' and ''Juxtapoz.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.juxtapoz.com/tag/joe-brook/|title=Juxtapoz Magazine - Displaying items by tag: joe brook|website=www.juxtapoz.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sidewalkmag.com/skateboard-news/bs-tg-joe-brook-part-2.html|title=Part 2 of Joe Brook on BS With TG|website=Sidewalk Skateboarding|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref>
Brook drives a van painted with an American flag called 'Big Blue' which he has crossed America many times in.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/trash/bs-with-tg-joe-brook/|title=BS With TG: Joe Brook|website=Thrasher|language=en|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/10-skate-photographers-to-follow-on-instagram|title=10 skate lensmasters you should follow on Instagram!|website=Red Bull|language=en|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> In 2011, éS released a Joe Brook colorway of their Square Two Fusion shoe to honor his contributions to skateboarding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/action/skateboarding/news/story?id=6765746|title=Photog Brook gets signature éS shoe and book|date=2011-07-13|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref>
In 2016, Brook showed 20 years of skate photography at the Growlery in a show titled ''Defining a Distance.''<ref name="thegrowlery"/> Tommy Guerrero performed at the opening.<ref name="thegrowlery"/>
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== External links == * [https://bitchslapmag.com/blog/2013/12/14/the-photographer-series-joe-brook/ Bitch Slap Mag: the photographer series Joe Brook/]
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