Quick Facts
Biography
Joe Brook (born 1972) is an American photographer. Brook has been a Staff Photographer for Thrasher Magazine for over 20 years.
Early life
Brook grew up skateboarding in Detroit and moved to San Francisco at the end of high school with $500, a duffel bag, and a skateboard. Soon after arriving to the city, Brooks moved into 824 Hyde St. an unofficial San Francisco skate hostel where Brooks would live for 15 years.
Photography career
Brook has photographed skateboarding for over 20 years, working for magazines such as Slap, Thrasher, and Juxtapoz.
Brook drives a van painted with an the American flag called 'Big Blue' which he has crossed America countless times in. In 2011, éS released a Joe Brook colorway of their Square Two Fusion shoe to honor Brook's contributions to skateboarding.
In 2016, Brook showed 20 years of skate photography at the Growlery in a show titled: DEFINING A DISTANCE. Tommy Guerrero performed at the opening.