Book: For the Love of Skateboarding

"For the Love of Skateboarding" is more than just a book about skateboarding. It’s the story of a dream, a camera, a skateboard, and the search for the people who have shaped skate culture.

Swedish photographer Daniel Månsson takes us from his childhood fascination with skateboarding to Los Angeles, where he went with the goal of becoming a skateboarding photographer and capturing portraits of some of the sport’s biggest names. The list included legends like Tony Hawk, Tony Alva, and Tom Penny—but the road to getting there was far from straightforward.

The result is a personal journey through the history, culture, and people of skateboarding. A story about daring to follow your own path, about creativity, setbacks, and that love for skateboarding that never really goes away.

Daniel Månsson is an award-winning Swedish photographer whose images have been published in Vanity Fair, The New York Times, and The Economist, among others. His previous book, *Faces of Skateboarding* (2005), established him as a photographer and storyteller within the international skateboarding culture.

*For the Love of Skateboarding* is a must-read for anyone who grew up with a skateboard under their feet—or simply wants to understand why a wooden board with four wheels can mean so much.

• Author: Daniel Månsson
• 220 pages
• Paperback
• Language: English
• Published: 2026