
In this episode, professional skateboarder and photographer Jerry Hsu discusses his life, career, and the intersection of skateboarding and art.
Episode 113 with Jerry Hsu, professional skateboarder and photographer from San José, California. Together we discussed his life and career, from growing up in San José and picking up his first board in the early 90’s, connecting with local pros such as Marc Johnson who helped him get on Maple Skateboards and later on Enjoi, Osiris days, his iconic “Bag of suck” part, his thoughts on music in skate videos, diving deep into art and photography in the mid-2010’s which led him to start his brand Sci-Fi Fantasy, first as an art project which eventually turned into a board brand, to releasing their first full-length video “Endless Beauty” in the summer of 2025 and much more through surprise questions from friends of his. (00:13) – Intro (01:25) – Will Sprot (08:10) – Shawn Mandoli (16:24) – Chris Pastras (22:28) – Ray Barbee (26:14) – Mike Crabtree (30:39) – Ed Dominick (33:47) – Dave Mayhew (42:06) – Caswell Berry (43:33) – Kyle Camarillo (50:14) – Mark Whiteley (01:05:24) – Music supervision in “Endless beauty” (01:12:48) – Jonathan Mehring (01:17:31) – Javier Mendizabal (01:21:33) – Ryan Lay (01:26:24) – Katina Danabassis (01:27:43) – Yasi Salek (01:31:14) – Ted Barrow (01:42:04) –…
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Beyond Boards podcast page.