Ishod Wair

Ishod Wair nollie back heelflips down sets of stairs that I would be exhausted walking down. From Since Day One in 2011, he has been one of my favorite skaters, which is humiliating, really. I am twenty nine years old, and when you think about it, having a favorite skater as an adult is an embarrassingly childish thing. Even more embarrassing, Ishod is only thirty one. My favorite skater is only two years older than me. It’d be so much better if he were old and decrepit, but we were in high school at the same time. While I was learning to tailslide, Ishod was having his Real part remixed by Quartersnacks. What a horrible, horrible feeling. 

Anyway, I’ve tucked my shame away and swallowed my pride long enough to elect to have him featured here in our twenty year anniversary issue as one of our twenty favorite people, because he is, and for many reasons. Ishod is not only exceedingly, devastatingly good at skating; he’s also begun to delve into another favorite hobby of ours: photography. It isn’t uncommon for people in skating and surfing to give photography a go. However, what separates Ishod from the others who make the foyer is that his photos aren’t shit. In fact, they’re quite good. I reckon he’s one of those people who are good at everything. Oh, to be blessed. Unfortunately we aren’t that, so we have to settle for being blessed by his presence, his pristine nollie flip, and this interview.