Quick 10: Fat Tony

"Angry self-iPhone-portrait upon arriving in Indianapolis where the temperature was in the low teens after having left Long Beach where it was in the 70s and sunny. I fucking hate the cold."



Birth Name?
Adam Christopher Taylor

Age?
27

What got you into photography?
Shooting photos of the Statue Of Liberty on a fifth grade family vacation.

How long have you been working for Ride BMX?
Since July of 2006, so a little more than three and a half years.

How long have you been riding?
I took the training wheels off in first grade or so, then saw Rad in second or third grade and got hooked for life. I got a little more serious about riding around ninth grade, but I never really rode a ramp until I graduated high school.

What are you working on right now?
Exporting a video from this past weekend's flatland contest in Indianapolis, an art piece for a show to help raise money for a friend's roller derby league, three bike checks for the Ride site, three video edits for the Ride site, a video for Dan's Comp, unpacking from Indy, packing for Estonia, and trying to catch up on sleep! All that, plus the ongoing list of goals I have written out for 2010, my five year goals, and my lifetime goals. And of course, continually working on getting mo money and mo bitches.

Who do you like shooting with, and why?
Terry Adams. He's the closest friend I've ever had, always fun to be around, super easy to work with, willing to do anything and ride anywhere, and is always on the same page as I am.

What camera do you shoot with the most?
Currently a Canon 5D Mark II, but I've only had it for two months. Before that I used a Canon 20D for the past five years or so. I also have a Canon Rebel G for black and white film, but rarely use it. Then there's an old Canon EOS-1 that I is in the back of my closet in case I need to shoot a sequence. But I don't think the battery holds a charge and I don't have a charger for it.

How many times have you had sex this week?
If it was two girls at once, is that two times or only one?

Favorite bike company?
I've never been one to pick favorites (bike company, colors, or anything else for that matter). Just about every bike company has something good. Plus, I work for a media outlet so I have to stay unbiased, haha. I ride a Federal because they had the specs and color I wanted at the time and I was able to get it for free.

Fat Tony freestyle:
What does that mean? Like make a freestyle rap? I'm not into hip-hop, am bad at coming up with catching things on the fly, and can't keep a beat to save my first unborn child... So I'll pass on freestylin'.


"Jeff Zielinski was set up at this Euro gap to shoot some photos of KC Badger and Jason Owens in Phoenix last year and I was able to squeeze out a 180 up the thing to get a photo too."


you've ALL seen one of his pictures.