Diego Valdez Photography

Thus Far Premier

2008-01-15T17:45:00.000-08:00

Last weekend Nate Dean was visiting sterling so he could premiere his new video. Here are some photos from the premiere and a few from the weekend.

Nate - back board

Nate - Ollie

Derek - Switch Heelflip (no land, yet)

THE PREMIERE

Park View Battle of the Bands

2007-06-23T22:10:00.000-07:00

Alright, its about 130 am and im very tired, my photoshop fucked up for about a week so im finally giving everyone they're pictures. Sorry if i spelled something wrong.

victim of a keel hauling

Greenthorn Killings

My niggiest of nigs Kyle's Band

October Or Nothing

Rise Of Icarus

Skateboarding!

2007-05-03T19:16:00.000-07:00

I've been slacking on shooting skateboarding lately, but i finally got new slaves and i just tested them out throughout the week. Heres some pictures.

Steve J - Ollie

And this kid

Rory - Half Cab at Hips

Steve J - Ollie at Hips

Steve J - SW Flip at Hips

Steve J - Ollie over rail/hubba

Nova All-Stars II - ROI

2007-05-01T18:08:00.000-07:00

This Sunday Rise of Icarus played at the Nova All-Stars Festival, and from my opinion they were the best i saw there. Heres some pictures

Richmond Trip

2007-04-02T20:21:00.000-07:00

Last weekend i took a trip to Richmond with Steve and Rory. We drove up there to meet up with Smitty who had been staying with his dad for spring break. The trip had some ups and downs, mostly ups. Heres what went down.

Rory - ollie

Smitty zipp'n a rocknroll

steve - back 50 drop out

Rory and Matt

Read the Sign!

cant go without his paper

hes ready

steve getting snazzy at the hidden bank

Ouch

impure!

to much

Everyone downtown

Getting Ready Long Drive

Steve's Pole Jam Somewhere..

Steve's massive ollie

St. Patrick's Day

2007-03-21T20:45:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday i first met up with Stephen Timms and Chrispy. We drove to fairfax skated some parking garages and got some food. Soon after, me and Steve Jefferson set up to go to Charm City Skate Park. After that me and Stephen went back to my house to print out our waivers. We waited for Steve and Rory to Arrive so they could pick us up and we would be on our way. We drove for about an Hour and a half and finally gottremely crowded and everything was set up too tight. I Barely got to skate but Steven Jefferson Pulled some Stuff off. First He nollied the 9 set easy, then he nollie 180'd down it. I started shooting as soon as he started trying the nollie 180 heel. He got really close a few times but couldnt put it down.

After that we all decided to head back to sterling and try to find a party or something back around home. We left the skate park, loaded up the car, got some gas and started driving another long stretch. Steve stopped a few times on the highway so i could try and get a few pictures of Baltimore's landscape, a few come out alright. to the skate park. When i got there i realized how shitty the park really was, it was ex

When i went back into the car we continued on our trip back home.

While we were driving back we Realized that it was taking a lot longer than we took the way there. We didn't bother to print out directions home because its pretty easy to read directions back to somewhere. Anyways we ended up in Alexandria (really south of Sterling). We decided to take i-95 back to DC and find our way home from there.

Stephen Timms getting aggravated at Rory

We got to DC at around 8 pm and decided to just skate Convention Center, grab a bite to eat and call it a day. We Ate at Ruby Tuesday Right next to china town and Had some really great food to end our GREAT day.

White kids in Ruby's

Skate In The Center III

2007-03-12T19:57:00.000-07:00

This years Skate In The Center was just as fun as all the pasts, a great new feature added this month was the highest and longest ollie contest. It was very a very fun time. Everyone who i took pictures of individually will get theres soon.

Rory and Tony

getting ready for the ollie contest

Nathan

Sam

Justin

DC's Rockers

2007-02-19T09:26:00.002-08:00

Last Night i went to The Rock and Roll hotel/930 club to see my brothers band October or Nothing. Unfortunately i forgot my battery for my normal camera so i had to use my uncles canon. I wasn't really my format but they still killed it. Heres some pics.

Killer Sunday Show

2007-02-15T20:43:00.000-08:00

Last Sunday i went up to the community center to check out some bands, all the bands i saw killed it. Here are some pictures of who was there and what went down.

Rise of Icarus

Necktie Party

Condemned to Destruction

Windy Wednesdays

2007-02-07T19:53:00.000-08:00

I got out of school today, so i went out skating. I met up with Stephen and we set a couple of things at the middle school court. He got a few new tricks. Then I met up with Joe and Rory and went to the rock, in which i met Steve J, Stephen and Nathan. It pretty much sucked there tonight.

Steve - blunt 180

Nathan - fs flip

Skate In The Center II

2007-01-22T20:36:00.000-08:00

Last weekend was the second skate in the center event, and it was even more successful. Everything went great it was triple the turn out. Heres some of what went down.

Joe - killing it

Tony - 360 flip tail grab

everyone who was there

Steezy Saturday Nights

2007-01-13T21:33:00.000-08:00

Tonight i met up with Joe, Rory, And Steve. This is what went down.

Joe - No Comply Wall Ride

Joe - Boneless Wall Ride

Steve and his i pod commercial

Rise of Icarus

2007-01-07T16:12:00.000-08:00

Yesterday i went to the band festival at the community center, many bands killed it including Rise of Icarus, and October or Nothing. Here are some pictures i got of ROI. CLICK ON THEM TO SUPERSIZE

2007-01-05T22:46:00.000-08:00

Tonight i went and shot photos for my brothers band. Check it

October Or Nothing

Sad Saturdays

2006-12-30T20:46:00.000-08:00

This morning i met up with Stephen and Joe to have a good downtown day. We headed out of Sterling towards DC, on the way we stopped in Tysons Corner to skate the the brick quarter pipe. Then we Continued on to DC. We Arrived downtown at around 130 and figured to warm up at Pulaski. We walked up to to main ledge when out of nowhere park police came. Me and Joe just started walking back to the car since we didn't even skate yet, we were only walking. Park Police stopped us and gave us tickets also confiscating our skateboards. Steve luckily walked on the other side of Pulaski and got off Scott free. After all of this we go back to Joe's car to find out that he has locked his keys in his car. We had two hobos help us get inside by using they're trusty coat hangers. While this was happening we asked a cop to come just to make sure they don't jack the car. We got inside and gave them a few bucks. Then we headed back to sterling.

Fuck Park Police

Me Joe and Stephen

Downtown Wednesdays

2006-12-27T20:29:00.000-08:00

Today i met up with Stephen, Joe, and Rory and headed to downtown D.C. When we first arrived we went to courthouse for a warm up, then we went to welfare where we got a 10 minute sesh, And ended the day at Pulaski. I Bought a 20 dollar Slave at Ritz in the morning and struggled with it through out the day. CLICK ON THE PICTURES TO MAKE THEM BIGGER

Stephen - Nollie Big Heel

Rock Show

2006-12-23T09:29:00.000-08:00

Last night i went to the Sterling Community Center to enjoy a great night of great bands. Mercutio In Arms, Condemned To Destruction, Rise Of Icarus, and Necktie Party all did incredibly awesome. Here are some pictures from the show. CLICK ON THE PICTURES TO SUPER SIZE THEM!

MERCUTIO IN ARMS

Condemned To Destruction

Rise Of Icarus

Necktie Party

Sunny Sundays

2006-12-18T19:49:00.000-08:00

After a busy weekend i met up with Stephen and Tony in the morning to go shoot at airbus, tony got a sick ollie down a ledge drop. We took it easy for the rest of the afternoon, later at night i met up again with Stephen and got some food. Then we met up with Pd and Sean to get some pictures at Burlington and Park View.

Sean

Tony

Skate In The Center

2006-12-12T18:07:00.000-08:00

Last weekend Elite Boardshop sponsored the first ever "skating in the center" event, it was a huge turn out in all of the age groups and everyone had a good time.

Here are some pictures of what went down .(click on them onto a new window to make them bigger)

Stephen

Tony

Joe

Corey

Sean

Rory

Sean C

Jimmy

Brett

Taylor

Steve

Marc

Nathan

Burlington Night

2006-12-11T20:30:00.000-08:00

Tonight i met up with Rory and Stephen a burlington, I basically gave up on my fisheye untill i get a better one because the pictures come out terrible. Heres a shot i got with a the long lens.

Stephen - Ollie

Chilly Falls

2006-12-07T19:31:00.000-08:00

Tonight headed out with Stephen, Tony and Chrispy, we first went to pot falls for a warm up spot and figured it was extremely cold to stay out. So we got some left got some food and we all parted our separate ways. Here are some pictures i got.

Tony - Back 180

Stephen - SS Front Shuv

Tony - Hardflip

All Day homies

2006-12-05T17:34:00.000-08:00

Last weekend i went out and got pictures with some homies from an all new skate shop called All Day located in Leesburg.

Stephen - Kickflip

Brett - Ollie

Sean - Back 180

Sean - Lipslide

Brett - Invert

Brett - Method Air

Omar - Back Smith

Josh - Kickflip

Jimmy - Hardflip