“Lucian Hendrickse, Reverse Sad Eggplant, Brighton, October 1987” says the caption. This would have been a skater’s choice, not a photographer’s one. I would have ignored this as too dark and moody. Just as well that the skater-viewpoint always won the day. One for the obsessives: note that the R.a.D logo on the centre spread…

Caption: This started out as a Method Air. Lucian’s determination to push for the ultimate in contrortion totally transforms the move. The result is so extreme it looks like a Japan. There’s lots of good skaters at South Bank. Floyd Reid for example is a really good bank skater, but everyone just hangs out all…

Two things come out of this for me now, Lucian’s very acute perception of the state of skateboarding in Britain just as it was about to go big-time again, and his sense of frustration. Wanting it and not wanting it. There were some very knowing sound-bites: “Publicity and money changes — everything. I’d like to…

“High powered skating. Lucian’s Madonnas are FAST and HIGH. This one over the channel at the Brighton ramp screams agression and style.” The caption says everything.

At last… And what a ramp to be reminded of as well. Lucian Hendrickse has been skating most of his life. He started as a little kid and he never stopped. In that time he’s seen, done and said a lot.