"It took me some years to realize it, but I have taken my unspectacular style of skateboarding with me into my photographic approach. I was always happier with a long, smooth tail-slide than with a flailing, spinning 360. Just as now I am happier with photographs that carry me along for a while than with those that jump out and scream for attention. When I dream of skateboarding, I’m Mike McGill. When I dream of photographing, I’m Robert Adams."

Andrew Phelps in his photo-book 720 (Two Times Around).