Lance Dawes is an American skateboarder, photographer, writer, studio director, co-founder and former editor-in-chief of Slap Magazine.
[5] In his late teens, Dawes became a sponsored skateboarder for Dogtown, Vans and Independent Trucks.
[5] While in school, Dawes worked as a darkroom tech and stat operator at Thrasher Magazine from October 1990 to January 1992.
[3] In 1999, after running the magazine for seven years, Lance Dawes moved down to Los Angeles and left his position as editor-in-chief.
[3] Dawes' photography has appeared in a range of campaigns and publications, from ESPN, The Washington Post, The Associated Press, Getty Images, Warner Music, Atlantic Records, Panasonic, Vans, Nike, Juxtapoz magazine, Flywheels, and Skateboarder Magazine.