Instagram gives you a peek in the life of professional skateboarders

One cool thing about Instagram is that it gives us the ability to approach the life of people we admire through their visual records.

If you're a fan of someone, you can look at snapshots of that person’s everyday life and, in a way, see the world through the eyes of your heroes.

In the world of professional skateboarding, several athletes have renowned accounts on Instagram.

There, they record sessions, post pictures of old rides, appear alongside other legends of sport and register time spent in different cities, competitions and autograph gatherings around the world.

If you like to skate, check the list below of some of the greatest skaters in the world and their Instagram accounts and take a peek into the daily lives of several generations of professionals.

Bob Burnquist

Daewon Song

Killian Martin

Mike Vallely

Nyjah Huston

Pedro Barros

Sandro Dias

Stacy Peralta

Steve Caballero

Sergie Ventura

Tony Hawk

Christian Hosoi

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, LA Skateboarding Examiner

Like other fellow Brazilian skaters living in SoCal these days, before coming to US, Luiz paid his dues in his home country. After publishing his own fanzine, he got hired by local Yeah! magazine as a photographer and writer. A year later, he got picked up by Skatin' and soon became its award...

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