Berlin hosted the The Gonz 15 Years of adidas Exhibition and Film Premiere to honor the most influential skateboarder of all time, Mark Gonzales as he celebrates 15 years with adidas.

To mark this special anniversary, adidas skateboarding brought together six prominent photographers and three iconic filmers who have been fortunate to have watched Mark and witnessed his skateboarding antics over that past 15 years. Gabe Morford, Joe Brook, Skin Phillips, Brian Gaberman, Benjamin Deberdt and Sem Rubio tell Mark’s story through their lenses along with Eric Noren, Dan Wolfe, and Torsten Frank, who share their Gonz moments in the Retrospective film. The Gebr.Quakatz galley in Kreutzberg was taken over by specially invited guests who came to pay homage to the living legend. At 8pm the movie premiere is said to have brought tears to grown men’s eyes, but emotions were quickly back to normal as everyone relaxed into the evenings antics, tested out the Gonz taco truck and in general pretty much had an awesome time.

“When all the elements align, some nights are not just another night. Berlin was one of those.” Benjamin Deberdt

“It was really fun! There was a lot of footage in the movie that I had never seen before and even tricks that I didn’t realize that had done.” Mark Gonzales

Gonz artwork

Signed limited edition Gonz prints that were given away to guests.

Benjamin Deberdt

Mark Gonzales & Joe Brook

Roderigo TX, Raul Navarro & Benny Fairfax

Anthony Claravall, Jan Kliewer & Jeff Landi

Roderigo TX & Marcel Veldman

Mark Gonzales & Lem Villemin

Chad Muska

Joe Brook & Marcel Veldman

Gonz & Titus

Phil Anderson, Lem Villemin & Torsten Frank

The Gonz Taco van

Mark Nickels

Torsten Frank & Benny Fairfax

The Premiere of the 15 years of Gonz Movie

The Premiere of the 15 years of Gonz Movie

The Premiere of the 15 years of Gonz Movie

Mark Gonzales, Skin Phillips & Jim Greco

Jess Weinstein, Mark Gonzales & Tia

Gonz & Greco

Greco with the 15 years of adidas crew, Benjamin Deberdt, Skin Phillips, Mark Gonzales & Jo Brook

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