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Chris Mitchell is an action sports photographer and journalist who grew up in Los Angeles. He was a senior at UCLA (BA Sociology with an emphasis on Abnormal Psychology) when he started his first magazine, an inline skating title, and sold it to Sports & Fitness Publishing (who sold it to Emap, who sold it to Petersen, who sold it to Primedia). Within a few years, he was working on five titles within The Surfer Group. He continues to work closely with a number of publications and websites, as well as event and TV production companies like ESPN, ASA Entertainment and Lifelounge. He is a recognized expert in action sports, and as such, has stunt coordinated dozens of productions, including Batman and Robin, Brink! and Airborne. He is also the Chairman of the International Inline Stunt Federation for the advancement of extreme skating as a healthy and safe activity. After retiring from Disney World in Orlando, Florida, he moved back to Los Angeles, where he currently surfs as often as possible.