If you all didn’t know, Joe “mamma jamma” Solancho was our photographer for Interbike 2008. I’ve seen Joe’s pro work on his website JS3Images and he’s got a pretty impressive resume. He’s shot photos for Nathan Rennie, Brian Lopes and many more.

If you’ve seen our Flickr gallery, then you’ll see the quality work he does. Before the show, I had bought some new aviator glasses since I had lost my last pair. This time I wanted to add some flair to my aviators, rather than getting the gold frame and dark lenses, I went with silver frames and silver lenses. At the show we were hanging out at the Media Center and I had asked Joe if he does portraits, he confidently said, “(expletive)…Please!”

So here are my exclusive JS3Images Photoshoot in Vegas….

Heck he even took one of Moe…

Joe has some style…one of my favorite photos he took was of the Niner WFO.

So if you’re interested in having Joe snap photos of you send your requests to info@mtnbikeriders.com

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It brings us great pleasure to introduce our newest Staffer for MtnBikeRiders.com, Joe Solancho.

Joe comes to us from a busy mountain bike racing season. He’s competed in and in many occasions placed in races like the Team Big Bear Challenge in San Dimas, Ca., Southridge USA, Fontana, Keyesville Classic, and the Sea Otter Classic. Joe is a seasoned XC/DH and Super D rider/racer. He’s also a professional sports photographer in which he owns JS3 Images Action Photography. He’s had assignments where he’s covered mixed martial arts events, mountain bike races, concerts and more.

We asked Joe to become part of the crew due to the fact that he is super cool, he’s also a well rounded rider. We liked that he was a regular…Joe(no pun intended) and he was also a pretty good racer. Best of all, he’s Filipino! Mabuhay!

With all that said, please welcome Joe Solancho!

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