Artists in Focus: Mike Lynch, Founder of Imperfects

San Diego’s got no culture. San Diego is a tourist town. San Diego is a nice place to retire.

Meanwhile, cranking away under those well-worn clichés, the city’s creative edge is its best-kept secret. San Diego Magazine and Sony Electronics have partnered to tell the stories of the people building that culture from the ground up. 

First up: Mike Lynch, founder of San Diego’s Imperfects

“San Diego is a cultural sleeping giant.”

Mike Lynch made a name for himself by finding the crook in the straight line. Born and raised in San Diego, he skated the beach town alleys, surfed his brains out. He rode the same boards we all did. But when you stare at something long enough, you see other potentials. So he set up in garages, strapped on the mask, and remixed the classic shape. His funky, asymmetrical boards looked like mistakes, and rode like a dream.

He called ‘em Imperfects.

Mike’s imperfections grew beyond the board. He tweaked the surf and skate wear (shirts, jackets, pants, you name it). He just opened a showroom in one of the greatest, grittiest beach towns in the country: OB. He shapes and sketches in the back, hangs with new friends up front. It’s a creative space for local culture, created by a local.

This is his story. Shot on Sony FX6 and Alpha 7S III in Ocean Beach.  

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