Jonathan Mehring Playlist
- Text by HUCK HQ
- Photography by Jonathan Mehring
Jonathan Mehring may be the most well-travelled skateboard photographer in the world.
For every trip he plans and shoots, there is usually a videographer along for the ride. Here are some of our favourite companion shorts.
Trans Siberian Railway
A psychedelic snapshot of skateboarding in Siberia.
India
“It’s not that easy to skate in the streets in India.”
The Amazon
“And there are rumours that fly around like about this thing, if you piss off the side of the boat, it will swim up your pee stream six feet into your dick.”
Vietnam
“There were so many times on the road when I was like, ‘Why are we doing this?’ I don’t need any help getting hurt, I get hurt enough skating.”
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In a city of rapid gentrification, one south London estate stands firm
A Portrait of Central Hill — Social housing is under threat across the British capital. But residents of the Central Hill estate in Crystal Palace are determined to save their homes, and their community.
Written by: Alex King
Analogue Appreciation: Maria Teriaeva’s five pieces that remind her of home
From Sayan to Savoie — In an ever more digital, online world, we ask our favourite artists about their most cherished pieces of physical culture. First up, the Siberian-born, Paris-based composer and synthesist.
Written by: Maria Teriaeva
Petition to save the Prince Charles Cinema signed by over 100,000 people in a day
PCC forever — The Soho institution has claimed its landlord, Zedwell LSQ Ltd, is demanding the insertion of a break clause that would leave it “under permanent threat of closure”.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Remembering Taboo, the party that reshaped ’80s London nightlife
Glitter on the floor — Curators Martin Green and NJ Stevenson revisit Leigh Bowery’s legendary night, a space for wild expression that reimagined partying and fashion.
Written by: Cyna Mirzai
A timeless, dynamic view of the Highland Games
Long Walk Home — Robbie Lawrence travelled to the historic sporting events across Scotland and the USA, hoping to learn about cultural nationalism. He ended up capturing a wholesome, analogue experience rarely found in the modern age.
Written by: Isaac Muk
The rave salvaging toilets for London’s queers
Happy Endings — Public bathrooms have long been contested spaces for LGBTQ+ communities, and rising transphobia is seeing them come under scrutiny. With the infamous rave-in-a-bog at an east London institution, its party-goers are claiming them for their own.
Written by: Ben Smoke