Skate
Revisiting the birth of skate culture in 1970s Los Angeles
New photobook ‘Last Days of Summer: California Skateboarding Archive 1975–1978’ looks back at an iconic chapter of youth culture.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Is skateboarding really a subculture anymore?
With skate’s inclusion in the Olympics, Kyle Beachy asks what it means for the culture around the sport, and whether it’s possible to institutionalise an artform.
Written by: Kyle Beachy
In photos: the dogs of Dogtown
A new photobook documents Venice Beach’s four legged friends and their colourful cast of owners.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Decades of documenting US skateboard culture from a woman’s perspective
In her new book, Fulfill the Dream, photographer Magdalena Wosinska reflects on her journey through skate culture from the 90s to present day.
Written by: Isaac Muk
The 90s skate video that changed the face of counterculture
Eli Gesner and RB Umali look back on the cross-pollination of East Coast skateboarding, hip-hop, and graffiti for Zoo York’s seminal Mixtape.
Written by: Mackenzie Eisenhour
Iconic ‘70s photos that capture the birth of UK skateboarding
London Calling! celebrates the overlooked early years of British skateboarding, which laid the groundwork for the scene we know today.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Marina Correia is using her longboard to spread freedom and love
Beautiful new film ‘L’Amour De Ma Vie’ reveals how the Longboarding World Champion is inspiring women and girls to achieve their dreams.
Written by: Isabelle Gray
Bros and broken bones: 25 years of London’s skate scene in photos
The debut photobook from James Edson compiles decades of memories, travel and friendship with his fellow skaters in Palace Wayward Boys Choir.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Chuck Treece is kicking down doors, so others can roll through
Chuck Treece applies a punk rock mentality to everything he does, from his illustrious career as a pioneering, Black pro-skater, to playing with hardcore pioneers Bad Brain and forming his own skate rock group, McRad.
Written by: Tracy Kawalik
Meet the DIY girl gang taking downhill skating to new heights
With the release of a new film about their quest to shred the Pontiac Mountains, we spoke with world-ranking skateboarder Jenny Schauerte about the fearless group of thrill-seekers who call themselves the Woolf Women.
Written by: Zoya Raza-Sheikh
It's time for skateboarding's environmental reckoning
Skateboarding is heavily dependent on carbon-hungry concrete, but could a cement-free alternative and a focus on skate-friendly cities help reduce its impact?
Written by: Sam Haddad
Photos celebrating indigenous Bolivian women in extreme sports
Photographer Celia D. Luna documents skaters, wrestlers and mountain climbers who also identify as 'cholitas' – a once derogatory term for indigenous women who endured decades of discrimination, but have come to represent an integral part of Bolivian national identity.
Written by: Isaac Muk