Skate
Capturing West Coast skaters, the Victorian way
Stay very still — For the past seven years, Berkeley-based Jenny Sampson has been capturing the skaters of California using tintype – a century-and-a-half old photographic process.
Written by: Biju Belinky
Lockwood51: The bold brand making queer-friendly skate wear
Skateboards and jockstraps — After dealing with homophobia all his life, the anonymous designer behind Lockwood51 took action – creating their own playful, provocative label for LGBT skaters.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Capturing the hedonistic lives of Parisian skaters
Talking shit, wasting time — TalkShit is a mixed-media zine by Yedihael Canat and Arthur Hun, giving readers an intimate look at the everyday lives of young skaters looking for fun and freedom.
Written by: Biju Belinky
Developers are closing in on Dalston’s local communities
Save Gillett Square — As well as being London's largest and most proactive DIY skate spot, Gillett Square is also a sanctuary for people living on the fringes of society. But with plans to redevelop the area currently in the pipeline, these communities face an uprooting.
Written by: Bruno Rinvolucri
New London exhibition steps inside the city’s skate scene
Skate and destroy — Winner – which celebrates skateboarding’s ongoing love affair with DIY culture – opens this week at Deptford’s Curve.
Written by: Dominique Sisley
Meet the artist bringing queer culture to skateboarding
Welcome to Unity — Through zines, boards, art and parties, Oakland-based artist Jeffrey Cheung is making skating more inclusive – creating a safe, judgement-free community for young outsiders.
Written by: Dominique Sisley
Mapping the spread of skateboarding across the world
A truly global phenomenon — Language barriers don't matter when you can speak skate, as nomadic photographer Jonathan Mehring discovered.
Written by: Jonathan Mehring
The dark, gritty underbelly of the post-Soviet east
Absurd in Abkhazia — After finding his first camera in a skip, Petr Barabakaa has been photographing the streets as only a skater could: fleeting and accident prone.
Written by: Ellie Howard
Is this the future of skate footwear?
HUCK x VANS UltraRange Pro — Curren Caples is the ultimate postmodern skater, hailed as the future of the game. Now there’s a shoe that can finally keep up with him, thanks to some new tech from Vans.
Written by: Zachary Drake
Celebrating the women of skateboarding, in photos
Yeah Girl — This month, Copenhagen played host to Yeah Girl – an exhibition celebrating the best female skate photographers from around the world.
Written by: Hannah Bailey