Skateboarding

Video: Life as an illegal tattoo artist in Havana
Film

Video: Life as an illegal tattoo artist in Havana

One foot forward... — A free-market economy is transforming Cuba... but one skateboarder feels torn over his country's changing identity.

Written by: HUCK HQ

How a skater’s lustful scribbles on cardboard are helping opera to evolve
Art

How a skater’s lustful scribbles on cardboard are helping opera to evolve

Defiant scrawls of love — Progressive composer Shinji Eshima collaborates with skater-turned writer Scott Bourne to update contemporary opera with modern musings on love.

Written by: Alex King

The pioneering kids behind Ethiopia's emerging skate scene
Skate

The pioneering kids behind Ethiopia's emerging skate scene

Skating beyond borders — Documentary photographer Daniel Reiter has captured images of Addis Ababa's emerging skate scene. The sprawling Ethiopian capital is home to a new generation dreaming big, here Daniel explains how he got involved.

Written by: Jason Nicco-Annan

Dos jovenes Cubanos, y sus grandes sueños de patinar
Skate

Dos jovenes Cubanos, y sus grandes sueños de patinar

El precio de sueños grandes — Para ser un skater en Cuba, necesita imaginación. A causa de las embargos comerciales, no hay tablas decentes ni materiales. Este es la cuenta de dos skaters con lo mismo sueño.

Written by: Carlos Álvarez Rodríguez / Juan Cruz Rodriguez

In Pictures: The evolution of Mongolia’s fledgling skateboarding scene
Culture

In Pictures: The evolution of Mongolia’s fledgling skateboarding scene

From Dirt to Dust — Meet the skateboarders building a new community and fighting for space in a rapidly changing country.

Written by: Alex King

Video: Skate artist Mr Penfold on work, play, graffiti and skateboarding in Bristol
Skate

Video: Skate artist Mr Penfold on work, play, graffiti and skateboarding in Bristol

“I just didn’t stop” — Check out this video profile of Mr Penfold, one of the twenty artists and photographers involved in transatlantic skate art initiative the LB Project.

Written by: Alex King

Video: A culture-shocked tour of Japan by skateboard
Skate

Video: A culture-shocked tour of Japan by skateboard

Lost in Translation — Skaters Ishod Wair, Peter Ramondetta, Raven Tershy and Kevin Terpening rip through three Japanese cities with little sleep and plenty of confusion.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Video: Skaters take over the deserted, midnight streets of Dresden
Skate

Video: Skaters take over the deserted, midnight streets of Dresden

Meet the Nightcrawlers — Five German skaters set sparks flying as they cruise Dresden’s epic Old Town in the dead of night.

Written by: Alex King

Don't Bring Your Skateboard To China
Skate

Don't Bring Your Skateboard To China

Johnny Tang gives a tour of Shanghai, the megacity he calls one giant skatepark. — China's reputation, especially of late, is often overshadowed by censorship and state control. But it's also the site of a flourishing new skate scene. Huck explores these two disconnected worlds through the eyes of Shanghai-based pro skater Johnny Tang.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Video: New illustration collab from Lucas Beaufort and Elna
Art

Video: New illustration collab from Lucas Beaufort and Elna

Colourful lines drawn between Cannes and Jerusalem — Four Hands Voyage is an international collaboration that combines diverse artistic styles in all the right ways.

Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon

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