Now that the weather has finally turned here on the east coast, I decided to clean out my hard drive. This is a mix of both old and new footage, all filmed here in Philadelphia. Appearances by Mark Suciu, Ishod Wair, Nate Pezzillo, Ricky Geiger, Joey Guevara, Shaun Williams, Daniel Kim, Jordan Trahan and many more.
Jesse Clayton owns a skatepark design/construction company here in Philadelphia called 5th Pocket. Last April, I began documenting some of his builds, which ended up spanning the remainder of 2012. Bottom line, Jesse works harder than you… for free. Please take a look at this two part series…
Some leftover footage from Philadelphia and Baltimore, featuring Mark Suciu, Shaun Williams, Ricky Geiger, Ishod Wair, Jordan Trahan, Mark Del Negro and more.
Last May, I was fortunate enough to spend nearly 3 weeks documenting a group of teenagers as they went about their daily routine at Bryggeriets Gymnasium, a high school in Malmö. What makes Bryggeriet such a unique educational experience is that skateboarding actually plays a role in the school curriculum. Each morning the kids attend all the regular classes, such as Math, History and English. But come afternoon, they go to skate class. The skate lessons are usually held inside the park at Bryggeriet, and some days, the kids even go skate the streets of Malmö and nearby Copenhagen.
Often times, skateboarders are very motivated, driven individuals. Bryggeriet aims to take some of that motivation and direct it toward the more traditional courses in the educational system. The goal is to show students that they can actually use skateboarding to get the skills they need for life. Please be sure to watch both parts of the documentary…
Below are a select few photos I shot during my visit…
For more info, visit the Bryggeriet site.
