Making the film… has left us with a real appreciation for the power of DIY skate culture and what people can build together. Claiming unused spaces, re-imagining them, and making them our own is a downright political act too..
I put a few months into stacking the walls out of rocks and saving up money to hire the work for the shotcrete. That’s when the NW Arkansas guys started working on The Junction D.I.Y. It really showed us younger guys how possible it is to build things to skate with just the homies. After helping them more and more, I started wanting to build a park in the backyard piece by piece and do the concrete work with my friends instead.
Founded in 2008, we’re the new generation carrying the club forward. We’re a crew of skaters from Chur, who ride, build, organize, and create opportunities for skateboarding in our hometown. Everything we do is volunteer-driven and rooted in the local scene that shaped us.
Bashing barriers and trashing cars in Ballina, NSW Australia Words, photos and video edit by … Keep reading
Köln. Lohseramp. 10:47 am. Once again, the legendary Lohseramp Party takes over Lohsepark in the northern part of Cologne’s “green belt” that rings the city’s center
The annual Pool Bash of Greifswalder DIY happened for the 3rd time on Saturday 26th of June, bringing together skaters from around the world for an all-wheels skate jam that showed insane skating, amazing concerts, and ended with a refreshing swim on Berlin’s hotter weekend ever.
Ten skaters, two cars, two skateparks, two hundred and thirty-four kilometers roundtrip, 653 photographs and one pulled calf muscle. Destination Dilsen-Stokkem skatepark in Belgium.
On the outskirts of Germany’s Capital lies Potsdam – a former home of the Prussian Kings and German Emperor until 1918. A city draped in ornamental grandeur and elegance, a true example of ‘if you’ve got it, flaunt it’, this is especially the case regarding the Sanssouci Palaces – Often compared to Versailles in Paris.
