skate the world: photographing one world of skateboarding!!!

got this national geographic and levi® skateboarding's book, “skate the world: photographing one world of skateboarding” by jonathan mehring yesterday evening.

foreword by tony hawk.

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photo: pinkviolence.

hit the streets with 200 exhilarating photographs of the world’s greatest professional skateboarders in action. in this dynamic collection, award-winning photographer jonathan mehring takes us from new york to hong kong to istanbul and beyond as he sets out to capture the heart and soul of skate culture on six continents. featuring stars like tony hawk, nyjah huston, and eric koston, mehring’s images have been published in top skateboarding magazines, and espn named him one of the sport’s ten most influential people. now, in his first book, mehring invites us along on his exhilarating photo adventures across six continents.

by capturing these experiences on camera and including complementary images contributed by other top skate photographers, mehring presents an exciting and artful look at skate culture around the world. with an adrenaline rush on every page, this book celebrates the joy of skateboarding and its power to inspire young people to overcome obstacles—on the board and off.

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p.s. check out the national geographic link above too!

levi's® skateboarding!!!

skateboarding in puerto peñasco, mexico.

our fall 2016 campaign shoot took place in puerto peñasco, mexico. in this 3-minute documentary, we follow a small, but energized community of skateboarders and help them build a new skate park.

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community service - puerto peñasco, mexico.

the levi's® skateboarding crew broke ground at puerto peñasco's newest park, cutting the ribbon with the city’s mayor in march, 2016. they found the time to also build several new diy obstacles at the existing park and also hit the streets, encountering a handful of rad spots with the local skaters.

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skateboarding in la paz (full documentary).

in april of 2014, levi's® skateboarding joined bolivian skater milton arellano in reuniting with the endboss projects crew from hannover, along with over a 100 skateboarders and builders from around the world, to build a public skatepark in la paz, bolivia. see professional skateboarders marius syvanen, david gravette, josh matthews, joey pepper, chet childress and al partanen live, work, and skate the pura pura skatepark three miles up in the sky.

directed by simon weyhe.

assistant director by mathias nyholm schmidt.

produced by levi® skateboarding.

cinematography by simon weyhe & mathias nyholm schmidt.

additional camera by kasper hornbek nielsen & milton arellano.

edited by simon weyhe.

additional editing by mathias nyholm schmidt.

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the rosa parks boys!

the spirit of skateboarding is alive and well in detroit, michigan, thanks largely to the hard work and creativity of the rosa parks boys. levi's® skateboarding got behind their most recent project, which we were lucky enough to be a part of and document. you're going to want to build something of your own after you hear their story and see what they were able to accomplish.

 

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