EDITORIAL

We just celebrated our one year anniversary. We’ve lived all over the globe to create seven unique issues that each portray a different city and the culture around its skateboard scene.
We want to thank everyone that supported us during these incredible journeys – this clip is for you!

Filmed and edited by Matt Phipps
Additional filming by Steven Ban, Chris Theissen, Ryan Lovell, Atsushi Sugimoto, Doug Gerhardt

Shawn Ward is a transplant from the white winters of Canada and has been in Bangkok for the past seven years. He loves the way of life here and hasn’t been back to North America in the past couple of years. We sat down and talked a little bit about his time in Thailand, his recent injury and his life he has made for himself here in Bangkok.

Digga Mindz, an Austrian MC and producer, is the man behind some sweet beats you hear on some of our videos. We recently had a conversation about him and making music to get to the bottom of this master-mind’s head.

Download this wallpaper of Mario Wirnsberger poppin’ an ollie over a Vespa, shot in Vienna in September 2012.

Cities like Vienna make people think of really old, cheesy stuff: Sound of music stereotypes and old monarchic nostalgia are probably the first pictures that come to a lot of people’s minds. More generally, Austria does remind people of snow and mountains, both of which are particularly not to be found in the Austrian capital.

This Issue about Mexico City is also the World Premiere for SKATERS ATLAS. If you wonder what this is, this video explains it in only 50 seconds! We put together a fine selection of analog settings to give you a detailed yet quick idea of what this is all about!

Our very first video from some time ago – the PROMO! Launching our magazine’s first issue is a very exciting moment for us. And of course it makes us think back how we got here. Some shots taken on that way, all over the globe, are put together in this clip. Cheers!