For the Love of Skateboarding
Chima Ferguson’s no-frills style may seem like an odd choice to showcase in artsy 16mm, but it just goes to show you the versatility that comes with doing your tricks with style and power like he does. Settle in and get ready to watch some ultra-crispy skating caught on technology invented in 1923, and keep an eye out for more Ground Glass features to come in the future.
Video by: James Thomson
Featuring Eddie Vargas Jr, Cooper Qua, Zac Gavin, Jasper Dohrs, Carlos Kanter, and Jojo Vargas. Video by Ted Purtell.
Blood Wizard goes to Woodward West to spread the Magic. Filmed by Chris Gregson and Skippy.
Patrick O’Dell discusses growing up in St. Louis, moving to San Francisco, getting a job at Thrasher Magazine, starting his blog called Epicly Later’d, how he came up with the name Epicly Later’d, going on his first tour with Baker, working for VBS.tv, writing into his contract that he cannot be fired from his own show, why some people got mad about their Epicly Later’d episode, the end of his Epicly Later’d show & Vice going bankrupt, going down the Mississippi in a boat with Heath Kirchart, directing the Big Brother documentary “Dumb”, 25th anniversary for Nixon watches Documentary and much more!
Beagle digs through the archives for this Bryan Herman and Jeff Lenoce footage from 2011.
*as never seen on TV
Three years and multiple injuries later, Ryan Sheckler releases LIFER, his best video part to date. In true Sheckler fashion, he dedicated 100% of his energy to put together this video part – and it shows. Kick back and watch Ryan do what he does best at spots all over the world.
Pepper Grip welcomes Justin Hearn to the team. Proper trick selection meets flawless execution at some lesser known ATL spots!
Jakes skates the OC Ramps warehouse like a boss‼️
The Nike SB Blazer Mid showcases a basketball-inspired design featuring a simple, sleek mid-top upper profile with a well-crafted toe shape. As a result, it has become a staple choice among skaters for decades. Tactics asked team rider Dakota Mead-Shikaly to skate them around the streets of Portland and tell us his thoughts.
The Warm Springs Skatepark, located in the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, OR is a true example of the power of community efforts to rebuild the only skatepark in the Warm Springs area.
The existing park on the reservation was unsafe and inadequate for the community and in such disrepair that local kids had been hitchhiking to the nearest skatepark, which was miles away and outside of the reservation. With new elements added to the cherished skate spot, the refurbished park will provide indigenous youth with a safe space to be active and build community around the sport of skateboarding.
Filmed by Jordan Moss, Alex Kissinger, Eric Iwakura, Tomas Morrison, and Alan Hannon.