There can be no serious discussion of Australian skate photography—or skate photography in general for that matter—without the name Mike O’Meally. For anyone that followed Australian skateboarding in the nineties, the little O’Meally credit next to a photo became synonymous with the cool, the avant-garde, and most importantly, the authentic. – James Turvey
JENKEM – Skating Around New York’s Financial District with Clive Dixon
This one is pretty straightforward – Enjoy an afternoon skating around NYC’s Financial District with Clive Dixon. To nobody’s surprise, Clive handled everything thrown at him and was down to skate spots very few New Yorkers ever touch.
JENKEM – Watching “5ive Flavors” With the Mad Circle crew 23 years later
In 1998, Justin Girardi and Mad Circle released “5ive Flavors,” a beautiful video of classy street skating in San Francisco and New York City. Jenkem was able to get the whole team back together along with photographer Mike Blabac for a video call in which the guys reconnect, reminisce, and rewatch the parts through the long lens of over two decades past. All of these pioneers have continued to be involved in skateboarding in the 23 years since “5ive Flavors” was released, working with or owning various companies including Supreme, Adidas, Polar, Maxallure, etc. This condensed edit of their conversation captures a bit of what it was like for them to grow up together skating in a golden era.
JENKEM – Building a spot in The Bronx w/ Jerry Mraz & HUF
Builder and Skater Jerry Mraz went up to The Bronx to touch up this spot you may have seen evolve over the years with some additional support from HUF. – JENKEM
JENKEM – The Best of Copenhagen Open 2021
If you were like us and weren’t at the annual Copenhagen skate contest this year, you were probably dying to know what went down. Jenkem hit up their friend Andres to document the timeless weekend. Although it doesn’t capture all the drunken action we’ve come to expect at night, there’s plenty of high speed chaos during the day to get you curiously checking airline prices for next years event. – JENKEM
JENKEM – Checking Out Relics from the Skateboarding Hall of Fame Archive
Todd Huber, the founder of the Skateboarding Hall of Fame Museum, has been building up a museum collection for decades, going around buying anything and everything he can find that feels like a piece of skate history. Jenkem paid him a visit to check out his behind the scenes storage room(s) and get a glimpse of all the goods he’s been quietly amassing in his archives not yet viewable to the public.
PREMIERE: Rubi Anda’s “Youth Manifesto” Part – JENKEM MAG
With the help of filmer and editor, Joy Suryawan, over the last two years, Rubi was able to drop five minutes of footage despite the brutal humidity of Indonesia, the foot and car traffic of Jakarta, and the stringent security guards at their local spots. Rubi doesn’t have a training facility like some of the other skaters representing Asian countries in the Olympics, he was still able to produce something much more watchable than the skating going on in the stadiums of Tokyo. – JENKEM
JENKEM – Leo Valls in “Bordeaux Exposure 3”
Not long ago, street skating was totally illegal in Bordeaux. Today, thanks to the work of Leo Valls and others, the city has reversed the stance and built new spots and remodeled older ones for skaters to hang at. One of those older spots is Terrasse Koenig — a traditional Western-European-looking plaza that is the ideal playground for a skater like Leo. As somewhat of a victory lap, Leo filmed this whole part at the plaza.
JENKEM – How To Film on a VX1000 Without Tapes
The VX1000 is skateboarding’s favorite camera but with the tapes becoming increasingly harder to find, the future is uncertain. Thankfully Erick Carrada and his friends hit us up about their own ingenious workaround: recording straight into a hard drive. Jenkem brings you how to film on a VX1000 forever!
JENKEM – An Interview w/ Alex Olson On The Future Of 917
Curious about what’s going on with 917 and the recent team changes we’ve all heard murmurs of? Us too. Jenkem met up with Alex at the park to find out how the brand weathered COVID, what his next steps are and if he still dislikes the words “homie” and “beast”.
JENKEM – Mobbing the Streets with Brazil’s CPTMAFIA
Come roll 18 heads deep on the streets of Brazil with the ultimate homie crew, CPTMafia. Video by Daniel Galli.
PREMIERE – Noah Fuzi’s “Common Courtesy” Part
Noah is what some of y’all would typically call an “ATV,” since he’s comfortable throwing down big transition tricks just as much as he is doing tricks at crusty street spots, and can take a slam like a champ. He’s also a low-key contest skater and a bit of an actor, so that told us there’s a bit more than meets the eye when it comes to this guy. Guess not all Australians are all about shotgunning beers and peeing into their own mouths. – JENKEM