Very few skate videographers attempt to capture skateboarding on 16mm film. And for good reason! At $50 a minute, you’re at the mercy of high costs, old equipment and the consistency of skaters. Videographer James Thomson was up for the challenge and has Ronnie Kessner skating through Thailand for his newest episode of Ground Glass. Settle in and get ready to watch some warm, ultra-analog skating caught on technology invented in 1923.
FILIPE MOTA, TRENT MCCLUNG, TRE WILLIAMS & JONNY HERNANDEZ at PRIMITIVE PARK
Skatepark Session with Filipe Mota, Trent McClung, Tre Williams, Jonny Hernandez, Ronnie Kessner and JP Souza.
New Balance Numeric | 440 Version 2 in Bangkok
Team Knows Better featuring Brian Reid, Patrick Praman, Tyler Surrey, Ronnie Kessner, Pedro Biagio and Jasper Dohrs.
Gas Giants Demo at SPoT 2023
Ish Cepeda, Marcos Montoya, Sean O ‘Connor, Blake Carpenter, John Dilo, Zion Effs, Jax Effs, Christian Henry, Nikoli Piombo, Thomas Dritsas, Ronnie Kessner AND Gary Rogers came to hang out at SPoT for the afternoon. They kicked it off with a demo and then headed over to the venue for a good ol’ fashioned meet and greet. Tap in to see how it all went down!
” VITO “
Kevin Perez brings you VITO featuring Nikolai Piombo, Johnny hernandez, Art Cordova, Yuto Horigome, Paul Rodriguez, Dylan Jaeb, Diego Najera, Tanner Burzinski, Robert Neal, Kai Kishi, Ish Cepeda, Jake Hayes, Franky Villani, Christian Henry, Ronnie Kessner, Carlisle Aikens, Willie Wilson, Ryan Carrell, Lui Elliott, Trent McClung, Trevor McClung, Thomas Dritsas, Tre Williams, JP Souza, Ron Parker, TJ Harris, Daniel Scales, Mike Wine, Grant Fiero, Brandon Starr, John Dilo, Austin Heilman, Dartagnan Greenfield, Kevin White and Adrian Adrid.
Surface Files || Ronnie Kessner – Pepper Griptape
Ronnie Kessner breaks down his grip process, while blessing us with some immaculate flat ground in Pepper’s latest “Surface Files”. Ronnie rides our Pepper G5 Black grip.
GARVANZA SKATEPARK
Raw Footage of a couple sessions at Garvanza Park with Ronnie Kessner, Ish Cepeda, Jamie Foy, Chris Colbourn, Bobby Bils, Mike Wine, Christian Henry, Jake Hayes, Jake Darwen, Shane O’Neill, Dylan Jaeb, Allan Stoops, Trent McClung, Davey Sayles, Tanner Burzinski, Davonte Jolly & Shay Sandiford.
Filmed & Edited By Kevin Perez
2022 Year in Review – New Balance Numeric
New Balance Numeric enjoyed a year full of travel, product releases, and noteworthy skateboarding. 2022 was a year to remember, with the launch of the new 425, collaborations with 303, Jeremy Fish, Skate Shop Day, Challenger, and Primitive, signature projects from Marquise Henry, photographer Jake Darwen, and Franky Villani, and Tiago Lemos’ signature 808 release. Lastly, NB welcomed Andrew Reynolds to their growing team. Let’s take a look at the New Balance Numeric 2022 Year in Review featuring Patrick Praman, Brandon Westgate, Jordan Taylor, Tom Knox, Chris Colbourn, Tom Karangelov, Pedro Biaggio, Tre Williams, Manny Lopez, JP Souza, Ronnie Kessner, Franky Villani, Marquise Henry, Jake Hayes, Spencer Hamilton, Jamie Foy, Andrew Reynolds, and Tiago Lemos.
JUNKYARD | A Skateboard Montage
Featuring Ronnie Kessner, Jamie Foy, Nick Zizzo, Joe Tocco, Troy Betances, John Dilo, Kevin Love, Tyler Bolar, Christian Dufrene, Matt Skakun, Stephen Carty, Dakota Hunt, Patrick Praman, Josh Douglas, Liam McCabe, Will Gomez, Cody Jacobson, Frankie Heck, Chris Wimer, Ish Cepeda, Sam Atkins and Madars Apse.
Team Dashawn vs Team Foy Final: THE RELAY | SLS GAMES III
Things are all tied up after the first three rounds, it all comes down to the winner takes all relay, let’s see who takes home the trophy…
Team Dashawn: Dashawn Jordan, Zion Wright, Gabriel Fortunato
Team Foy: Jamie Foy, John Dilo, Ronnie Kessner
Team Dashawn vs Team Foy Round Three: Game of O.U.T | SLS Games III
Coming off a W in Round Two, Team Foy tries to fight off Team Dashawn and secure another 2 second head start towards The Relay. Watch them battle it out in this three v three game of O.U.T! Tune into The Relay, winner takes all, dropping next week!
Team Dashawn: Dashawn Jordan, Zion Wright, Gabriel Fortunato
Team Foy: Jamie Foy, John Dilo, Ronnie Kessner
Team Dashawn vs Team Foy Round Two: THE STAIR DOWN | SLS Games III
Fresh off a Round One tie, Team Dashawn and Team Foy battle it out down the grass gap for a 2 second head start towards The Relay. In this two team, three v three competition, skill and passion are put to the test through four rounds. The winner of each round receives a 2 second (total of 6 seconds up for grabs) head start, which applies to the final round, The Relay.
Team Dashawn: Dashawn Jordan, Zion Wright, Gabriel Fortunato
Team Foy: Jamie Foy, John Dilo, Ronnie Kessner