Photo shot by @mikeomeally Javier Mendizabal is a skater and painter from Spain. He burst onto the international skate scene with legendary sections for Cliché where he showcased his unique flowing relaxed style on some of the gnarliest transitions available, whilst keeping things rolling on the streets and knocking out sick street bangers too. We were …
@zandertaketomo Brian Panebianco is a skater and filmmaker from Philly who’s the main lensman for Sabotage. His filming is on point and so is his skateboarding. There are not many skaters out there who have such a noticeably strong handle on both as Brian does. Learning lines and refining his technique at Love Park shredding …
@reapermachines Yves Marchon has shot a lot of the sickest skateboarding to go down in Europe as you may have discovered in his member interview. It was interesting to find out how he started skateboarding and found his handle on filmmaking but we realised we had more questions about the other standout short films, documentaries, …
Yves Marchon: Shot by @theotherhat Yves Marchon is a skater and filmmaker based in Switzerland. He’s worked for a series of top skate brands and was Element Europe’s main filmer and editor for over a decade. He’s captured some of the most banging clips to come out of Europe, produced several full-lengths and short edits, …
@defekt Phil Evans is a skater and filmmaker from Ireland based in Malmö, Sweden. He’s shot a series of experimental, original skate edits, shorts, films and documentaries with skaters independently and for brandsPhil’s films are as diverse and multifaceted as is his perspective and thoughts on skateboarding and filmmaking is itself. Every video he has …
Aaron Yant Shot by @wesleybanford Aaron Yant is a skater based in California who’s been laying down creative, unique tricks for more than a while. He’s constantly innovating new moves on a selection of gnarly and low impact street spots and his local skate parks. But recently he’s been pushing his limits to the point …
@semrubio Torsten Frank’s filmmaking has defined adidas Skateboarding’s visual output for over a decade. His filming, editing and visual style is unique and really well-defined. His edits always show more than just the tricks that went down but the vibe and atmosphere of the sessions and personality of skaters he shoots. This might be because he’s …
Tommy Couzens is a skater and artist based in London. After seeing his creative approach to skating and then discovering he makes great paintings we had to find out more about him, so we hit him up for a chat about his work. We found out beyond his sick skating, that he has a great …
Alice Smith Shot by @whistonphoto Alice Smith is a skater living in Birmingham sponsored by Nike SB who runs Brum Girl Skate. She’s got a creative trick selection, stylish No Complys and does original tricks on ramp and street. Her skating is interesting to watch and so we wanted to find out how she got …
Jon Humphries has shot and filmed some of the most legendary skate moments but it was not by chance. His tenacity and timing to be at the right places at the right time to capture the right shots and make long lasting friendships with skaters he met along the way helped him keep photos rolling …
@giovannireda Tony Ferguson is a legendary Girl Skateboards pro and the founder of Rone footwear. Tony’s shoes are a lot like his skating. Classic shapes, comfortable style, made with attention to detail, that’s ready for all street terrain. As big fans of his skating in Girl and Chocolate videos and seeing his most recent releases …
@don_brown Mike Manzoori’s skateboarding shows just one side of his creative talents but it was his pro career that put him on a path to filmmaking. We were really interested to find out how exactly he made the transition from pro skater to filmer, how he made the move from the UK to the USA …
@concreterhythms Chris Emery is a skater and filmmaker from Wolverhampton, England who runs Wolftown Skateboards. His dedication to documenting skateboarding in Wolverhampton is unparalleled in both quality and quantity. Over the last decade he’s produced a series of full-length skate videos made in the area and delivered something fresh, unique and unseen for his skate …
@seutrinh Mario Realegeno is a skater and artist from Los Angeles. Mario’s skating came to our attention looking through Matt Rodriguez’s Es La Boom skate roster where his creative style stood out to us. So as Matt is one of our favourite skaters and told us Mario is one of his, it made us even …
Nasir Roumou is a skater based in London sponsored by Blast Skates. His skating blends his passion for ’80s tricks done with a modern day approach. It’s clear that he gets a lot of creative inspiration from that early street-jump ramp era but if you watch his footage you can see he’s adapted his taste …
@c.e.foulkes Mia Gurary is a skateboarder and artist who runs Slacker. Through her creative brand she’s experimented with different forms of art, produce work in several mediums and made tighter connections with her crew and the collective of creatives she’s met along the way. As soon as we noticed that her approach to skating and …
@danbuckjoyce Trav Wardle is a skater, filmmaker and illustrator who produces documentaries, animations and music videos. He’s got a solid perspective as a filmer and a unique set of opinions on creative production, skating and video making So we caught up with him over Lockdown to find out how he got his first camera, making …
@peetigga Danny Gonzalez has done some of our favourite tricks of all-time. From his gravity defying upside down Wallride, perfectly balanced manual feats and series of next level gnarly tricks, he’s filmed some of the most obscure and creative moves ever documented on a skateboard. So we had to hit him up to find out …
@wigworland Mike Manzoori is a skateboarder and filmmaker from England who lives in the USA. Shredding on all terrain with a fast and loose style, Mike came up as a skater in an era when there was almost nothing to gain from it except the thrill of learning new tricks, having great times and getting …
@seutrinh Brian Lotti is a revolutionary skateboarder, painter and filmmaker who invented a series of pivotal tricks in the 90s and went pro but as quickly as he shot into the fame in the industry he suddenly departed from skateboarding. In these years Brian developed his painting which alongside his skating is what he is …
@fortyskateboardco Alphonzo Rawls shoe designs are similar to his skateboarding – stylish, multifaceted and ready for all terrain. He’s created standout original models for a series of top skate shoe companies for decades but has now molded the experience he gained into his brand Savalé. Alongside solid footwear design he’s consistently produced eye-catching graphics on …
Shit Pencil’s unmistakable thin lines, cap wearing character and scrawling handwritten style captions form together to create art that make astute comments on everyday situations with a unique, honest, comic take on skateboarding, life and philosophy from his perspective. Similar to his art, his humour is both light and dark, capturing the positive and negative …
Josh Stewart is a skater and filmmaker whose skate videos have elevated the medium itself. He’s produced a stack of memorable classics independently and for brands that have captured the attention of millions for decades. Josh’s globe spanning Static video series set a precedent for the level independent skate video productions could reach with his …
@lostartshop / @uselesswoodentoyssociety Corey Bartle-Sanderson is a skater and artist living in London. Corey’s fine art is abstract but by taking a longer look at it you see there’s more to it than what appears on the surface. On a similar tip, his creative style of skating is low impact but he does unique tricks …
@extralargepizza Justin Albert is a skater and filmmaker working for Adidas Skateboarding Coming up as a filmmaker in San Francisco by going in and out of the city he learned how to get handle on his filmmaking but also a new way to look at the world and refine his ability to capture the amazing …
Benny Brown is a skater and artist from Felixstowe, England. His art’s jagged bold lines, dope beanie donning characters, comedic captions and colourfully palletted scenes make his work stand out from the crowd and caught our attention a long time ago. Although he’s been a member for a while and in that time we’ve become …
@bbillyyy Josh Simpson is a skater and filmmaker based in South London. His artistic skate edits capture the lines and bangers of his crew at a series of well-known and lesser seen South London skate spots from the viewpoint of his lens. From watching them you see he’s crafted a solid creative standpoint and a …
@brianlotti Jeremy Wray has talents in several creative fields and as you may have seen in his Fully Illustrated interview, his art has been featured on a series of boards of some of the biggest brands in skateboarding. However, if you’ve followed Jeremy’s skating and also his creative career carefully, you will know that one …
@bradderz111 John Murphy is a skateboarder, rapper and skate video maker from The South West of England. His tech skating and verbacious lyrical output both contain inventiveness, ingenious and a unique quirky intricacy. After discovering skating from American TV and media in the late 90s and now creating as a filmer-editor John is a driving …
@leovallsconnected Julien Januszkiewicz is a skater and filmmaker living in Bordeaux who has been capturing standout French creative skate feats for over a decade. First out of necessity to film his brother Ben’s skate shop, Popular Skateshop’s team but later as a passion when he discovered an urge beyond filming his skate shop’s extended family …
@cj_photo Tom O’Driscoll is a skater and musician from Norwich who lives in Sheffield. His gnarly style of no holds barred skating first came to our attention when he Frontside Lipslided the rail at Fastlands in Birmingham, landing the first banger to go down at our Beyond Skateboarding jam there. So after skating with him …
@zalfa Yaje Popson is a pro skater for Alien Workshop who shoots photography and creates and collects art. He’s got a unique loose style on a skateboard and his tricks are super tech but he takes a fluid, flowing approach to doing them. No matter the move that he makes on his board in his …
@bentimstewart David Yap is a skater and Southbank local living in London with one of the smoothest styles in the city. He’s not an artist per se but he’s an original Concrete Poet and if you see him shred Southbank you’ll change your mind about that. You will most likely recognise Yap’s skating from his …
@organicphruits Ted Barrow is a skater, art historian, lecturer and social media personality most well known for his former satirical skate account Feedback TS. His acerbic, assertive and always on point satirical skate commentary made him a household name in skateboarding. Thousands upon thousands of his viewers became incredibly fond of his humour and wit, …
Photo by Andy Simmons Slim is a skater sponsored by Thames who lives in London. He shot to the attention of the London skate scene with his unique array of old school tricks delivered with a dynamic modern style, a seemingly stanceless approach and a sick style to boot. He’s also got great taste in …
@atibaphoto Jeremy Wray is a legendary pro skater and artist known for his death defying feats, his utterly next level Ollie pop, board flipping control and standout ability to handle the pressure of overcoming the biggest obstacles on his board. Throughout his career, his eye for design and lines has consistently extended beyond skateboarding itself …
@sharphoto Calvin Ligono is a skateboarder sponsored by New Balance who lives in London. He’s well travelled and consistently upbeat but we’re not just talking about his personality and skating. After finding out he’s lived in Africa, America, and the North and South of England and witnessing his ability to pop on and over stairs, …
Gulan is an artist and skater from London, England who draws, paints and illustrates. His multifaceted art features signature warping faces, highly imaginative situations, settings and scenarios, wrapped in bold lines embedded with accompanying bright and dark colours. It’s fortunate as he has a bright career ahead of him and his creative approach not only …
Marcus Palmer is a skateboarder from Birmingham who’s sponsored by Emerica and Karma Skateboards. He’s got a rad style, rips street and ramps and can seamlessly skate both at super speed with original style and he has great Hardflips. He came to our last Beyond Skateboarding jam and put down some of the heaviest tricks …
Paul Sunderland is a skateboarder and musician who has been running punk and metal label Give Praise Records since 2005. You can see from his company’s collaborations with skate musicians and it’s skateboarding graphical output that he’s devoted to skating and includes it in everything he does but specifically the street skating thrash era of …
Henry Jones is a skateboarder and illustrator from West Chester, Pennsylvania whose satirical art is so funny it will literally get you rolling. His art is always drawn from a positive place and pokes fun at things skaters do, see and hear daily but don’t notice at the time, with the aim of making us …
@antoshcimoszko Tyler Warren is a Canadian skateboarder and filmmaker from Calgary who skates for Alltimers. He has a super tight selection of tricks, a tenacious push and an equally quick wit. He’s been stacking standout skate clips for a few decades but most recently he has taken his talent for timing, humour and eye for …
@dennisscholz Roberto Cuellar is a skater and artist from Mexico living in Berlin, Germany. His skateable sculptures are pieces of fine art. But there’s more to them than solid skate obstacles with intriguing aesthetics. As a skater and sculptor with a defined, refined ledge and bank skate style, he knows from years of experience what’s …
Ed Syder’s illustrations are drawn from a love for skateboarding and his vested interests in the pop culture, music and film that captured him as a kid. So it makes sense that a film that featured skating first inspired him to get a board. Originally from Truro in Cornwall, England he now lives in Sheffield …
@bentimstewart Henry Edwards Wood produces skate videos that transcend the boundaries of art and skateboarding cultural documentation. His relentless drive to hone his craft and capture unseen skate talent, impactful tricks and the intangible moments that he manages to witness behind his lens have been lucky enough to be delivered to our screens for the …
@t_dawg_skatez Zach McAdam is a skater and filmmaker from Lancashire who runs the Panasonic Youth brand. His skate crew, based in Sheffield and the North of England, has an eclectic bag of styles and mix of personal tastes but share an undeniable ability for absolutely ripping the street spots that they find in their cities …
@scandersilva Al Hodgson is a skater and filmmaker from Brighton, England who runs Orwellian World Landscape. He’s produced a plethora of videos and products, where he displays his curious fascination with dystopian worlds, the inner and outer workings of the VX, rugged British spots and taking alternative routes to document his crew ripping them to …
@katieeary Cosmo Pyke is a skater from South London who’s become known around the world for his unique singing, songwriting and guitar music. His unique sound made such a big noise it was heard by millions of people and many of them quickly became his fans. But in conversation you discover his passion for …
Jack Hamilton is a skateboarder and illustrator who’s drawn to the darker side of life in more ways than one. His sardonic humour and penchant for drawing unworldly creatures, sci-fi experiments gone awry and skating harsh transitions whenever he can has more than a hint of the macabre to it all. So we hit him …
@cronanphoto R.B. Umali is the filmmaker behind one of street skateboarding’s most treasured visual gems, the Zoo York Mixtape video. He captured the raw intensity of East Coast skating in a finely polished way that inspires skating, fashion and music to this day. R.B. didn’t make it by chance. He stayed on the grind and …
James Bush connects the dots on tech tricks that many cannot. His passion for complex constructions doesn’t just end on his board, he also works as a graphic designer which just further draws his focus into laying down well-spaced lines and making stylish shapes. His skating and art is inventive, with a refined technique embedded …
Danny Gonzalez’s tricks turned skateboarding upside down. He’s got a unique way of putting himself in difficult positions and getting the most creative impact out of whatever he’s doing. His devotion to off-kilter moves has kept skaters hooked on his footage for decades. Just watch any of his video parts and you’ll realise that Danny …
Joel Perry is a skateboarder and motion graphics artist from Hereford, England. He’s been a member for a while and he’s also got an impeccable taste in skate videos, music and films that we often don’t get the chance to discuss. So we caught up with him to discover what inspires his retrofuture art, making …
Shaun Currie is a skater who lives in Sheffield, England, who’s quick-footed style and slick bag of tricks have seen him become one of the most standout skaters in the UK. But everybody knows that there’s more to Shaun than his skating, he’s humble, hilarious and has a creative mind and talent for comedy. So …
Jackson Casey is a skater and filmmaker who runs Pyramid Country. Living and working in Arizona, his space meets world style skate videos capture the tricks, tribulations and triumphant skate situations that he and his Pyramid Country crew unearth whilst out filming on the challenging selection of skate spots that they find in the Midwest …
Kris Vile is a skateboarder from Birmingham, England who’s been a standout presence on his board since the day he started. He’s always pushing himself to do the gnarliest and most challenging tricks he can on whatever is in front of him. It’s tough to nail down exactly how many tough tricks he does in …
Diego De Souza is a skateboarder and filmmaker from Brazil. His skate videos blend a super-futuristic sci-fi-inspired visual aesthetic, with hard, tech and gnarly skating. He’s a great filmer but he’s also a sick skateboarder himself. Diego and his skate crew Cosmic Nomadz recently released a sick new skate video called Cosmonautas. The video documents …
Luka Pinto’s spontaneous street skateboarding is a great thing to watch but there’s more to it than your eyes notice at first. He’s a skater and artist from Jersey, England a remote island where things regularly grow in isolation. So he’s used to coming up with his own ideas on skating and art drawn from …
Matt Rodriguez’s skateboarding, music and art is flowing, fluid and fast. He’s got a unique, loose style on a board and a diverse trick selection and his spontaneous approach to skating on all-terrain oozes with creativity. So it’s no surprise he takes the same energy to the canvas and to his drumming. But behind Matt’s …
Ben Colen is a skateboarder and photographer who’s eye for unique moments and steady judgement has allowed him to capture a series of the most standout skate photos. It’s probably because Ben skated for such a long time before he started to shoot skate photography that he focuses his work so heavily on things …
Todd Francis’ provocative graphical style is imprinted into the history of skateboarding. A brilliant artist with a great sense of humour is rare but one with a dedication to shifting general perceptions through their graphics that make skaters laugh is even harder to find. Todd brought the Anti-Hero Eagle logo to life and since it …
Daewon Song has pushed skateboarding in so many different ways it’s almost impossible to define. There’s no manual for Daewon’s technical tricks yet he’s been exploring the possibility of what he can do on a skateboard as a pro skater for three decades. His curiosity and drive to try new things has helped him …
Ray Barbee is a skateboarding pioneer and musician who put No Complys on the map in the 90s. If you’ve never seen his video parts or listened to his music, you need to. Just like the soulful sounds he makes with his guitar Ray has been a peaceful and compassionate presence in skating since what …
Rich Smith is a skate filmer and brand owner who has made his name by creating jazz-infused skate company Skateboard Café and also capturing hours of quality footage with skaters on his team and hundreds of others around the UK and Europe. Rich is a great skater who creatively finds the balance …
Dinero DIY is the world’s first skateable art installation, founded and run by two female skaters called Levanna and Eve. But that’s not the only thing that makes this sick, Southern Spanish spot different. Dinero’s unique aesthetic is built around the themes of skate nostalgia, money , luxury and pop culture iconography. The obstacles …
Callum Sidlauskas is an artist and skater and No Comply member from Birmingham who laid down a series of the biggest tricks at our Beyond Skateboarding jams. So we had to hit him up for our first illustration feature ‘Fully Illustrated’ to discover how he got into art and skating, his artistic inspirations from his …
Brad Cromer is a pro skater and artist who powerfully meshes creative and innovative tricks on his board with a super clean style. His artwork is similarly imaginative and bold and if he’s not making art, he’s looking for spots on the streets to film for HUF and Krooked. We are stoked Brad is now …
Kevin Romar is a skater and DJ who has done some of the gnarliest tricks with the smoothest style. He’s got a twisted trick selection. Kevin also regularly makes quick power moves on his turntables for thousands of nightgoers for his job as rap star Hopsin’s official DJ. We are stoked Kevin is …
JC Leuvrey [Pictured:Left] is a skater and DJ who runs Hotel Radio Paris, an internet radio show, he broadcasts right out of his studio chateau in Paris. Hotel is not just another ‘quirky’ venue it has been host to some of the most interesting and obscure up-and coming-names in French, British and European rap. …
Spencer Fujimoto has skated for some of the most prestigious skate companies of all-time. As a kid, he was part of the original 90s World Industries team. During his teens in SF he was a local at EMB and by the early 2000’s he was living in NY and skating for Supreme. Maybe it was …
If Alex Olson is not skating or DJing, he’s running Call Me 917 and Bianca Chandon. Everybody knows he’s got a lot going on creatively. Since Alex has been a No Comply Member for a while and he’s got a headline DJ gig coming up this week in San Francisco we chatted about why he …
Alex Olson’s ability to skate anything in his path, at the kind of speed you should really be wearing a helmet to handle, saw him landing memorable video parts for Girl, Lakai, Nike and Supreme from the early-2000s onwards – but it was arguably his flair for fashion and his famously strong opinions that attracted …
Louis Slater is a skater and artist who runs Sex Skateboards. He grew up skating on the streets of Sheffield but after joining the Baker Crew in California, he spent half the year having hijinx in Hollywood and the other half chilling in Chesterfield. Little did Louis know he and the crew that he lived …
Patrick O’Dell is a skate photographer and filmmaker who created the Epicly Later’d series. Utilising interviews and archive footage Patrick’s online skate docu-series showcased the lives, successes and struggles of skateboarding’s most interesting and elusive personalities. It’s one of the best skate shows ever made. We are stoked Patrick has joined No Comply so we …
Alphonzo Rawls is an innovative skater, shoe designer and graphic artist who turned pro in the early 90’s. Alf went pro at a time when skateboarding was changing at an incredibly quick pace and although skateparks were being shut down left right and centre he was one of the pioneers on the front of that …
Dan Mancina is a blind skateboarder who does gnarly tricks and tech ledge moves. But that’s not the only thing that defines his story. Dan’s passion to pursue challenges is unending. His lack of sight hasn’t slowed down his ability to experience new things, have fun and get sponsored. After he gradually lost his sight …
Julian Klincewicz goes for everything on and off his board. He skates anything at anytime, that he can find inbetween working as a film director, musician, photographer, fashion designer and model. He’s created films and creative work for Louis Vuitton, Virgil Abloh, Kanye West, Slayer, Supreme and Calvin Klein. He’s shot models for Gosha Rubchinskiy …
Anthony Acosta is a skate photographer with next level skills on his board and behind the lens. Coming up in Cali he managed to get sponsored to skate and filmed some banging skate sections but he steadily became as obsessed with shooting skateboarding with his camera as he did with the act itself. Twenty years …
[Frontside 360, Shot by Seu Trinh] Daniel Castillo is one of the most stylish skaters to ever do it, who has skated for Chocolate Skateboards since it began. His unique style and tricks have inspired skaters to switch it up for three decades and his ability to skate anything with a smooth style knows no …
Chet Childress is a rapid firing ripper on his board and at the canvas. An artist and a skater from a young age Chet turned pro and travelled the world nomadic style throwing down shocking tricks and documenting his experiences, thoughts and ideas through art. He skates for the thrill of new terrain and nice …
Alex Moul is a musician and pro skateboarder from Oxford, England. Mouly invented tricks, got sponsored by Flip , made music, became a DJ and went pro. He’s done the impossible and more. We are Stoked Alex Moul is Now a No Comply Network Member. So we had a chat about growing up in Oxford, …
[Mike, BS 180 Nosegrind, Pier 7: Photo by Yoon Sul] Mike York has done some of the most stylish skateboard tricks ever. His unique skills on a board and infectious sense of humour permeated through the screen in his iconic parts for Girl and Chocolate. His footage showed how you can make people laugh whilst …
Don Pendleton is one of the most prolific and productive graphic artists of all-time. Born in America’s Midwest, his art’s unmistakable hard lines, affinity for nature, and surreal framing has left a firm imprint on skate culture that is never to be repeated. Don’s sharp visual style and poetic statements cut through the fog of …
Weckingball is the Internet’s own self-proclaimed ‘Most Jacked Skater’ whose made his name from debunking manuals, doing incredible frontside flips and delivering a new kind of skate entertainment. He brings something new to skateboarding and we are super stoked he’s now a member of The No Comply Network. We hit him up to talk about …
Jon Humphries is a skater and photographer from the Northwestern United States who has shot some of the best skate photos ever. Jon has the innate ability to disappear with his camera whilst hanging with some of the most interesting characters in skateboarding. His work has showcased some of the most candid and compelling skate …
Braydon Szafranzksi’s risk-taking approach to life and skateboarding was formed as a youth on the streets of Las Vegas. Instead of sliding coins into casino slots, he gambled with his body and mind by skating down the biggest stairs, gaps and handrails he could find. In the early 00s Braydon moved to California to pursue …
Liam Ashley Clark is a skater, illustrator, painter, photographer. His vivid and diverse mixture of artwork is more than memorable. Read below to discover how he got inspired to make and find out about all the things that stokes him out on and off his board. Where did you grow up Liam? I’m originally from …
Marisa Dal Santo is one of the gnarliest skaters to ever do it. Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, she launched into the skate world with an unforgettable part in Zero Skateboard’s Strange World. In that video, she skates some of the biggest spots with full-commitment. Now Marisa is a No Comply Network Member, we had the …
Angel Acevedo is a skater and artist from Pennsylvania who runs Terror of Planet X, a sick new East Coast board brand. TOPX’s nods to graphic novels and nostalgia are unique and creative but it’s not just its boards and clothing that’s making them stand out. Angel has put together an incredible team headed by …
Photo by Mike Blabac J. Grant Brittain has been at the forefront of skate photography since the 1970s. He was the photo editor of Transworld Skateboarding for two decades and has shot some of the best skate photos ever. We are stoked that J. Grant has joined The No Comply Network. So we had a …
Kenny Reed, 360 Flip, Photo by Patrik Wallner Kenny Reed‘s skateboarding is synonymous with exploration, his iconic video parts are filled with some of the best tricks and most obscure skate spots ever skated. His nomadic pro skate career and sick creative skateboarding inspired thousands of skaters to travel the world on their boards. We …
Tom Delves is a skateboarder and illustrator from London who’s always making new work, taking commissions or out skating the city’s streets. We sat down with Tom to talk his inspirations, how he got into skateboarding and his favourite things on and off a board of all-time. What’s your full name, where did you grow …
Ash Dhnoa is a skater and artist with a super-distinct psychedelic-inspired style. He’s been a No Comply Network member for a while but when we heard he’d recently moved to Spain we hit him up to check out his recent work, find out his favourite things on and off a board and find out how …
Madars Apse, Nosegrind Pole to Fakie, Photo by Brian Gaberman Against all odds Madars Apse became Latvia’s first pro street skater and one of the most famous pro skaters in the world. When he started skateboarding Latvia didn’t have a skate industry or skateparks at all. Madars learned how to skate from skate videos and …
Travis Wardle is a skateboarder and artist who has been a part of The No Comply Network since the beginning. He’s started his own homage clothing brand called Real Fake and has recently been doing a few interesting collaborations so we hit him up to see what the handmade clothing brand is all about, his …
Colin Read Portrait: [Source] Colin Read’s skate footage always stands out. If he’s not literally kickflipping his camera or filming doubles lines with a VX in each hand he’s always thinking of a new way to capture skateboarding in a way that nobody has ever seen before. Colin’s last full-length skate video ‘Spirit Quest’ skilfully …
Illustration By Shit Pencil Shit Pencil is a skater and illustrator who makes some of the funniest art on the internet. His drawings and captions mesh out-of-the-box thinking, pop-culture and his bittersweet life experiences as a skateboarder to make jokes about the stuff that make us all laugh and cry. He’s reel cool so we had …
Helena, Backside Carve, India Shot by Norma Ibarra Helena Long is a skater, musician and artist from South-East London. She was one of the first members of The No Comply Network and is one of the best skaters in the UK and beyond. Her multi-skilled talents have earned her sponsorship as an amateur with Vans …
Darrell is a pro skater and business creative Where did you grow up? I first learnt to skate in the streets of Los Angeles, California. I moved quite a bit, so it was really a matter of who was around that skateboards. I had different skate crews in different places. When I moved to Houston …
Henry Jones is a skater and illustrator When did you first start drawing? Both of my parents are pretty talented artists, and as far as I can remember I’ve always had a marker, crayon, pen or pencil in my hand. I used to draw a lot of airplanes and little monster character things, and knights …
