@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 …
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 …
@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 …
@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 …
@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 …
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 …
@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 …
@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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
[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 …
[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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Joe was a filmer at 411VM and is one of the most prolific skate filmers ever When did you first pick up a camera? I first picked up a video camera when I was 13. I broke my leg and bugged my mum for a camera so I could still hang out with my friends …
Forde is a skater and filmmaker based in Sheffield, England I think the relationship between skateboarding and art is on a fine line. When skateboarding originated (although it wasn’t seen as art) it was a way of expression for many people. Respectfully, you get a tonne of people who don’t see skateboarding as an art …
Ragdoll has done some of the gnarliest tricks ever on a skateboard but everybody knows his skating brought more to the table than that. He took classic tricks to dizzying new heights. Ragdoll, Hippy Jump, Hollywood Ragdoll is now a member of The No Comply Network. He is still pushing what’s possible on and off …
Harry is a skater and artist who runs DISJOINTED. I think skateboarding and being creative go hand-in-hand. Skateboarding exposes you to so many things from fashion, filmmaking, photography… the list is endless but even if you don’t get into anything more traditionally creative, it brings your own style out of you. whether its in your …
Mike is a pro skateboarder who runs skate company Roller Horror. He’s one of the most legendary street skaters ever My name is Mike York and I’m am a proud father of two, a professional skateboarder and I run Roller Horror. For me, the relationship between skateboarding and art to me, is that skateboarding is …
Michael Sieben is an artist and the managing editor of Thrasher Magazine, global art curator for Volcom, co-owner of Roger Skateboards and has a monthly column in Juxtapoz Magazine I run Roger, make art, skate, hang out with my family and friends, go swimming and read novels. I also enjoy eating breakfast tacos and quietly …
Zered is a pro skater who creates street art as Paper Skaters. I’ve been into photography for half my life and over the past few years have been doing a project called Paper Skaters. Paper Skaters is mostly street art that I’ve been making with the photos I shoot. Cutting, then pasting images in the …
Erik Ellington is one of the most stylish skateboarders of all time and is the creative driving force behind Deathwish Skateboards Erik wearing the HRS Del Rey’s What do you think about the relationship of skateboarding to design and creativity, and what’s your approach to it all? I think that if you’re into skateboarding …
Ted Barrow aka Feedback TS is a Satirical Skate Critic. You’ve critiqued a load of skateboarding and honed an enjoyable style in the process – why did you decide to start Feedback, and how long have you been running the page? The first statement doesn’t have much to do with the question, but thanks, …
Jeremy Wray is a skater, artist and designer who has done some of the gnarliest tricks ever Do you think there’s an inherent link between skateboarding and creativity? I believe it’s all undeniably linked – at least, it used to be. So many skaters from the 1980s and 90s were also artists, designers and …
Deville Nunes is a skater, Powell TM and a photographer. Born to a lawyer father and a circus performer mother, skateboarder and photographer Deville Nunes had already lived in five countries before he started skating in his teens. All these years later, he’s not only team manager for the iconic Powell-Peralta, but also shoots …
Nicolas is an illustrator, skateboarder, handpoke tattooer, animator and an independent film maker from Argentina “I am the editor-in-chief of Detiro skatezine, an autogestive, open call, fanzine to promote local and around the country skate artists for free. I also founded @EscobaFilms with some friends as an independent producer for skate videos and more. I …
Chris is a Skater and Editor of nyskateboarding.com “I’ve been the editor of NYskateboarding.com for 3 years. I’m also NY ambassador for boardsforbros and a high school art teacher. It’s because of skating I picked up a camera. In high school I made stick figure sequences in my notebooks. My friends and I found out …
Matt is a skater from England who makes custom skateboards at Big Aye Skateboards I handcraft skateboards and engrave them with custom artwork, as well as my own artwork… Skateboarding in itself is an art, with the freedom to get as creative as you want…As you can tell from all the mad shit people …
Callun Loomes is a filmer who runs Get Lesta The DVD cover for Get Lesta’s ‘Get 420’ What’s your approach to skateboarding, design and filmmaking? Wing it. No – I’m sure, like me, everyone looks back at things they did and thinks, ‘What was I thinking?’ But obviously you get influenced by …
Rory is a West London-based skater, musician and DJ who plays under the name Adibanti “I’m a multi-instrumentalist (playing keys, guitar, bass, sax, synths & I sing) but I write and produce all different types of music from, Underground Pop, through UK Garage, House & Techno. I aIso work for the company Skates & Ladders …
Bobby Puleo is an East Coast Street Skateboarding Legend. He’s known for his unique artistic style and defiant comittment to creative exploration on and off his board. He owns and runs online-based board brand VICTIM What’s Your Full Name, where are you originally from and where do you live now? Robert Jack Puleo Jr. …
Biko is a tattoo artist and illustrator whose photorealistic style is so accurate it’s scary. When we discovered Biko’s talent we had to make him a member Since he joined a lot has changed for Biko He moved to Barcelona, started as a freelance tattoo artist, became a dad and has now moved back to …
No Comply Guy and New York city-based skater-designer Yoon Hyup is amazing Yoon Has THE EYE For Sure. He’s also one of the most fascinating and unique illustrators out there. Just look at his work So we hit him up to deliver to you a whole new kind of interview to find out what some …
Zander Sattee is an artist and skater who runs Doobie Doodles I draw, make music, make videos, design clothes, and sometimes try to make short cartoons. I think skateboarding inspires me partly just because I love it and it gets me stoked and also because so many great skateboarders are amazing artists as well. It’s …
Jazz is an illustrator and skateboarder living in Leicester Skateboarding is the best thing out there! It opens your eyes to such a varied and creative world, it gives you the chance to meet so many people and look at life around you in a completely different way. Skateboarding and making some form of art …
Mister Tucks is a skater-Illustrator who runs Temple of Skate My real name is Tuck Wai but my friends from the online community know me as Mr Tucks. I’m an illustrator. Skateboarding was my main source of inspiration when I created Temple of Skate. Skateboarding is at the core for me and it helps me …
Dan is a skateboarder and filmmaker and photographer. He starred in MTV UK’s ‘Dirty Sanchez’ I run my own film company Joyce Division and I have started taking 35mm photography and I’ve just made my first zine this year. I plan to make some more and I have started making my own boards too. I …
Kim is a skater and illustrator based in London. “After I broke my leg I realised I couldn’t physically be a part of the skate scene in the way I once was so I started drawing my friends skating and then set up an Instagram to document it. It’s sweet that no matter what you …
Dinero DIY is a skateable art experience in Spain We are Levanna and Eve. We are skaters, DJ’s and DIY makers. Art and skateboarding are instrinsically linked and we love to explore ideas that fuse the two together. We enjoy generating original ideas and have found huge scope within the realm of building and …
The Hated are a collective of skateboarders Our relationship with skating is a love/hate one, we love to skate and hate injuries. We love creativity…having an idea and pursuing that into something real is very satisfying. starting a brand is very difficult, it’s tricky thinking about ideas that you think are good but also that …
Russ AKA Sketch Stance is a skateboarder and illustrator from Liverpool who runs skate Company Mersey Grit Skateboard Inc “I create black and white, brush and ink illustrations under the name Sketch Stance. (The name spawned from a fanzine many years back). I curate monthly exhibitions on the walls at Bold Street Coffee in Liverpool. …
Louis Slater is a skater and artist who runs Sex Skateboards. Lately, I’ve been painting a lot. I think the thing that keeps me painting is detaching my brain from the physical world that we see, and creating something that’s in my head or channeled from another place that we know nothing about. It’s just …
Jenna is a skater and photographer based in London. For me skateboarding and photography have always has gone hand in hand. I started photographing friends down at Long Live Southbank in the late ‘90’s ( which was also around the same time I started skating) and I have never really stopped. I have always …
Cosmo is a skateboarder, singer-songwriter and guitarist from South London. I think the relationship between skateboarding and making art is an important one.Because the skateboard can be an instrument too and you can make sounds and movements out of it that you never imagined when you started, just like playing the guitar. I don’t really …
Felix Weatherall makes music as Ross From Friends. For me, there has always been an important relationship between skateboarding and music. Not only in a directly audio-visual sense, which you see often in a skaters’ music choice in their video part that often epitomises their personality and tastes but you also see it through being …
Jean-Charles is a skater who runs Hotel Radio Paris I used to work as an international banker but after 10 years away from France, I’m back in Paris working on Hotel Radio Paris. As a kid, I mainly discovered new music from skate videos. Skateboarding is such a large culture you can discover all kinds …
Biko is a skater and artist from London. “I’ve never really thought about the connection between skateboarding and making art too much. Although, there’s definitely a similarity in the thought process. In the same way that you might imagine how a skate trick will look and feel, you can visualise how a piece of art …
Chris is a skater who runs Science Skateboards. Skateboarding and creativity go hand in hand. The very nature of skateboarding is to be creative since we utilise the streets and architecture in ways that they were never intended to be used. Ideas, experience and thoughts combine to create a style, flow and a visual voice. My …
Fos is a skateboarder and artist who runs Heroin Skateboards My urge to skate, paint, design, film tricks and edit videos all come from the same place. I think skateboarding, making art and my creative process are all related. That was my problem with art school – they’re so quick to pigeonhole you into …
Si Peplow is a skater and artist from Birmingham. Skateboarding and art are inextricably linked – one informs the other & vice versa. Both are legit lifestyle pursuits which require boundless energy, creativity, imagination, contemplation, integrity and heart. Skateboarding did and still does underpin the decisions I make, the path I’m on and everything I …
Joe Gavin is a pro skateboarder and filmmaker. I think I’m one of those people who always wants to make something. Whether it’s skateboarding, film, art or whatever! I just need to keep busy and all those things tie into my life perfectly. Skateboarding influences everything to me not just film. I think The No …
Kyle is a skater and illustrator based in London My name is Kyle Platts, I grew up in Sheffield and I’ve been living in South East London since 2008. I think the key to making art and to skateboarding is that you have to enjoy them in the first place. Both of those pursuits …
Eloise is a skater and illustrator based in London. “I think there’s a clear relationship between skateboarding and making art, the two cultures cross over immensely. They’re both creative outlets and I know a huge number of the skaters who make art. The two fit well and also can naturally balance each other. I …
Greg is a skater who runs Serious Adult skate company I’m a decorator and in my spare time I draw, what I hope, are funny insights into the skateboarding community. I think skating as a hobby, pastime or whatever is pretty silly when you think about it and I try to highlight the humour in …
Rob shoots photos, skates and runs Eastern Skate Mag I’m a skateboarder first and foremost but I’m also a photographer and I film sometimes. I run a skate mag called Eastern. I also work a 9-5 for an engineering company who make recovery trucks. Skateboarding was probably one of the main reasons I got into …
