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    A FRAME AT A TIME | ED BRAXTON

    Jonathan Labez·
    Welcome back to this latest installment of ‘A Frame At A Time.' Here's the premise: Give a skater a disposable camera with questions to respond and snapping what's in front of them. All they can do is point, shoot, and move on. There’s no editing or chance to fire away like you would on a phone. With a disposable camera, you have to be decisive about moments picked. Shooting slows you down to think carefully about what to pick. Through their images, we see who & what a skater cherishes, draws their eyes, surround themselves with, and what their world looks like....

    ABRISS X: 10 YEARS IN BERLIN | EVENT REPORT

    Jonathan Labez·
    Abriss celebrated its tenth edition this year. What began as a small street contest grew steadily into one of the most important annual gatherings in European blading. It’s not a huge event (maybe a hundred people at most spots) but that is part of what makes it special. Abriss feels personal.Everyone is close — the line between skater, filmer, and spectator disappears...

    ABRISS 9 BERLIN STREET COMP | EVENT REPORT

    Jonathan Labez·
    Having just moved to Berlin, I’ve slowly been connecting with the local blade scene and discovering spots around this dense city. When my good friend Moza mentioned Abriss Berlin’s 9th street competition, I knew couldn’t miss out on the event and made sure to mark it in my calendar. The weather was perfect the day of competition. I packed my skates and my analog camera with a few different rolls of film for the day...