Three exceptional wide-frame photos in the June/July 2011 Skateboarder

One of the best advantages of Skateboarder transitioning to an oversized format for the last two years it was in print was how the photos looked. These issues were roughly 21"x12" end-to-end when laid flat with both pages open, and holding and looking at photos this large from some of the best photographers in the industry was incredible. To me, it felt a little more like I was able to insert myself inside of the frame and understand what it was like to exist in that space at that exact moment when the camera clicked. Below are three from the June/July 2011 issue that particularly stand out to me.

Omar Salazar, back tail
photo: Jonathan Mehring

Casey Rigney, switch front blunt
photo: Jon Coulthard

Kevin Spanky Long, wallie in Istanbul
photo: Jonathan Mehring

Spanky's wallie photo above can also be seen in Mehring's book, Skate The World. I highly suggest picking that one up.

(Blogger note: I understand the irony of uploading scans of these pages right after explaining how they are best appreciated in a print format. Don't @ me!)

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