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.
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| Omar Salazar, back tail photo: Jonathan Mehring |
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| Casey Rigney, switch front blunt photo: Jon Coulthard |
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| 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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