“On the small island of Malta exists a huge and very inspiring BMX community. For the past 25 years, one devoted man has built a thriving BMX scene with little more than his bare hands. With trails, a racetrack and a skate park the ‘Track’ as the locals call it, is the life’s work of Johnny Zammit. Sergio Layos and photographer George Marshall visited the ‘Track’ and spoke to 66 year old Johnny about the rich history of BMX on the island.”
If you weren’t watching the Parano Garage team intro edits as they came out over the past couple months, you kinda missed some amazing riding. Luckily, this compilation edit was made and your mistakes have been forgiven. DON’T FUCK THIS UP. HIT PLAY.
Posted in BMX
Tagged Bruno Hoffmann, Carlo Hoffmann, Daniel Tunte, Eddie Baum, Felix Prangenberg, Marc Remmert, Parano Garage, Timm Wiegmann
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We shot this photo in Tulsa, OK in March of this year. The spot is called “Hell Ditch” and it’s rather amazing. I had Damian Racut film me setting up and shooting this so that I could make a walkthrough video. I was kinda drowsy, only getting a few hours of sleep on a hotel floor the previous night so I was not 100% mentally acute. My Canon flash wasn’t firing every time and I didn’t realize that. I’m pretty sure it didn’t fire for the final image but oh well.
Thanks to Scotty for doing numerous euro tables, Damian for filming the walkthrough, Rob DiQuattro for comedic relief and Bobby Simmons for moral support.
As a holiday gift, here’s an outtake shot of Rob airing from the other side that you can also have for wallpaper (unfortunately neither of my flashes on the right fired):
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Here is the making of this photograph:
Hasselblad 500 C/M
80mm T* f/2.8 lens
Kodak Ektar 100 film
2x Lumedyne 200w Action Pack
Vivitar 285HV
Canon 580EXII (did not fire)
5x PocketWizard Plus II’s
Digi- Canon 1DIII, 50mm f/1.4 lens
The final image was scanned on an Imacon Flextight X5 scanner and large format prints were made on an Epson 9880 printer (prints are available for purchase)
Posted in Art, BMX, Gear, Photo, Tech
Tagged Canon, Damian Racut, Hasselblad, Hell Ditch, PocketWizards, Rob Diquattro, Scott Marceau, Scotty Wemmer, Tulsa, Vivitar
“The only downside to the sport of BMX is that it is inherently illegal. Even if you ride in skateparks, most don’t allow bikes, so you are technically breaking the law by riding there. But it is especially hard for us street riders. This day, Nolan [Santana], Joe and I were pedaling around the sketchier parts of South San Francisco in search for new spots. While cruising down the street, I saw Nolan hit this little wallride and thought it would make a good photo, as the wall framed him quite well with his black t-shirt and jeans. However as I was setting up my camera, the tenant came out and started to yell at us to leave after he heard the ruckus. Nolan and I really wanted this photo so we asked if we could just get one more go, and he said in his most terrifying voice “No, now I’m going inside to get my gun, and when I come out, ya’ll better be gone.” We gave it one more go and got this shot, and proceeded to get as far away from this spot as possible. This photo was shot on a 35mm Nikon FTN with no external flashes. I had the camera set at f5.6 with a shuterspeed of 1/250th. In the darkroom I had the enlarger set on a higher filter of 4.5 to really get that contrast and make Nolan pop off that wall. I also did some burning on the tops of the buildings to seperate them from the blown out foggy sky.”
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Posted in Art, BMX, Gear, Photo, Tech
Tagged Alex Herzog, Nikon, Nolan Santana, Photo of the Week
A short monochrome super 8 film by Brian Chu highlighting a day trip to the Glory Hole with Full Frame Collective.
“Wolfmann… what can be said? He is a true legend. He will do anything for anyone, anytime, anywhere. He has had a passion s strong for BMX for years now & is not showing signs of losing that passion either. Has anyone who knows Mark, knows he has a story or two hundred to tell about just about anything. BMX related or not he has some of the most interesting stories & experiences of anyone I know. I have had many a good time with Mark over the years & I am sure there will be many more to come ahead. These stories are just a taste of the character that Wolfmann is… enjoy” –Clint Millar
Filmed and edited by Stewart Munro.
“‘Make It Happen’ is a year long, global video project under the reigns of Greg Illingworth.
For the third trip, Greg travelled across Argentina with Tammy Mccarley and Gary Young. It was a perfect trip until their good luck ran out in the city Mendoza where Gary Young and the trip photographer were robbed at gun point by three kids on a motorbike. Check out The Albion Issue 17 for the full story. The full video will be finished in the new year.”
A photo gallery of the trip can be viewed at TheAlbion.cc
“Hello!
I’m writing to update you about my zine “Casual Encounters from Empire to Lonestar”, which documents my time leaving NYC and living in Austin, Texas last winter/spring. Its filled with photos and stories of riding, adventure, portraits, music and my general lifestyle. The entire zine is online at bbarnhart.com, where you can also purchase a real paper copy (the way it is meant to be viewed). At this point, original editions are sold out, but Magcloud prints one-off copies just for you.
My site also includes images from my latest art show “Golden Hours”, which documents coast to coast travels from this past summer. A zine from that trip is in the works. “Casual Encounters in the Pacific Northwest” is also up to view. Check out and follow my new instagram and tumblr. Attached are some images from the site.
As for me, I am in PA working until the new year. 2014 will bring a cross country trip (the slow way, south through Austin) and relocation to Portland, Oregon, where my girlfriend and I plan to call home. I wish you a safe and happy holiday season, and I hope hang out or work together soon. Feel free to share.
Sincerely,
Brian Barnhart”
“Wet days, damp concrete, red bricks and grey skies. Wind in your face, waiting for the sun that never shows, heading for shelter and flicking the vickers up above. Its what we do over here. It’s rain or shine.
Featuring Moritz Nussbaumer, Oli Landgraf, Dima Prykhodko, Peter Sawyer, Mike Curley and Max Gaertig.
Filmed in Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Cologne and Bonn by Peter Adam. Edited by Peter Adam.
Extra footage from Max Gaertig, Ben Franke.”
Posted in BMX
Tagged Dima Prykhodko, Max Gaertig, Mike Curley, Moritz Nussbaumer, Oli Landgraf, Peter Adam, Peter Sawyer, WeThePeople
Push It A Stop 
