Will Jivcoff at the Cvajner gallery

Posted on September 5, 2018 by nikolaracan

Originally from Toronto, Canada, Will Jivcoff is a photographer based in Berlin, Germany who takes a documentary approach to his work. He’s a co-founder of Medium Skateboard Magazine.

I love to capture genuine moments between people through portraiture and takes great interest in the Middle East, Russia, geopolitics and human rights.

Insha’Allah is a photo essay that explores Moroccan culture through the lens of skateboarding and is a staple phrase in everyday life there. An Islamic country on the northern tip of Africa, Morocco is one of the more liberal states in the Muslim world and considered unique from other African countries.

If you don’t want to miss this interesting photo exhibition check it out on Saturday 29^th at the Cvajner gallery in Pula.

VFF2017 photo journal by Solo

Posted on September 29, 2017 by nikolaracan

Great shots taken by Stefan Schwinghammer at the Vladimir 2017 on Solo skate mag.

A good skate session, chilling at the beach, good food, Ping Pong, Rakija (other better not) and screenings and photo exhibitions in the evening. What more do you want?

Connor Kammerer best trick contest

Posted on September 23, 2017 by nikolaracan

Connor Kammerer’s concept came to life on day zero of Vladimir 2017. Skating famous spots here in Fažana was a thrill for everybody who got the chance to witness this simple yet complex idea. Congratulations to the winners.

First place:
Black hubba / best trick – Dino Coce

Second place:
Keenan Milton prize – Nich Kunz

Third place:
Best overall – Gosha Konyshev

Taufek Asmarak

Posted on September 22, 2017 by nikolaracan

Taufek Asmarak, the founder of independent magazine Waxfeather, is bringing us Quit KL, a skate video from Kuala Lumpur by Tep York. At Vladimir Film Festival, Taufek is showing a photo exhibition documenting underground skate scene from Malaysia (Singapore) and Indonesia, made during the filming of the Quit KL video.

The exhibition and the screening are set for Friday, 22^nd September at Caffe bar Stara Fažana from 19:00.

Olman Torres photo exhibition

Posted on September 17, 2017 by nikolaracan

Olman Torres is a skateboard photographer based out of San Isidro de Heredia, Costa Rica. He has been shooting professionally for over 15 years, covering mostly Central and South America and runs his own zine called Standby Project.

The exhibition is taking place at the Cvajner gallery on the main old roman square in Pula on Saturday, 23^rd of September starting at 10pm accompanied by Canasta, a skate video by Francisco Saco.

Nich Kunz at Vladimir

Posted on August 25, 2017 by nikolaracan

With no solid plans and nothing he had to do, Nich Kunz went on a trip to visit friends and skateboard while traveling in Europe. The exhibition of 12 photographs, accompanied by a book, recaps the solo 3 month trip leading up to the Vladimir Film Festival in 2016.

This solo exhibition by the San Francisco based photographer is going to be shown at the Valli cinema in Pula starting from 19:00 on Saturday, 23^rd of September 2017.

Croatian Shootout

Posted on May 27, 2017 by nikolaracan

If you haven’t seen it yet, here it is, Luka Pinto’s Croatian Shootout video.

Starring, in order of appearance: Gosha Konyshev, Zoe Miloš, Dillon Catney, Tom Day, Jim Craven, Joe O’Donnell, Mikey Patrick, Aymeric Nocus, Luka Pinto, Csucsu Szlavik and Nich Kunz. Music: Joe Evans (banjo), Rory Drinnen (base).

To accompany the release of the video, and the accompanying article in Grey vol. 04 issue 01 (in shops now), here are some photos by Henry Kingsford that did not feature in the new issue.