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ALANA PATERSON

2010-12-04T09:13:00.000-08:00

Here's some photographs from a Canuck who lives on the islands... Although Alana resides around Vancouver, she has apparently spent some time with her camera on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Here are some exposures from Denmark and Spain. check out her projects over at:

www.betterthennever.blogspot.com

ONE FROM THE MIRACULOUS... THANK PONTUS.

2010-12-02T19:43:00.001-08:00

3D SKATEBOARDS?

2010-12-01T22:11:00.000-08:00

Apparently there are 80 designers turning the typical or conventional skateboards into a piece of 3D work, with the help of laser engraving machinery that would typically be used for cutting sheet metal and such like...

The Refill Seven exhibit, which recently debuted in Sydney, flaunts the work of hotshot designers like Michael C. Place , Michael Leon and Mr. Cartoon. Each created an image to be etched into the seven layers of ply. Each design is being burned on up to 50 boards, which will be for sale this fall at the Reed Space gallery in New York for $500 apiece. get yer wallets oot!!

MORE DEAD MANS BONES......

2010-11-29T17:13:00.000-08:00

ANOTHER TUNE.

2010-11-29T13:36:00.000-08:00

WORLD PRESS PHOTO 2010

2010-11-28T17:27:00.000-08:00

Since 1955, World Press Photo has invited press photographers of the world to participate in the annual international competition in press photography. The exhibition provides a platform for creative developments in photojournalism and provides an eyewitness record of world events. This year’s exhibition showcases 167 winning photographs, selected from over 100,000 entries, submitted by photojournalists, picture agencies, newspapers and magazines throughout the world. As well as the World Press Photo of the Year by Italian photographer Pietro Masturzo portraying women shouting on a rooftop in protest at the presidential election results in Tehran, the exhibition includes work by seven photographers from the UK. The winning photographs encompass the horrors of war, natural disasters, sporting endeavours and the beauty of the natural world.

If yer interested in going to see this years exhibition then get yourself down to the Southbank Centre, London.

The exhibition is running until the 5th of December 2010.

http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk

New Habitat Graphics?

2010-11-28T12:59:00.000-08:00

Artist Piotr Woronkowcz has taken his vision to the world of skateboarding with a series of laser-etched wooden skateboard decks. These boards feature elaborate, detailed etchings of natural scenes, architecture or Jesus Christ himself. Piotrs decks are definately one for above the mantlepiece! Im almost sure that I have seen the building graphic decks being sold in an Adidas shop in Stockholm, and they were extremely expensive. So if ye want some nice pieces for the walls and you have a money tree.........

No matter how much you watch this, it ever gets old...

2010-11-27T19:19:00.000-08:00

Heres one for Sam Longmire...

2010-11-27T19:12:00.000-08:00

Photobooth Genius?

LET US NOT FORGET

2010-11-27T12:39:00.000-08:00

I just happened to stumble across a website that has a variety of shockingly amazing photographs from the second world war, that have been uploaded from families of those who have obviously had relatives that were active during this time. Being not long after remembrance day and all, let us not forget what went on and never to let it happen again.

Get some fresh rags.

2010-11-26T16:00:00.000-08:00

Ok folks, So my good friend Jessie manages a wee shop in Los Angeles that enables you to design yer own clothing. If ye like fresh brandless hoodies,tees, vests and so on with YOUR own stamp on them, then check out the website at www.apliiq.com . You may have seen me repping the tee's I recently received in the post. I have not one bad word to say about the clothing as the tee's are of good quality and these kind peeps donate a nice wee percentage of their proceeds to charities, such as Breast Cancer Support, support in Haiti & Cambodia.

What Apliiq have to say:

apliiq is your favorite hoody. your favorite tee. your favorite dress. your apliiq is different because it's not blasted with logos or excessive graphics. it's different because you designed it, you carefully picked the fabric and color that represents you. everyone asks you where you got it, everyone wants their own.

apliiq is made in downtown los angeles. we take care to produce the best quality product possible. every fabric and every stitch has been thought out and we only produce a product once it's ordered. that means your apliiq was made just for you.

www.apliiq.com

WE WILL NOT DESTROY.

2010-11-26T15:41:00.003-08:00

Harlem. Go listen....

2010-11-26T15:29:00.003-08:00

And thats me away offshore folks........

2010-11-22T02:37:00.000-08:00

So here's some visuals from my last trip away....

Two snaps from the enjoyable Helicopter journey to and from the installation.

Instrumentation Technician Daniel Smith on the Plant.

Supply boat alongside away to start operations.

The Flare.

An obscene amount of seagulls alongside the rig.

The best bit.

go and get creative...

2010-11-21T11:37:00.000-08:00

Pinhole camera made from yir favourite meal....

In Geneva they kill it!!!

2010-11-19T16:16:00.001-08:00

Romain Vanherp - 242 Skateboards - Geneva - City Commercial from 242 skateboards on Vimeo.

Apologies.....

2010-11-19T15:43:00.000-08:00

Apologies for being pretty damn slack over the past few months, but that DOESN'T mean we haven't been busy.. heres some photo's from some of my jaunts during the summer.... in no particular order... stories of the trips to follow with more snappers.

Drunken night with camera after 'CPH Pro' party.

Angry old Turkish man in Istanbul Bazaar.

Rasmus and Callum's shoes on a ferry between Denmark and Germany.

Old lady in Market in Belgrade,Serbia.

Fountain action in Belgrade,Serbia.

Killing some time on the beach after Colin and Jacquie's wedding. Capistrano,CA

Eureka is an apparently locals only city. California

Samuel Longmire in the navigators seat.

The 'Morgan' twins winding down in Paris CDG.

2010-11-19T10:41:00.000-08:00

THE SAME LIFE SENTENCE FEATURING CURTIS RAPP from DQM on Vimeo.

2010-08-17T13:26:00.000-07:00

Callum Barrack with a big clean f/s ollie. Sibbarp, Sweden

Its amazing what you can find washed up on the beach. Haydn Morgan, Stonehaven

D.I.Y skatespots for life.

2010-08-12T05:23:00.000-07:00

Callum Barrack with a big dirty f/s ollie. D.I.Y Berlin.

In progress. D.I.Y A'deen

Pigeon Post

2010-08-12T04:47:00.000-07:00

Pigeon chillin' in Lisbon, Portugal.

Some people say that a bird dropping its excrement on you is a sign of good luck.

Man with his fortune teller. Istanbul, Turkey.

What about a chicken picking your fortune for you? To be honest, I'm not so sure. This post is a direct result of a little sky rat deciding to bless my cranium with its unwanted only a couple days ago.

I actually do feel lucky at the moment.

Inspiration from a Chicken Kicker.

Copenhagen tae Berlin on bicycles

2010-08-09T03:35:00.000-07:00

Day One.

After deciding that we was NOT gonna post our bike bags south to the German Capital we carefully bungeed our essentials on to the rear of our two-wheelers. Found 'route master' Rasmus at his homestead and swiftly got our mission underway. The departure from Copenhagen was mellow but yet slightly worrying as a bungee came lose and decided to wedge itself in my rear gears. Causing a somewhat hairy moment and as i had only just replaced a whole new bottom bracket,crank and sprocket with courtesy of British Airways baggage handlers, I was not overly confident that this was gonna be uneventful trip.We made our way to a wee place just south of Cph called Køge where we stopped for a wee 'roll aboot'.

Efter we had exerted ourselves with skating the mini we decided to make heading toward Vordingborg. Upon arrival we soon discover that this was 'Brian" central, 'Brian' being what we would call a Ned or Chav. They were everywhere. Also whilst cycling into the city centre we witnessed a dog pulling a intoxicated middle aged fool from his bike to face. Allowing a dog to pull you on a bicycle is just plain lazy and apparently not a great idea. After we spent more than enough time in Vordingborg we made way to a small place named Gåbense where we decided to pitch our tents whilst being plagued by mosquitos. Tents pitched and bitten to death we treated ourselves to a wee BBQ and discussed how bloody sketchy the bridge we had just crossed was.

Night night and it was end of Day one...

Day Two.

An early start and baked beans was to be a sure bet to get us through the day... We also stopped to watch some local fisherman at work next to where we had been camping.

After we had got all our luggage reattached we missioned it to Stubbekøbing where we chilled, ate some grub and watched the ferry roll in. The roads en route to Stubbekøbing were unbelievably straight. Which you think would be great, but believe me its not that great. It only makes the cycle so damn tedious.

Once fed and watered it was off again to Gedser to catch the ferry to Rostock, Germany. When we arrived in Gedser we had just missed a ferry so we had a 2 hour rest before the ferry arrived. Eventually arrived in Rostock around 9pm then spent around 2 hours trying to navigate our weary bodies to the city centre to find some sort of resting place. We settled to get a hostel in the city so we could shower.

End of Day Two.

Day 3

We got an early start and pedalled oor wee herts oot til we got down to a place called 'Schwaan" and got extremely disorientated and got lost for some time on dirt roads whilst getting chewed alive by what I thought were horse flies.Had to push our two wheelers across the sandy roads as the bikes were not up for going through the fine sandy paths. absolute nightmare. Headed on to 'Gustrow' once we got our bearings eat there then onward to a wee campsite in 'Krakow an see'.

The road into 'Krakow an see'

A dog in 'Gustrow', Germany

Routemaster

Day 4

Wake up for a swim in the lake at the campsite,pack up and leave for Anchorshavn. Yet again we are greeted by a maze of sandy roads and cobbled town roads. so brutal. this was probably the hardest day on the road for sure. when your tired, the sun is beating down and you cant cycle because your bike simply wont go through mountains of sand it certainly takes its toll after a few miles. we eventually get down to a place called 'Blankenfoerde" where we decide to pitch the tents at some rather peculiar campsite. this place will stand out in my mind for the rest of my life for sure. Nudest camp with hens,cats,goats and all other sorts walking around.rad.

Day 5

Id like to show you so many photos from this day but i actually don't think i have any. ha ha. to cut a long story short we absolutely missioned our bodies to cycle from Blankenfoerde to Berlin this day... we tackled some pretty fast roads with loads of crazy german bastards on em. never feared for my life as much as i have on this day! apparently the Autobahns ain't the only roads the Germans like to go fast on, with overtaking techniques that i can only imagine would challenge that of places like Cairo. mental. Hold on got couple pics for ye. Day 5 done and dusted. thats all folks.

This is where it was fun.

This is where is was not fun.

This is where we got to. Berlin, Germany and the sleeping place of our companions for the last 5 days.

Callum Barrack, Rasmus 'Routemaster' Bønnelykke & Gareth Costello would like to thank everyone who has kindy sponsored us on this little journey. It is very much appreiated and to let you know we have raised over 1800 bucks for 'MacMillan Cancer Support'.

Thank You

Dapper ding dangly double exposures.

2010-07-25T16:20:00.000-07:00

Some twice over exposures from our good friend Mr. Callum Barrack.

Cheers Callum.

Summer days are the best..

2010-07-25T07:22:00.000-07:00

A few snappers taken on a day mission to Tar Lair. Such a good day. Lets keep em comin'!

Roll On!!!!

And we give you Connor McGuire........

2010-07-25T06:55:00.000-07:00

Connor Hails from White Rock,BC which is not too far from Vancouver. If he isn't taking Photographs, he is appearing on TV talk shows or performing with his band.

Brawl: October 2009
This was taken while I was waiting for Dylan to buy his ticket for
Versailles. These kids were tearing around the courtyard screaming
shit like "ne faites pas cela ! je vous déteste !" I love all the
angles that came out of this shot, such chaos.

Bird:
This was down in Eugene, Oregon in a really weird park on the U of O
campus . It was one of those situations where you're pointing your
camera at something for a straight five minutes waiting for it to do
something interesting. I got fed up after awhile and got Jay to run at
it screaming. Hollywood magic.

SPILLAGE: August 2007
Most of the time I feel really weird taking credit for taking this
picture. It was one of those moments where everything unfolds so
perfectly and you just happen to be looking at it through the lens of
a camera. All accidental, nothing posed, mid conversation... It's
super weird looking back on this photo because it was taken so
long ago, I don't talk to any of these people anymore.

Slav Gnatetske

2010-07-22T14:45:00.000-07:00

Some photos from last winter in Scotland taken by Slav Gnatetske

Copenhagen To Berlin

2010-07-19T11:35:00.000-07:00

Part 1 - CPH to BLN from RamoiCamo on Vimeo.

Part 2 - in BLN from RamoiCamo on Vimeo.

Filmed and editted by Rasmus at Ramoicamo

Some wee snippets fae Cph to Berlin Cycle...full story later...

2010-07-12T03:06:00.000-07:00

long straight road to damned uphill, Denmark

Rasmus capturing

first day photos.

Fully loaded and ready to go nowhere.

Beastin' it.

More to come with a day to day breakdown of where we went and what actually happened.

Photos by Callum Barrack.

some belated snappers

2010-07-12T02:45:00.000-07:00

A street light in Stockholm, Sweden. 2008

A elderly beetle. Budapest, Hungary. 2009

Bar seating in Seattle (the bar in 'Sleepless in Seattle') 2009

graffiti in Pisa, Italy. 2009

Playin' Aroon.

2010-06-18T05:55:00.000-07:00

Boredom can spur creativeness I guess.

Vancouver got sun.

2010-06-18T05:43:00.000-07:00

Overlooking downtown Vancouver from a friend balcony on Burnaby St.

Reflections on the Murray Hotel on Burrard & Helmcken.

A couple snaps from the first roll of fuji velvia 50 slide film shot with my olympus trip 35.

Barcelona

2010-06-10T12:24:00.000-07:00

Some photos taken in barcelona over the past 5 years.

Illicit Bars in Barcelona

2010-05-28T14:59:00.000-07:00

Rens enjoying the delights of quite simply helping yourself.

Bar staff.

Pete with Bar staff. Note the c.d. storage

Barcelonian improvisation for secure locking.

Ok so, last year on a visit to Barcelona I was introduced to something that can only be described as amazing, but yet when you are experiencing it at that exact time the apprehension makes it somewhat different. So basically this Bar if you choose to call it, was an illegal bar in the heart of Barcelona. simply knock on the door pictured and bobs your uncle. We were kicked out in haste if I remember correctly with the owner being slightly paranoid of a bust. With the general nature of this I should probably leave it at this..........Go Galavanting folks, as i'm sure there are many more gems like this to be found.

Get oot on yer bicycle.

2010-05-25T16:32:00.000-07:00

Some ugly Aberdonian council headquarters snapped on a sunny afternoon from the window of my push bike.

The Grampian Eye on the beach boulevard in all its glory. Photographed whilst running errands in the city

This is rarely found in Aberdeen City Centre but if yer willing to drag yer push bike out and work yer wee leggies til yer hearts content, then this can be found only and hour outside Aberdoom.

GET OUTSIDE!

Charity Cycle

2010-05-25T16:02:00.000-07:00

As you may already know, On the 30th of June 2010 Callum Barrack and Gareth Costello are embarking on a wee cycle from Copenhagen,Denmark to Berlin,Germany to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. The expected distance to be travelled is 630km, but have no planned route,are camping along the way and aim to achieve this task within 5 days.

Macmillan Cancer Support improve the lives of people affected by cancer. They provide practical, medical, emotional and financial support and push for better cancer care. One in three of us will get cancer. Two million of us are living with it. We are all affected by cancer. We can all help. They are Macmillan.

If ye' can spare a penny or twa, donate what you can at the link below:

http://www.justgiving.com/costellobarrack

Cheers Folks,

Callum & Gareth

2010-05-16T06:14:00.000-07:00

Smoke from near by fires give this plaza in Valencia a pretty atmospheric feel. Photo: Jacquie Smith

Sam and Harry, determined hillbomb amidst a tow in and pothole dodging session. photo: Colin Bruce

Some Skateboarding

2010-05-11T11:23:00.000-07:00

Callum Barrack - Wallride

Haydn Morgan - BS ollie

The Coastal road diaries.

2010-05-10T03:10:00.000-07:00

Ok folks, There was recently a hoard of young skateboarders took to their heels and jaunted up the north coast for a day mish stuffed with sun and skateboarding served with a side portion of fish n' chips. A wee visual depiction of this adventure shall be posted up here very shortly for ye tae enjoy yer cup o' tea with. Keep yer peepers peeled!

Love

G Squared

Miss Mills shows us again with some double exposures.

2010-05-09T17:54:00.000-07:00

Alex getting fruity with her friend Diana

Alex with Tom.

Nick Law

2010-05-09T08:20:00.000-07:00

Tahitian booger gets slotted at chunky outside Ecas, Lombok. 2009

Lombok, Indonesia.2009

Courtesy of Nick Law

'The lives of others'

2010-05-06T14:44:00.000-07:00

Man in Lobby of Hotel, Vancouver. 2010

Kaylon Zackariuk at the White Rock Reservoir,BC. 2009

A Lonesome man at Stockholm Central Station. 2009

A Gondolier taking a rest. Venice. 2009

Some random pictures

2010-05-04T11:00:00.000-07:00

A sculpture in downtown Vancouver. 2009

I'd still prefer a game of Scrabble.

cold water snaps

2010-05-01T16:33:00.000-07:00

Here we have some more snaps from Alex Mills and this time they are on the other side of the atlantic, but only as far as the land meets. Alex in her spare time besides taking great photos also enjoys a spot of surfing. props.

Nick Law

2010-04-30T10:41:00.000-07:00

Pet baby Macaque and Orang Asli kid, Cameron Highlands. Feb 09.

Orang Asli is the Malay name for the indigenous people dwelling in the forest of Peninsular Malaysia and translates literally as "original people".

The kids and the monkey kept each other entertained as we looked round the village and tried our hand at shooting the darted blow pipes. The pressure put on these people from the outside world was evident. I couldn't help think that the kids were stuck in a hard situation, they communicated with and wore clothes like the tourists who passed through frequently with their money, and yet they were expected to continue living in the jungle as a 'primitive people'.

Alex Mills shows us how.

2010-04-29T15:03:00.000-07:00

Vancouvers Granville street looking southward prior to the 2010 olympic games takeover.

Old beast parked on Burrard Street.

Girl and Army

2010-04-29T14:43:00.000-07:00

Yet another absolute belter from Nick Law whilst he was traveling in the Maldives. Nick seems to be one of those fortunate people who finds himself in the right place at the right time and makes it count with shots like these. Good work Nick.

Taken In Male, the capital island of the Maldives 2008.

The Islamic law's of the Maldives are very strict, as is social pressure to conform to their faith. There is pressure for the women to dress modestly and hide their skin and hair in public. This does not apply to children however, so they, in turn, are often seen completely 'dolled up' by there mothers.

Vancouver via Russian ignorance.

2010-04-26T13:59:00.000-07:00

Well after a weeks postponement of my flight out to Vancouver I was greeted by this ignorant pig sitting next to me. Who would shout at the Air Stewardesses "give me tea" or in a kinder fashion if you like, "give me tea, now". He then proceeded to throw all his rubbish at my feet on the floor without any hesitation. when I looked at him with what I think may have been a disapproving look, he shrugged it off with a wave of the hand as if to say 'let them deal with it,whatever'.

If you come across people like this in the future and have the chance to photograph them. send us the pictures and spiel to accompany. Some journeys are long enough far less having to put up with arseholes like this.

2010-04-25T17:59:00.000-07:00

Some ruins photographed by Kirsty Halbert

2010-04-25T10:17:00.000-07:00

Girl and pigeons, Piazza San Marco, Venice. 2007.

After watching people buy small packets of pigeon food from the resident 'pigeon lady' the flying rat pack of san marco would descend in a cloud of beaks and shite, on tourists from aloft the Basilica Cattedrale. I don't know if this girl tried to eat the last of the pellets herself or if the pigeons just fancied a bit of face.

2010-04-24T05:23:00.000-07:00

SCRABBLE, BEERS & PEERS

a night out on the tiles

This is a blog for photos. Ours and yours. Send them in

G.squared@hotmail.co.uk

2010-04-23T09:13:00.000-07:00

Skateboardanimation from Tilles Singer on Vimeo.

cut out of skateboarding....

2010-04-22T09:57:00.000-07:00

"Skaters by their very nature are urban guerillas: they make everyday use of the useless artifacts of the technological burden, and employ the handiwork of the government/corporate structure in a thousand ways that the original architects could never dream of"

Craig Stecyk, 1976

Photo: Haydn Morgan, Wallride, Barcelona

2010-04-21T12:23:00.000-07:00

A sight perhaps similar to that of the desolate airports throughout Europe after the volcano nearby the Eyjafjalajoekull glacier began erupting and projecting a heavy dosing of volcanic ash into european airspace?

Edinburgh Airport. Circa 2008

2010-04-11T03:52:00.001-07:00

A G-Squared edit featuring Campbell Gardiner, Callum Barrack, Haydn Morgan, EGG, Neil Kellas and Ross King.