SUMMER 2014
Frontside San Francisco Is: Ryan Abraham Editor in Chief Contributing Editor Hank Hansen Daniel Beck Staff Photographer Shivizle Siwajek Emotional Support Featuring the Photography Of: Tim Aguilar Emmet Hallinan Harrison Gayton Shawn Whisenant Wanna Submit To The Magazine? Want A Shirt or Stickers? Want To Advertise? Send Hate Mail? Questions? Lurk at Frontsidesf.com, Our Facebook Page, or Contact Us Via info@frontsidesf.com
Issue #4 3. Selected Photographs 22. Harrison’s bit on why it’s good to push wood. 28. In Memory of Shawn Whisenant Cover: Leo Martinez BS Bowerslide Berkeley, CA Photo: Harrison Gayton Back Cover: Elijah Williams Gives Trestin Jones a Bump Photo: Harrison Gayton Inner Cover: Photo: Derek Holguin
The Photography Of
Emmet Hallinan
Kryon Schochat Boardslide (And Potentially Flipping Us Off) Secret Spot, CA
Keenan Bensonsmith FS Tail Berkeley, CA
Keenan Bensonsmith Air Berkeley, CA
Elad Magidish Bluntslide Alameda, CA
Elad Magidish Disaster Badass Mini, CA
Joey Verbitsky Nosegrind Berkeley, CA
Quinn Gerard Ollie Oakland, CA
Kryon Schochat Switch K SOmeWhere, CA
The Photography Of
Harrison Gayton
Josh Ramos Kickflip BS Smith Berkeley, CA
Neuville Cover Ollie Black Pearl Park, Cayman Islands
Alex Fatemi Ollie Berkeley, Ca
A Selfie by Harrison
Emmet Hallinan Ollie Berkeley, CA
WHY SKATEBOARDING IS AWESOME. Words and Photo by Harrison Gayton 1. You can skate anytime, anywhere, anyway, anyhow, with whoever. No coaches, no teammates, no rules, just you and your board. 2. It’s a special connection, between you and the skateboard. People can see how you look when you skate, but it’s hard to feel the same way, as it means something different for everyone. 3. Activity that’s actually fun. Running on a treadmill? I can’t even fathom that. 4. The feeling of landing something new. The feeling of accomplishment overcomes you. And when other people, skaters or not, get stoked, that’s just awesome. 5. Every skater has his own style, his own take on skateboarding. Some are calm and flowy in their approach, while others can be more aggressive and explosive. Some like to get technical, some just like to go big or go fast. A tre flip by Dylan Rieder is entirely different from P-Rod’s. 6. Your view of the everyday mundane objects: benches, ledges, stairs, rails, inclines, curbs, etc. is transformed. No longer for just sitting on, walking down, holding onto, or stopping your car; they are for grinding, jumping down, and hauling ass down. People are going to think you’re crazy when you burst out in revelation, “If I started at this part of the hill, I could probably huck a tre flip over that fire hydrant!!” But never mind them. They can’t even know how awesome it is. Maybe if they tried it themselves.
Simon Luche Kickflip Berkeley, CA
The Photography Of
Tim Aguilar
Manuel Castillo Kickflip Los Angeles, CA
Tom Hickey Back Tailslide Santa Ana, CA
Beauty and the Back Tail. Nice one Tom.
In Memory Of
Shawn Whisenant
Tony Manfre Ollie San Francisco, CA
Kai Gorms Ollie San Francisco, CA
Tao Antrim Ollie San Francisco, CA
Tao Antrim Smith San Francisco, CA
Jarod Taber Wallie San Francisco, CA
Tao Antrim Smith San Francisco, CA
Evan Collisson BS Lip San Francisco, CA
You Will Be Missed Shawn
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