Levis Skateboarding Special II

Skate

Photographer Gabe Morford captures skateboarding’s perfect moments

Ready for Anything — Documenting those that are inherently unpredictable is a skill that SF-based Gabe Morford has honed over a lifetime shooting from the hip.

Written by: Anthony Pappalardo

Skate

Nothing can keep nomadic skater Pat Moran still for long as he shreds across the USA

In The Zen Zone — Oregon-born Pat Moran follows his skateboard around the West Coast on a one-man mission of discovery.

Written by: Maxwell Klinger

Skate

Why heavily state-controlled Shanghai is one of the world's most liberating places to skate

Charging Through China — Meet Tommy Zhao and the skate family nurturing an exciting DIY scene in the midst of Shanghai’s retro-futuristic skyscrapers.

Written by: Charlotte Middlehurst

Skate

Michelle Pezel shows us how a skateshop can build community in Vancouver

Leader of the Gang — In the latest story from Levi’s® Skateboarding Special II: Stories of Independence — our annual Skateboarding collab with Levi’s® — skater, motorbiker and owner of Antisocial Michelle Pezel shares how independence is something you can only achieve as part of a community.

Written by: Rhianon Bader

Film

How Michelle Pezel turned her Vancouver store into a skate mecca

Huck x Levi's Skateboarding: Antisocial — The unstoppable Michelle Pezel shows us how a skateshop can bring a community together, in one of the stories we found creating our annual Skateboarding Special, in collaboration with Levi's Skateboarding.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Skate

Meet K-Dub: the hard-hustling visionary behind Oakland’s DIY skate park, Town Park

Oakland belongs to the kids — In our latest story from Levi’s® Skateboarding Special II: Stories of Independence — our annual Skateboarding collab with Levi’s® — we meet teacher-turned-DIY skatepark creator Keith ‘K-Dub’ Williams, whose relentless hard work has given the skaters of Oakland a unique space to call their own.

Written by: Em-j Staples

Skate

Born in Finland, raised in the USA: Skater Marius Syvanen on naked saunas, army duty and Arto Saari

Third Culture Kid — In the first story from Levi’s® Skateboarding Special II: Stories of Independence — our annual Skateboarding collab with Levi’s® — Cali transplant Marius Syvanen explores the importance of keeping his Finnish heritage alive no matter where he lives.

Written by: Zoe Oksanen

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