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Through The Lens – The Process: Photographing the X-Games

July 4, 2012

2012 marks the sixth year in a row that I have shot the X Games in downtown Los Angeles. It is crazy to think of all of the wild stuff that I have seen go down first hand since 2007 and I feel very fortunate to have witnessed a ton of BMX history occur right before my eyes. The only bad thing is that when it comes time to shoot X Games it’s always pretty stressful between the long days, crazy security guards and constant challenge of trying to capture everything that happens between the four events. I took somewhat of a different approach to the way I shot at X Games this year and really just tried to take in the contest for what it was worth, enjoy the show and get some behind the scenes shots along the way. Hit the link to see some of what caught my eye over the course of three days and take a look through my lens.

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Products: Vol. XI

June 30, 2012

Another week down, another week with a look at a few fresh products for you to blow your paycheck for the week on! This time around we’re going to take a closer look at Eclat‘s Plaza pedal, Colony‘s Variant stem, Profile‘s Totem hub, Tree Bicycle Co.‘s Ergo seat and The Shadow Conspiracy‘s new Back To School apparel line. Let’s get into this!
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Insight: Repzine Vol. 1

June 30, 2012

The other day I had package pop up in my mail that I was looking for. Inside this package was the first edition of Adam Spitalny‘s new Boston based design, photography, music and BMX zine, Repzine.
I was particularily excited about this just because I know Adam’s work is high quality and it sounded like he was putting some serious time and effort into doing it right. Turns out, that was just the case. Check out a little preview and a few more words after the jump…
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Madera Through The Lens Contest Results

June 29, 2012

Today is the day when we announce the final results of the Madera Through The Lens Photo contest. There were well over 100 submissions for this one, and with that came A LOT of really good photos by you guys. After a lot of time going through the photos, it was narrowed down to the top 20 submissions which we have a PHOTOGALLERY showcasing these photos. However, before you jump to that, check out the Top 3 winning photos and why they were picked with a full explanation by Jeremy. Check it out! – Kurt

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Through The Lens – Anything That Can Go Wrong, Will Go Wrong

June 27, 2012

This week’s column is a detailed look at some tips on what to do when shit just doesn’t go your way when trying to get the shot. Nothing’s perfect and we all know that but when it comes time to shoot and things just aren’t working out it’s best to take a step back, analyze the situation and find out the next best option. If the rider gets hurt, your gear decides not to work, a bike part breaks, you get kicked out, or the rider just can’t get the trick you have to do your best to work it out and control the situation. It’s all part of the deal so get used to it. Hit the link and find out what to do when your shoot goes to hell.
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Photogallery: Colorado in June

June 26, 2012

The other day, Ted Van Orman dropped a few photos he shot recently around different trails and parks around Colorado into my email’s inbox. I’m a big fan of Ted’s work and he never disappoints, so we decided it would be a real good idea to do a photogallery for you guys to check out. You will find 10 riding shots from guys like Adam Baker, Mike Meister, Troy McMurray, Mat Olson, Kelsy Hoog, Nathan Fons and more with some real scenic Colorado backgrounds in this fresh new gallery for you can check out…

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Hangover: 6/17 – 6/24

June 24, 2012

Over the last few months, I spent some time compiling weekly lists of the top BMX videos to drop for Network A. It was a good opportunity for me to go back and review all of the videos that dropped each week.
I’m not sure if you are aware of it, but the Daily Section gets updated a few times a day which generally ends up being around 30 new posts with the latest videos, products, news and what not every single day. In a given week, there are around 210 new posts (probably a lot more than that actually) which means one thing… A lot of really good videos get missed since I highly doubt you are spending as much time as I am going through all the new stuff popping up. I hope not at least.

Since the job with Network A ended (two months longer than originally planned), I’ve been thinking it would be cool to do a recap of my own each week to give some shine to the videos that turned out awesome and were quickly buried under all the new posts. So, here we have it. The first round of Hangover, a look back at the wild party we call a week. This should become the new Sunday tradition, so let’s give this a go!
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Products: Vol. X

June 23, 2012

Well, here it is. The 10th edition of Products:! Where has time been going? It feels like we just started doing this column every Saturday like a month ago, but I guess not! We might as well not stop a good thing going, right? This week you can get a closer look at the new Fit Bike Co. 24mm Indent cranks, Seth Kimbrough’s signature Hoffman Bama fork, Mark Potoczny’s signautre PA Model frame from Deluxe, the Tungsten rear wheel from Cinema Wheel Co. and the Victory bars from Sunday. Let’s take a peek!
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