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Strays BMX #8

Ben Austin sent through the latest round of his Strays photo series for everyone to enjoy! This 8th edition features photos from Ben, Taylor Stos and Chris Shellkopf, and features riding from Ben Polaschek, Jayden Lajeunesse, Lynden Chartrand, Zephyr Wadkins, Matty Millington, Josh Nendza, Hilario Olivos, Steve Tassone, Tucker Smith, Tony Resta, Brett Tocco, and Tristan Thomas! As always, although these photos didn’t have a home or a project they were dedicated to, they turned out rad. Hit the flipbook above to take in the photos! It’s rad to see some faces we haven’t seen in a while, along with a few familiar and a few we haven’t heard of!

“The Eighth installment of Strays is now available. Just like past “issues”, these are a grouping of photos that were shot over the past few months that didn’t find a home but we still wanted to share with the BMX community. This time around I’m excited to announce that we have photo contributions from both Taylor Stos and Chris Shellkopf.” – Ben Austin

Strays 4

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The latest Strays photo flipbook from Ben Austin has arrived!

It’s time for another round of Strays from Ben Austin! This time around he has recruited photographers Ryan Ogawa and Scott Marceau as contributors! As always, this flipbook contains a bunch of great riding related photos that didn’t have a home, until now! You can find street, skateparks and trails in this one, so give it a quick look!

“Strays 4 photographers: Ryan Ogawa, Scott Marceau, Ben Austin
Strays 4 featured riders: Ryan Greene, Jono Hopping, KC Badger, Reagan Riley, Mike Garcia, Alex Duleba, Scott Henderson, and Kyle Hart

As always, if you know any photogs who are looking for a place for their work, feel free to send them my way!“

Strays 3

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We’re always stoked when Ben Austin sends through a fresh round of “Strays” to give everyone a look at a few photos he shot that didn’t have a home. This third round features Reed Stark, Johnny Atencio, Erik Elstran, Justin DeWitt, Glenn Dussl, Kyle Stark, Ryan Barrett and Cody Smiglewski getting down on spots around Minnesota and a few other places that Ben travelled to over the course of this summer! As always, Ben produces some amazing photos!

If you’re a photographer looking to get your work seen, Ben is looking for contributors for future issues. Leave your info in the comments below and we’ll get you connected!

Skworl – Washed Up

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It has been a little while since we’ve seen a BMX video out of the Skworl crew up in the Twin Cities area. That doesn’t mean these guys haven’t been out putting in the work, even though a lot of them are working real jobs and hitting that weekend warrior status. This is a mix of footage featuring Lee Mies, Nick Anderson, Eugene Serrato, Cole Nelson, Eric Holley, Boden Berg, Justin Dewitt, Dustin Arendt, Mike Gelle, Chass Uthe, Cody Smiglewski, Seth Smiglewski, Erik Elstran, Deljon Willis, Seth Peterson, Lucas Woodley, Reed Stark, Jacob Mullenix, Phlandus Alexander, Jake Demuth and Ben Austin, getting down at a bunch of skateparks and street spots this past summer. Good vibes and real solid riding. You can’t go wrong with this one!

Edited by Mike Gelle

Ben Austin – Stray Photos 2

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Ben Austin coming through with another batch of photos that he has collected over the course of the past few months. This time around, we get a look at a few photos from Reed Stark, Seth Peterson, Erik Elstran, Colton Walker, Mike Hoder and more getting down on street spots, ramps and more around Minnesota and Seattle, Washington. As always, Ben ended up with some damn good photos that you won’t want to pass up! Check it out!

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Ben Austin – Stray Photos 1

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When you shoot BMX, you end up taking a ton of photos and sometimes even the good ones don’t find a home. Ben Austin has been crushing it behind the lens for a long time now and we’re always pumped when we get a look at some of the photos he shot. This morning, he hit us with a link to a new flipbook giving you a look at a few of the photos he was sitting on that needed a home featuring Reed Stark, Trey Jones and a few other getting down in Minnesota and Florida.

If you’re a BMX photographer looking to get your work featured, hit us up! We’re always down to check out some rad photos like these!

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Photogallery: 2014 3rd Lair Jam

This past weekend was a busy one for Minnesota. Not only was this years BV JAM over the weekend, so was the annual 3rd Lair Jam that some of the locals up in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area throw! Our friend and photographer, Ben Austin made his way to the park to check out some of the good times that went down! He ended up with a bunch of photos from the day, so we figured it would be a good time for a new photogallery!

“3rd Lair just wrapped up their annual BMX jam, presented by the Skworl crew. This winter has been a historically cold one for the Midwest, and the local scene had been hurting for a chance to get together, hang out on the bikes, and have some fun. It was great to see all of the faces from near and far make it out. The contest went off without a hitch, and ended up being a really good time. Check out a few dimly lit photos from the day, enjoy!

Hosts: Skworl, Lee Mies, Mike Gelle
MC: Kevin Robinson??
Results:
Pro: 1st – Andreas White, 2nd – Derek Strong, 3rd – Jake Demuth
Bowl Jam Supreme Champ – Justin DeWitt
Best broken forks – Chass Uthe
Footdown Survivor – no one cares” – Ben Austin