THE NORTHERN EMBASSY

21 Dec Shawn Duffield Photography

Posted at 07:45h in archive by Prashant Gopal

Shawn Duffield by Sarah Fox.

Shawn Duffield’s name has come up quite a bit lately on this site. We’ve posted videos he’s filmed, random photos shot by him, and he even submitted a great shot for our Fall Photo contest. It was only after more closely examining his work and browsing his Flickr account that I wanted to ask him a few questions and give him a chance to showcase more of his photos. He’s a hard working young talent from the west coast with a refreshing view of BMX and it comes through in his photos and videos. Click below for some more images from Shawn, a quick interview about his photography, and expect to see his name come up more and more with great work like this.

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20 Dec Music: A Charlie Brown Christmas Album

Posted at 15:50h in archive by Prashant Gopal

Searching for what to play at your Christmas party this weekend? Your DVD of a burning fire place has become un-funny after about 2 minutes? You can’t go wrong with this classic album from the Vince Guaraldi Trio. Some light jazz to play as background music to whatever party you might be hosting, but once Linus and Lucy kicks in at the 10:45 mark everyone will remember and know what they’re listening to. High recommended listening this weekend and over the holidays. Enjoy.

19 Dec Andrew Lazaruk Vancouver/Riverside Snowbird

Posted at 11:06h in archive by Zach Rampen

This past summer Andrew Lazaruk made a few trips though Vancouver. While we were cruising around we managed to snap a few clips and always had a good time. Andrew has now made his yearly migration back to Riverside and will be shredding down there for the next few months. Fly snowbird fly!

18 Dec Montreal

Posted at 07:51h in archive by Jeremy Deme

Some older Montreal footy (2011) featuring the mtl guys you can never see enough footage of, Mike Cardin, Corey Dewey and Mike Fiz. Filmed and Edited by Pierre Gauthier.

18 Dec Kyle Lee by Shawn Duffield

Posted at 07:45h in archive by Jeremy Deme

In an age where every kid can barspin and tailwhip, riders like Kyle Lee are far and between. Kyle can blast like nobody’s business and has a style that will never die. Filmed and edited by Shawn Duffield.

15 Dec Amos Franke 10 Troll Clips – Under A Bridge

Posted at 08:55h in archive by Zach Rampen

Amos lays down a quick ten move on the Burrard DIY spot. This spot is pretty hard to ride and it seems the rough concrete really has much effect on him. Someone must have thrown a banana up on that platform on that last clip.

12 Dec EMBASSY EDIT: Colton Ponto by Jared Chilko

Posted at 07:35h in archive by Jeremy Deme

Christmas is coming early here at Northern Embassy, and we’ve got a few banging things lined up for the next couple weeks starting with this crazy edit of Colton Ponto by Jared Chilko.

“This was filmed in Edmonton over the coarse of summer/fall 2013. Colton had a list of spots and tricks he methodically set out to hit/do. He’d basically have a game plan every time we met up to film. This really kept things on track and was different than the ‘wing it’ norm I was used to. Colton is a pegless grind guru and really put his pedals and axles to good use this summer in all kinds of switch and opposite variations. Hit play.”
– Jared

Film/Edit: Jared Chilko
Letters: Colton Ponto
Track: Gold in the Yard – Fulmarine Petrels

12 Dec Random Photo: Jordan Hango by Riley McMaster

Posted at 06:15h in archive by Prashant Gopal

Here’s a random photo of Jordan Hango blasting a one handed table, shot by Riley McMaster. This photo ran in BOTY‘s Go Getta Zine this past summer. Do yourself a favour and go re-watch Hango’s Fit video from last week.

12 Dec Spencer Ryan

Posted at 01:39h in archive by Jeremy Deme

I think the best way to describe Spencer’s riding is buck nutty nuts. I’ll let this edit support that statement, Spencer shreds.