THE NORTHERN EMBASSY

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Randomly came across Shawn Duffield’s Flickr and found a couple of gems. A perfect tuck by Brandon Van Dulken off the roof, over the fence and staring straight into that barely visible grass bank.

Shawn’s name might be recognizable from filming and editing most of BVD’s content lately. His photos prove his keen eye for a strong sense of perspective. A mix of nature and riding photos, there is more than enough quality material to warrant checking out.

Shawn Duff on Flickr

DIG

Dig Magazine have a really great ongoing article on their site this week where they profile the 10 most influential BMX photographers of all time. Every day they’ve put up a new photographer with a short interview or profile about them and their work, and so far they’ve reached number 5. Any rider that grew up with magazines as their prime window in to the world of BMX (i.e. pre-Internet dominance) will recognize these names and a number of the images and remember how important and influential they were.

In an age where everyone is carrying a camera around in their pocket it might seem like the true value of a photograph has diminished, and it’s interesting hearing some of these photographers giving their opinions on this and other subjects. It is of course an entirely subjective list, but you can read entries 10 to 5 here and keep checking it next week (I presume) for 4 to 1.

Speaking personally, Dig Magazine as a whole was a hugely influential magazine to me growing up as a rider, especially during the years that Brian Tunney was the editor. It’s inspiring to see them still continuing to produce quality pieces like this and finding a great balance between print and online content.

Vlad at Imported put together this dope edit from the 2013 Pepsi pro Am in Montreal that went down a couple weekends ago. Lots of shredding from a bunch of MTl locals check it out.

“This is the 1st video from Pepsi pro am contest that happened in Montreal at Le Taz skatepark. Justin had a pretty bad faceplant during the practices so he wasn’t able to ride in Qualifiers . DIllon got 2nd and Jord got 4th place. Dave and Carlos were on the podium for am.There will be another edit with all other highlights.” Vlad

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Invert in Idaho
All photos by Tony Archibeque Jr.

There is one trick in BMX that will gain anyone instant respect. The tabletop. James Van de Kamp can snap them with the best. On his recent trip to Texas Toast with Tony Archibeque Jr., I tasked him with shooting the greatest tabletop of all time. Hyperbole aside, they came back with a bunch of great shots.
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The bys in Newfoundland come through with the latest ANTLIFE edit, amazing riding and filming. Featuring Phil Bartlett, Paul Pike, Jon Fennelly, Blair Pennell, Bob Osmond, and Sean Slade.


The part that really shuts down Let’s get Fistical, Mitch has been shredding Prince Albert, SK for a long time now. His handplant over the horse remains one of the most ridiculous/incredible things to happen on a bmx in Canada ever.