Huck's Best of the Week
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- Photography by Ryan Travis Christian
We are very proud to announce that our new issue Huck 44 – The Tommy Guerrero Issue is now available for pre-order. It took a lot of hard work and a whole load of late nights but we’re really stoked to share it with you. Catch it in the shops or in your letterboxes real soon.
We congratulate our regular contributors Spencer Murphy and Guy Martin for their big wins at the Sony World Photography Awards 2014, celebrate the release of Juxtapoz Psychedelic and present our new Huck.TV short film Skate Yoga.
Huck 44 – The Tommy Guerrero Issue
Tommy Guerrero – OG skateboarder and master of ambient jams – is back with a grooveadelic new album, No Mans Land, and his first European tour. Also in the mag we have Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, indie filmmaker Vincent Moon and NY post-hip hop punks Ratking and a whole lot more.
Get more info and grab a copy at the Huck Shop.
Big Wins at the Sony World Photography Awards 2014
Congrats to Huck contributors Spencer Murphy and Guy Martin for their first places in the Campaign and Current Affairs categories respectively. We feel honoured to work with such talented photographers and you can find out more the people behind camera in out posts on Spencer and Guy.
Juxtapoz Psychedelic
The world’s biggest art magazine goes back to its freaky roots for new book Juxtapoz Psychedelic, out now. We caught up with the book’s editor, artist and current editor of Juxtapoz Magazine Hannah Stouffer for the lowdown.
Huck Presents… Skate Yoga
In our new short film we headed over to Tom’s Skate Shop in Stoke Newington to find how yoga can help your body withstand the stresses and strains skateboarding puts on it.
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