Levis Skateboarding Special II
Don't Bring Your Skateboard To China
Johnny Tang gives a tour of Shanghai, the megacity he calls one giant skatepark. — China's reputation, especially of late, is often overshadowed by censorship and state control. But it's also the site of a flourishing new skate scene. Huck explores these two disconnected worlds through the eyes of Shanghai-based pro skater Johnny Tang.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Outspoken skater turned writer Scott Bourne on living by your own rules
No Authority But Yourself — He rejected America for Paris and gave up skateboarding to write. Scott Bourne refuses to follow the pack.
Written by: Benjamin Deberdt
Photographer Gabe Morford captures skateboarding’s perfect moments
Ready for Anything — Documenting those that are inherently unpredictable is a skill that SF-based Gabe Morford has honed over a lifetime shooting from the hip.
Written by: Anthony Pappalardo
Nothing can keep nomadic skater Pat Moran still for long as he shreds across the USA
In The Zen Zone — Oregon-born Pat Moran follows his skateboard around the West Coast on a one-man mission of discovery.
Written by: Maxwell Klinger
Why heavily state-controlled Shanghai is one of the world's most liberating places to skate
Charging Through China — Meet Tommy Zhao and the skate family nurturing an exciting DIY scene in the midst of Shanghai’s retro-futuristic skyscrapers.
Written by: Charlotte Middlehurst
Michelle Pezel shows us how a skateshop can build community in Vancouver
Leader of the Gang — In the latest story from Levi’s® Skateboarding Special II: Stories of Independence — our annual Skateboarding collab with Levi’s® — skater, motorbiker and owner of Antisocial Michelle Pezel shares how independence is something you can only achieve as part of a community.
Written by: Rhianon Bader
How Michelle Pezel turned her Vancouver store into a skate mecca
Huck x Levi's Skateboarding: Antisocial — The unstoppable Michelle Pezel shows us how a skateshop can bring a community together, in one of the stories we found creating our annual Skateboarding Special, in collaboration with Levi's Skateboarding.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Meet K-Dub: the hard-hustling visionary behind Oakland’s DIY skate park, Town Park
Oakland belongs to the kids — In our latest story from Levi’s® Skateboarding Special II: Stories of Independence — our annual Skateboarding collab with Levi’s® — we meet teacher-turned-DIY skatepark creator Keith ‘K-Dub’ Williams, whose relentless hard work has given the skaters of Oakland a unique space to call their own.
Written by: Em-j Staples
Born in Finland, raised in the USA: Skater Marius Syvanen on naked saunas, army duty and Arto Saari
Third Culture Kid — In the first story from Levi’s® Skateboarding Special II: Stories of Independence — our annual Skateboarding collab with Levi’s® — Cali transplant Marius Syvanen explores the importance of keeping his Finnish heritage alive no matter where he lives.
Written by: Zoe Oksanen