Month: March 2013

Behind the Lens: Ricardo Muñoz Carter

Confusion Magazine online is starting a new photographer spotlight series called Behind the Lens which spotlights the characters that document skateboarding to fill the pages of skateboarding magazines and websites around the world. Without skate photographers, we would only have our faded memories of a session, from our own personal perspective, and would never see different diy spots, skateparks, ramps, ditches, backyard pools and street scenes around the world. The skateboarder is the hero, but it is the person behind the lens that brings this duo together to successfully capture an instant in time and place. Whether exposing with light onto film or onto megapixel memory sticks, each photographer has their own style, equipment and group of skaters they shoot with. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so check out the photography of Ricardo Muñoz Carter, and if you have time you can find out which photographers inspire him, what equipment he uses, and how he started to shoot skate photos in the first place.

Osthafen Skatepark – Frankfurt, Germany

The Osthafen Skatepark is really big. The shape of the transitions and other concrete obstacles are nearly perfect. The first time you go there you have to try to explore all the possibilities the park has to offer, because there’s so much to handle. The right side of the park is simliar to a street plaza: curbs, rails, banks, hips, gaps and china banks. The obstacles on the street section are really low and not too good to skate.
On the left side you find a bowl land scape. If you spend some time testing the lines with your hands, you’ll find the flow. There is something for everyone. In the back part, there is a bowl with a loveseat and a corner which has pool coping. In the front part there is another bowl with a full pipe with a similar corner, on the opposite side is a big bank. And don’t forget to hit up the volcano, there you can end the day nicely.

Mathias on the next pour we did.

Another Alis DIY joint – Goa, India

We found India Nick’s ramp in Assagao, Goa, but the landlord was a dick and didn’t want it to be skated. We tried to bribe him but he got more pissed, so Mathias went in the early morning before the sun rose and cleaned it up and had a morning session and refilled the bowl after…

Ondra Filípek. Backside ollie. Photo: Filip Slivka

Lógr knocked on the Hell´s Gate – Czech Republic

The dead stood up from their graves and walked to the farm house. The sky turned red and hell´s gate opened. Gate keeper invited us to Hella. Lógr crew Filip Slivka, Ondra Filípek, Ondra Löbl, Petr Černý, Ryba, Miloš Hroch and Roman Špaček walked into hell, knowing what to expect. One thing is for sure, Lógr will go to hell when the judgement day comes.

Lifeblood Skateboards welcomes Josh Rodriguez

He’s been skating upon a solid and strong path of progression over the past two years and his skill speaks for itself. That said, Lifeblood Skateboards is honored and proud to welcome Josh Rodriguez to its team.

Minus Ramps on 8mm film

Minus Ramps 8mm Film features several Minus Ramps concrete crews on their sites in Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Germany and around europe. This film is shot on super 8 mm inbetween 2006 and 2010.

MY DIY: 4/20 CRETE-RAISER

Here it is folks the next ‘crete-raiser is set to go down Saturday, April 20th, 2013! Come shred Rocky’s bowl and help raise some extra dough to finish the BUILD.

Session at Beertards ramp – Kranj, Slovenia

Maybe this ramp doesn’t look special to you, but it’s very special to a couple of guys who live in Slovenia where you can count these kind of places with the fingers of one hand. And if you cut one finger off you’ll get the number of skaters who don’t wear hair gel and who don`t skate on supermarket parking places. People will hate me even more for what I just wrote. Fuck them.

Adam Paris FS grind under Ruari Britee Steer Air to fakie. North Berwick.

#Thursday Club – Edinburgh, Scotland

You take the opportunity to get a skate on whatever the day of the week. But most people have a regular session that they look forward to more than the rest, whether that’s a Monday, Tuesday or whatever. For as long as I can remember that day has been a Thursday. The Thursday night skate is, and has always been the session you want to be a part of…