FULL BLEED

Skateboarding in New York City is a singular experience. It is impossible not to feel the magnitude of the landscape, and with the city in constant motion, skateboarding is both exhilirating and extremely dangerous. There is no right or wrong way to navigate this vast terrain. Only one thing is certain— the skaters and images produced in New York City are wholly unique.

The shots in Full Bleed span 30 years, with contributions from over 60 photographers. This is the first-ever comprehensive overview of one of the most diverse and rich skating locations in the world, bringing together legendary skaters and iconic photographers.

NEW YORK CITY
SKATEBOARD
PHOTOGRAPHY

ALEX CORPORAN /// ANDRE RAZO /// IVORY SERRA

Brownsville Skate Clinic

I arrived in Brownsville and cruised down Grant avenue, crossed the highway, and entered Robert Venable Park, named after a fallen transit officer. Fortunately, all nine skateboards were still in the skate mobile after a full week of touring distant parks ranging from Fort Green, to Red Hook, and now further into Brooklyn, Brownsville. We have met the halfway point of the two week long Open Road: “Learn to Skateboard” program.

Leo doing tricks for the kids

Safety first!

We run a free skate clinic, providing kids of all ages with skateboard rentals, protective gear, and one on one lessons. People of all ages, especially the young ones have been quick to abandon the basketball courts and help us convert the parks into daily skating arenas.

At Robert Venable, they now have the opportunity of learning to skate the previously desolate miniature skate park the park has to offer.

Speakers provided by the New York Parks Department blair soul music as the kids learn how to shred amongst experienced rippers such as Zoo York’s Dave Willis, Acapulco Gold’s Leo Gutman, and a variety of other experienced veteran instructors of the program.

the future pros

Local skater Michael Rivas, pictured above with the kids, has been teaching for two years now and could not be happier with his role in the movement. “When I was younger I barely even skated because there was nothing to skate and nobody to teach me. As I got into my teen years, I got more involved in skateboarding and do not know what I would be doing without skateboarding. I would probably be gang banging, doing drugs, or in jail if I had not pursued the skate life. Just from picking up that board, I now have the opportunity to steer the youth in the right direction.”

Everyone who made the clinic possible!

The skate clinic begins at 11 am and wraps up at 3 p.m..
The rest of the dates include:
July 27th-28th at Dyker Beach Park
July 29th-30th at Maria Hernandez Park