Jurassic park t-shirt, a perfect summer’s day and a skateboard.
Mark's tattoo is a Native American chief riding into battle knowing that he's going to lose.
“I just have an affinity for indigenous people. They have so much knowledge. Modern people have lost that connection to nature and that ancient wisdom. I like how native people lived off the land and when they were eating, they knew that source was going to sustain them for the next five generations or whatever."
Tom Candy Cox.
Dusty is visiting Melbourne for a competition. He’s six year’s old, and about to ride the monstrous four-metre ramp behind him.
Trent was one of the first people that tested my bravery when approaching strangers. An able skater with a tall frame, he cuts an imposing figure. Luckily, he was super talkative.
ABOUT THe PROJECT
“Skateboarding is a potpourri of personality; a vibrant mosaic of flavour and style. The wild, weird and wonderful.
These stories are based on conversations with strangers. Thanks to them for sharing their time.
Their individuality and self-expression fuels this project.
Hit me up at jimmyness.au@gmail.com for any queries.”