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Editor and Director Alec Ozawa Layout and Design Alec Ozawa, Kevin Penczak Contributing Photographers Kyle Seidler, Marfa Capodanno, Lucas Madel, Jake Wickersham, Matt Gamalinda, Alec Ozawa depressedmidwest@gmail.com
Depressed Midwest is a project that aims to draw focus towards the skateboarding community and culture in central time, and hopefully inspire others to go skate and create things themselves. Last year when I started this project, I knew that I wanted to create an outlet where I could share my photographs with others and continue shooting with a sense of purpose. I did not have a clear idea of exactly what I had planned to do, nor do I after 4 issues, but I knew that I wanted to continue a project that would be open for sharing not only my own work, but that of other photographers, skateboarders, and the many other creative people that skateboarding embodies. Issue 5 of Depressed Midwest is a step closer to my goal. This issue contains photographs by some of my favorite photographers from the Midwest. Cover: Kyle Jakubowicz Gap to Boardslide Forward: Kyle Jakubowicz Boardslide Popout Photo: OZAWA
I would like to thank Kyle Seidler, Marfa Capodanno, Jake Wickersham, Lucas Madel, and Matt Gamalinda for their contributions to this issue; I would not have been able to put this together without your hardwork.
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Kyle Seidler.............................................6 Marfa Capodanno.............................10 Jake Wickersham................................18 Lucas Madel........................................24 Matt Gamalinda.................................54 All City Showdown: Chicago.............94 Indianapolis Trip.................................108
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guest photog :
kyle Marshall
winter
Seidler
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Backside Sugarcane
8 Backside Grind
guest photog :
kyle
Seidler Pat o ’brien
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Back Smith
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guest photog :
marfa
capodanno
jereme
sneath 11
guest photog :
marfa
capodanno
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guest photog :
marfa
capodanno
jon
sharrat
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Boneless 180
16 Ollie
guest photog :
marfa
capodanno
michael
chilla 17
guest photog :
Jake wickersham mackenzie
Hefner 18
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Frontside Nosegrind. Kansas City, MO.
guest photog :
Jake wickersham grant puckett
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Crook Bonk. Kansas City, MO.
22 Smith Popout. Kansas City, MO.
guest photog :
Jake wickersham
kyle ballinger 23
guest photog :
Lucas madel
jay fairman 24
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Noseslide
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Cory Duplantis guest photog :
Lucas madel
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Smith Grind
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guest photog :
Lucas madel
Andrew crawford 29
anthony
rahn guest photog :
Lucas madel
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Crook Bonk
Ollie
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guest photog :
Lucas madel
Conor Holliday 33
guest photog :
Lucas madel Anthony
Simich
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Noseblunt
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guest photog :
Lucas madel
andrew
crawford 37
kyle jakubowicz
Photo: OZAWA
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Ollie
pete grannis
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Photo: OZAWA Kyle burtlemans around the bend as Pete frontside wallrides from above.
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Photo: OZAWA Nose Manny
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grannis
pete
Backside 180 Photo: OZAWA
Brett weinstein
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Photo: OZAWA Gotham City
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Brett weinstein
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Photo: OZAWA
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Nollie 180
Photo: OZAWA
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brian tristano 51
corey glick
Photo: OZAWA
Varial Heel. Close, but no land.
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corey glick matt gamalinda Matt recently started a new website and zine, Deep Dish Chi, which he founded with Mark Dunning. Slice 001 contains Black and White photographs of Chicago skateboarding. Here, Matt shoots Corey trying a Switch Flip into the dusty abyss of Lower Wacker Dr.
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mark dunning
guest photog :
matt gamalinda
Nose Manny
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Nosegrind
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matt gamalinda
brett weinstein
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guest photog :
matt gamalinda
nick apple 62
axle stall
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Backside Lipslide
guest photog :
matt gamalinda
cory
glick 65
brian tristano
Wallride
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Backside Lipslide
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guest photog :
matt gamalinda
sam
fidler 69
guest photog :
matt gamalinda stephen arneson
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Pop Shuv
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chris dagostino 73
chris dagostino 74
Nollie Photo: Noseslide OZAWA Nollie Noseslide
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Tailslide
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chris dagostino
Photo: OZAWA
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Alley-oop Backside 180
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chris dagostino
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gary rzeszutko 82
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taylor caruso 85
Bluntslide
turner
Shawn
Photo: OZAWA Bluntslide
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nico rizzo
Photo: OZAWA
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Frontside Noseslide
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Matt smith
Photo: OZAWA Switch 180
Matt smith
Switch 180
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94 Ken laying down the rules at UPRISE Skateshop in Chicago, IL
all city showdown
chicago All City Showdown is a skateboarding competition that pins groups of skateboarders against each other in an epic 8 hours of skating, filming, falling, picking each other back up, running from security guards, racing to spots, and attempts to produce the best documentation of skateboarding possbile. Each team is composed of 3 skateboarders and a filmer. After meeting at Uprise Skateshop off Milwaukee Ave in Chicago during the morning hours, each team is given from 11AM until 7PM to film tricks within the city limits and battle to see who can claim a chunk of the $7000 prize money. This year I had a chance to join Andy Sisomboune, Alex Villasenor, and filmer, Eric Seemann, on Team Pup and Suds.
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Photo: OZAWA
all city showdown
Eric films as Andy attempts a line at Clemente.
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andy sisomboune
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Photo: OZAWA
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I do not remember this guy’ s name, but he made this spot look easy to skate as he switch heelflipped from bump to bump in Fulton market. The media corner observes. Photo: OZAWA
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all city showdown
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Photo: OZAWA
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indianapolis
Illinois and Indiana at Hutch’ s barrier
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masaru
iitake
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Greg Harbour and Steve Fauser pushing through downtown Indianapolis Photo: OZAWA
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steve fauser
On this trip, I came to the realization that Steve has been skateboarding for nearly as long as I’ ve been alive. And he can still skate handrails. Boardslide. Photo: OZAWA
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placementality
Photo: OZAWA
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Alley-oop Wallride Photo: OZAWA
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Jeff holcomb 125
steve
fauser 126
Wallride to Fakie Photo: OZAWA
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Deadbird Photo: OZAWA
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jon sharrat 129
steve fauser
Photo: OZAWA
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Hutch and Parking Block Tattoo. Steve is stoked.
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greg harbour
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