JAKE DURHAM

Without documentation, snowboarding as we know it would look a lot different than it does today. Cameras are a vital ingredient in the presentation and preservation of the tricks, personalities and moments that are burned into our collective memories and shape our culture. Many talented people have made great contributions and lent their hand in this arduous process of following and shooting snowboarding.

One of those many talented people is Jake Durham. It’s hard enough to stand out in today’s world, but Jake has managed to create videos that are distinctive and boldly unique. You could watch a few seconds of a video and reasonably know that it's the product of Jake’s touch. He’s created a visual brand for himself that has been closely synonymous with the Ride Snowboards brand for the past 8+ years.

My personal bias; lies in the fact that Jake is a dear friend and I deeply admire his experimental and creative approach to just about anything he gets his hands on. Enjoy these photo’s Jake has selected of snowboarders behind the scenes and in his personal life and shout out to the people behind the camera preserving moments for us all to enjoy.

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John Leonard is a Philadelphia-born, Salt Lake-raised creative. He cites 90's childhood favorites such as The Simpsons and Beavis and Butthead as pivotal influences, as well as motion graphics from quintessential '80s/90's studios Touchstone and Gracie Films. His stomping grounds were the Tower Theater and the old Hollywood Video on 4th South.

Although he came to drawing "late," John has worked to curate nearly a decade of material on his site, leonardcartoons.com, an amalgamation of musings, drawings, single-panel cartoons, and animations toeing the line between reflective, absurdist, and satirical. Much of his work comes from a very Salt Lake-centric point of view, with inside jokes and well-known local establishments in the forefront. August 2021's "Salt Lake Arcade; if classic games were set in Salt Lake" is single-handedly worth visiting the site. Initially, he created works with a traditional paper, pencil, and overlay technique using micron pens and Lamys. Over time, however, he transitioned to Photoshop and Illustrator, which he found to better complement his motion and animation-oriented mindset.

In 2021 John began publishing illustrations of locations throughout the Salt Lake Valley and neighboring areas. Sure, traditional Salt Lake landmarks such as the State Capital, Vivint (soon to once again be rechristened as The Delta Center), and Saltair make appearances but so do local favorites and oddities such as Ken Sanders Rare Books, Redwood Lounge, Bonwood Bowling, the Fairpark DMV, and of course perennial Arkade friend/supporter The Heavy Metal Shop.