Sessions Magazine by Tyler Fortune

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“THE DOCTOR PUT TITANIUM PLUGS AND SCREWS INTO MY ANKLES. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO EXPLAIN HOW THE KNIFE ‘SLIPPED’ DURING THE SURGERY.”

alking was impossible. My knees were swollen, my back was in excrutiating pain, and the arches in my feet were non-existent. I was born with inverted hips, which basically destroyed my legs. Everything changed. I was used to skateboarding everyday, but then the world came crashing down (mostly, just on my feet). Would I ever be able to skate again? Would I even be able to walk again? My mom took me to see a specialist who said he had never seen anything like it before (great news, eh?). The orthopedic doctor actually filmed a video of my foot movements, because my case was so peculiar (yeah, it was pretty odd). Dr. Clough determined that I would have to have surgery if I wanted to be able to walk again. He ran through the procedures with me and my family, and followed the briefing with, “This would be the first time these procedures have ever been done together.” It was a quite comforting statement, to be completely dishonest.

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The first surgery (on the left leg) went well., but the second is a whole different story. The doctor put titanium plugs and screws into my ankles. He then proceeded to explain how the knife “slipped” during the surgery. Yeah, it simply popped out of the other side of my foot. Did I mention that I had no medication for this second surgery? The medicine that was supposed to be pumping through my veins snapped and leaked inside my cast. An extra incision and no painkillers. Perfect. I couldn’t skate. They completely sliced both achilles tendons and calf muscles. I had completely reconstructed legs. After a couple years, I stepped back onto a skateboard. It wasn’t the same. I couldn’t throw myself off of huge jumps anymore. I couldn’t ollie any big gaps. Nevertheless, I could skate. I could walk. It also led to a newfound passion. Photographing the sport of skateboarding, documenting the lifestyle, and meeting all of the great skateboarders around was a new way for me to keep my love of skateboarding alive.

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A bone fusion was performed to make sure my feet would stay held together, in order to rebuild my arches. This is a “non-weight” bearing procedure (basically, this is the reason I was on crutches for 6 months).

A titanium plug would be put into each ankle to help stabilize my feet. I had to get more surgery to remove them, because they would pop out of my ankles. Five screws would be places in various areas throughout my foot to help with the bone fusion and arches (10 screws total). The most painful procedure consisted of slicing away my calf muscles and achilles tendons, so they could re-grow properly.

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“I COULDN’T SKATE. THEY SLICED BOTH ACHILLES TENDONS AND CALF MUSCLES. I HAD COMPLETELY RECONSTRUCTED LEGS.”

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ick Weber is a Los Angeles photographer and skateboarder. He shoots the raddest skate photos, and recently had one of them picked up for a Black Label advertisement. I really look up to his work, so I asked if he was down to be featured in the Sessions mag. “Heck yeah, I’m down!”. So, without further adieu, Nick Weber, folks!

How did your interest in photography start? My family always had disposable 35mm cameras around the house, and I would shoot photos of my friends and pets with them. I eventually started using my Mom’s old 35mm SLR, and my interest in photography kept going from there.

What do you think is the hardest part about skateboard photography? Shooting skateboarding is pretty fun, but I imagine that making money with it will not be an easy road.

What are your favorite types of tricks or locations to photograph? I enjoy shooting any trick that lets me get creative with composition and lighting. Any trick done with a good style is my favorite to shoot.

Why do you photograph skateboarding?

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Because skateboarding is the raddest thing ever and has been my main passion for quite a few years now. I want my photos to convey the awesome feeling of skateboarding to other people.

Getting paid to travel the world, skate new spots, and document the whole experience would be perfect.

You recently moved to Los Angeles, California. How does the skate scene there differ from Montana’s?

There are a ton of skaters down here, and there are a ton of places to skate. It is cool to show up to a skatepark and see your favorite pro. Montana is great, because the scene is a smaller, more tight-knit community. You know everyone who skates in town and are down with everyone.

What’s your favorite skatepark in L.A. so far, and why?

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North Hollywood plaza is fun because it is so close to my house. Stoner Plaza is great because of the unique features, although it is a bit farther away. Belvedere is fun too, it has more transition and you can keep speed through the entire park, and it has lights.

If you were to land any job as a professional photographer, what would it be? I would love to work for a skateboard magazine. Getting paid to travel the world, skate new spots, and document the whole experience would be perfect.

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“Mike Burnett from Thrasher Magazine. He does a great job documenting the act of skateboarding, plus everything else immediately associated with it.” What’s your favorite photograph you’ve ever created?

Photo by Nick Weber

I don’t really have a favorite, but one that comes to mind is Logan Triplett frontside boardsliding the brick out-ledge on campus 7 in Bozeman, MT. I remember we went there so he could do another trick down the stairs, but instead skated the rough brick ledge. I was doubting the possibility of it, but he eventually landed it. It was the last trick filmed for the last part in our video. He found a creative way to skate an old spot, and I was happy with how the photo turned out too. I put it on the cover of Kream Mag issue 3.

What photographer has influenced you most in your life, and why? Mike Burnett from Thrasher Magazine. He does a great job at documenting the act of skateboarding, plus everything else immediately associated with it. His tour articles are amazing, they always offer much more that a day-to-day recap of what happened. Matt Price from The Skateboard Mag is awesome too. Outside of skating, I admire Stephen Shore. I like that he drove around the United States with a camera, documenting the whole experience. The idea of driving into the unknown with a camera is very appealing to me.

How did you land the Black Label gig? I was at the skatepark with my camera and flashes and Riley asked if I could shoot a few photos of him.

Any plans for your photography in the future (jobs, trips, skateparks, etc.)? I just want to keep using my camera as much as possible, and hopefully I can eventually make a living with it. I would like to explore California a bit, and maybe get back to Montana for a bit this summer.

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This ledge spot is perfect for skating. The only downside is the sketchiness of the Baxter Alley ledge. There’s glass. There’s trash. There’s weird, sticky residue for you to bail into. And there’s death pebbles that will cause you to plummit to your... well, death (maybe just a concussion). I mean this spot is super sketchy, but it can be a hell of a lot of fun. You have the entire alley to build up speed, and the incline of the ledge allows for ollies, slides, and grinds, so get creative! Disclaimer: you see that door next to Mr. Strandell, right there? Yeah, people unexpectedly pop out of that door at various times, so be careful. The last thing you want is to get slammed by someone going out to take their smoke break. I guess that’s what makes this spot so amazing. Its sketchiness adds character, and makes your skating that much more exciting.

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The plaza around The Farmer’s Bureau on 19th Avenue is a great area to connect some lines. There’s a huge incline for you to build up speed, and it doubles as a ledge for you to gap off of. We were lucky enough to find some construction cones lying around in the parking lot, so we set em’ up and skated the hell out of them. Around the back corner is a great, smooth ledge and a nice, small set of stairs. Logan Triplett was messin’ around on the staircase’s handrail, while Brian Bee was lovin’ the construction cone on the incline. It’s a really new, smooth area that has a lot to offer if you’re looking for some premiere street skateboarding around Bozeman.

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THE FIELDHOUSE LEDGES If you check out the area around the Montana State University Fieldhouse, you’ll find some great spots to skate. There’s a small five stair gap and even a fifteen stair gap with a handrail (if you’re really that crazy, go for it). Go up the stairs, and you will see the fieldhouse ledges. There’s four beautiful planters that are great for skating. The edges are missing some chunks here and there, so they look pretty sketchy. Don’t let their looks decieve you, because these ledges slide like butter. There’s plenty of room to gather up some speed and put together some lines, so go check it out!

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THE WAL-MART PLAZA Next time you go to Wal-Mart to get some groceries (or to get your daily dose of extremely, odd people), check out this plaza at the end of the parking lot, towards 7th Avenue. There’s a wide open area with perfectly smooth ground, picnic tables, shopping carts, and two three-stair gaps. This spot has got it all. At first, Miah and Nick were gapping a huge picnic table, which weighed a ton (not literally, but pretty damn close I’m sure). Then they decided to set up the Wally World shopping device. Both of them started gapping the cart, so it allowed for this perfect photo opportunity. Dave Beisel called them “Ollie Buds” upon seeing this photo. I like it. Anyway, check out this plaza, because it has plenty of options for street skating.

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ids these days. They are crazy. I remember looking through Transworld magazine a few years back, and seeing Nyjah Houston (like 9 years old at the time) flipping these huge fifteen stair gaps. It blew my mind. I hit up skateparks now and there’s little dudes shredding all over the place. They usually always surpass my skateboarding skills (or lack thereof). Skateboarding is growing bigger and bigger each day, thanks to the next generation of shredders. My little brother (I call him mini-me) started skateboarding after I got him interested. This little daredevil went on to other extreme sports, including motocross and BMX. I would look outside and see him building a huge, dirt jump, so he could ride his mini 50 motorcycle off of it. It’s amazing to see all these kids getting active and promoting the world of extreme sports, especially the sport of skateboarding. Skateboarding is definitely a sport that deserves a lot more recognition, and a lot more opportunities. 22

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There’s so many influences that have helped push skateboarding culture to a whole new level. Rob Dyrdek is a great role model for kids that has done a lot to help the sport. He’s built tons of skateparks and plazas, created tv shows, and has just recently aired his new skateboarding cartoon to appeal to all the little daredevils (Personally, Rocket Power was the best. No sports cartoon will ever surpass the extraordinary Rockets. Woogie, woogie, woogie!) All I can say, is that I wish I was as talented as the next generation of extreme sports fanatics. That shredder in the photos is my little brother, or mini-me, as I mentioned before. I call him mini-me, because if I get interested in something he would too. If I ride Girl Co. skateboards then he will steal one of my decks. He stole my Obey snapback for this photo shoot. It suits him well. He’s a prime example of the up-and-coming kids that are going to takeover the skateboard world. Skateboarding is truly an amazing sport, and there are some talented kids out there.

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allatin Valley Skatepark Association is a group that is dedicated to creating skateparks, promoting skateboarding, and building communities. GVSA is working on some awesome new park ideas, fundraisers to raise money for park construction, and contests to get people involved with the community. The organization has built skateparks in Belgrade, Bozeman, and Big Sky, and has offered many contests and opportunities to involve local skateboarders. Travis Bos was kind enough to do an interview with us to answer all of our questions about GVSA (and offer some plans for upcoming parks). So, here’s the interview with Mr. Bos, everyone!

Tell us about GVSA. How did it all begin? The Gallatin Valley Skatepark Association began about eight or nine years ago when the master plan for the 100 acre regional park was being put together, and it was obvious that the 4,000 sq ft 4-H skatepark in Kirk park we had just built in 2000-2001 was already outgrown and we needed something more. We wanted to have a 501 (c) 3 non-profit (public charity) in place to be able to raise funds for new skatepark projects in Southwest Montana. Our mission is to help create more healthy outdoor recreational opportunities for kids, as well as to be low cost and 100% volunteer, so all of the funds raised go right towards projects and aren’t wasted on “administrative” costs. It can be a slow process with only volunteers, and the fact that well-built skateparks are expensive, but we are trudging along. We aren’t interested in creating lower quality “cheap” parks. We want permanent, maintenence free venues for kids of all skill levels. GVSA consists of myself, Alex Strandell, Brian Koenig, and a slew of other volunteers.

So, there is going to be a fundraiser for an upcoming park. Tell us a bit about the fundraiser and the plans for the next park. Our tax ID # is 20-5939212 and donations are tax deductible. We are helping the Breakfast Optimist club with their 46th annual Garagarama that is on April 13th at the fairgrounds. They are major supporters of the skatepark projects and an all around great group of community members. We will be doing the concessions for the 3rd Annual Bozemonster Challenge (www.bozemonster.com) on August 24th. We will be doing a family activity at the Bogert Farmers Market to help promote, and probably attending Music on Main with our booth set up this summer as well. In the mean time, we are working on a high quality documentary style film about creativity and skateboarding with local film production company Helio Collective. When it is finished we will be premiering it around the state and selling DVD’s as a fundraiser. For the most part we are working on writing grants and soliciting business and private donors and working with groups like the county and city, Belgrade Youth Forum, Mountain Sky Guest Ranch, and FORparks. We will do some sort of contest or event on June 21st (National Go Skateboarding Day) but those usually don’t raise much money, it is more just to give back to the kids and have a fun day for them by promoting, getting outside, and getting exercise ,while playing hard.

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THE SKATE AND SNOWBOARD SCENE IN MONTANA IS INCREDIBLE. IT TRULY IS THE LAST BEST PLACE.

What is the process of designing and building a new skatepark?

We get input from the community on what is desired, then get a skatepark contractor to do up the designs and make a bid, then it’s just fundraising!

How do you feel about the skate scene in Montana? Do you think the new parks will start bringing in more crowds and skaters?

The skate and snowboard scene in MT is incredible. It truly is the last best place. We are blessed with amazing mountains, which we can’t build. Skateparks, on the other hand, we can build! I personally love traveling to new skateparks, so yes, I believe we will get more visitors and have an overall happier and healthier community by providing more opportunities for our kids. We will be helping the city with a new “learn to skate” program this summer.

If you could have a dream skate session in any skatepark in the world, where would it be? Any new park is always fun. I’d have to say anything in a different part of the world would be my choice. Probably in New Zealand, as I’ve never been and would love to go there.

What are the future plans for GVSA? (new parks, expansions, etc.) Our plans for projects include several. We will be building a new bowl and possibly more street features by adding on to the existing Kirk Park 4-H skatepark. We recieved a $15,000 parks grant from the city to help with that. With the Optimist Club and what GVSA has already raised we just need a few more in-kind materials donations to finish funding that project. We will also be putting the Big Sky community mini ramp in the 100 acre regional park this spring. We have it scheduled to be completed with the help of the Montana Conservation Corps on May 18th. Our main goal is still to build a 30,000 sq foot skatepark within the county regional park. We also hope to help Manhattan, Belgrade, and Livingston complete their projects, which all have land set aside and just need further funding to be completed.

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he 36-hour excursion to Cocoa Beach, Florida was interesting, to say the least. I was awake for 63 hours straight, and locked within the secure area of various airports for 36 hours. I guess this is the life you get when you fly standby. My good friend, Thane Belnap, is an employee at Skywest Airlines (and an avid pilot). I was ecstatic when he told me I could have one of his buddy passes. With this sacred buddy pass, I was able to fly anywhere in the world for free. The only catch was that we would fly standby. If there are seats open then we fly. If there are no seats open then we are stuck where we are. Before we began our trek to the East Coast, we intricately planned each move. A drive to Missoula, a flight to Denver, a flight to Chicago, a flight to Orlando, and a drive to Melbourne would land us in surf land by 8:00 PM Friday night. Little did we know, that was not gonna happen. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the breakdown of the actual trip:

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I awoke and set out to study for the midterm exam, Recent History of Photography (I got a 94%. Bam.). After the exam, Thane and I made plans to leave at 3:00 AM the next morning to begin our drive to Missoula, where we would catch our first flight at 7:00 AM. All flights around Montana were completely booked the entire weekend, so Zoo town was our only option.

11:49 PM At this point, I decided that I was not going to bed. Waiting out until 3:00 AM seemed like a good idea, since there was no use to sleeping for three hours. The packing for the trip had not done itself either, so that was another good reason to stay awake.

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We started the quiet, dead drive to Missoula, Montana to catch our 7:45 flight. Both of us were wired, so sleep was not an option. Do you see a pattern arising? Sleep is not a common theme throughout this story.

7:30 AM We rushed through T.S.A. with our backpacks, because we were running late for our flight. The gate was open, and we checked in as standby fliers. There were only two seats open, so we were able to walk right on and get the hell outta dodge. The plane departed right on time, and we were enroute to Denver, Colorado.

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We walked right into Denver and onto the next plane to Chicago. It was a good thing that we walked right onto the next plane; however, I really had to go to the bathroom, but I don’t like using the airplane lavatories. The Chicago flight was a tad uncomfortable, but I survived.

12:30 PM Arrived in Chicago, and attempted to get on the next flight to Orlando, Florida. The gate attendant told us that the first flight (out of four possible flights) was canceled, so the open seats for the next three flights were in the negatives. We decided to wait around to see if we could make it onto any of the Orlando flights.

8:30 PM After being in Chicago for eight hours and watching each and every plane leave for Orlando without us, we had to come up with a new plan. We walked to random gates of various destinations to try to catch a flight to anywhere. Anywhere, but god forsaken Chicago. We found nothing. Not a single seat was open. We were stranded.

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Washington D.C. was the only destination that we had faith in. There were two open seats with two other people on standby. We waited anxiously at the gate. Luckily, the two other standby fliers didn’t show up, so we got our seats! We hopped onto the random flight and went on our way.

2:30 AM We landed in Dulles and were in dire need of some grub. Of course, everywhere we looked was closed, so we asked a security guard. He guided us to a sketchy Dunkin’ Donuts shop, but we didn’t care. Each of us bought our overpriced breakfast sandwiches, donuts, and orange juices and we inhaled them like there was no tomorrow. After the little taste of heaven, we had to figure out where the hell we were gonna go.

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Open seats were still non-existent in this airport, so our hopes of surfing seemed to be fading away like the tide of the ocean. We even considered going to Spartansburg to try to catch more flights (Where is that? Not a damn clue.) We noticed a flight to Orlando at 8:30 AM out of Dulles that had two seats open and six people ahead of us on the standby list. Why not try?

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8:20 AM Thane and I were standing at the counter staring at the attendant that called our names. “There’s one seat open, so would you like to send only one of you?” After the hell we had been through, we just wanted to stick together. She then mentioned that they were waiting on a family that wasn’t answering their phone, so there was hope that we could get their seats. The clock was ticking. The flight to perfect surfing was leaving in 10 minutes. After frantically trying to contact the family, it happened. “I’m sick of this Wilkinson family, and them not answering my calls. I’m done with the Wilkinsons. Sorry, Wilkinsons! Here’s your tickets boys!” Yep. Our tickets. We were going to Florida.

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I had never been so happy to exit the secure area of an airport. I felt the warm, humid air hit my skin, and I knew that surfing was so close. We sat down outside and waited for my grandma to pick us up. The journey to Florida was finally over. Well, almost. We still had a one hour drive to Cocoa Beach, but we were ecstatic. Our vacation had officially begun.

‘THERE’S ONE SEAT OPEN, SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO JUST

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lorida was such a beautiful place. I used to live in Panama City Beach and in Cocoa Beach with my grandma, and I have to say that it’s my favorite place in the world (so far). The blue ocean, the white sand, the surfing, the people, the restaurants, and just the overall atmosphere are magnificent. After I finish college, I am going to try my best to move down to the gorgeous eastern coast of Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our trip was unforgettable (besides the unpleasant expedition to get there). We were treated to great food and some rad activities. The first day landed us on an airboat ride through the Florida swamps. The airboat driver drifted a corner, and suddenly stopped. “You see that there gator lyin’ on the edge of the swamp?” Hell yeah, we did. There was an eight foot alligator just chillin’ in the grass. In good ol’ Montana you get to see some elk, but in Florida you get to see a giant reptile that’s twice the size of a sevenyear-old. We also got to see tons of other wildlife, such as cranes and various birds.

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After the boat ride we went to eat at my all time favorite restaurant, Frankie’s. They serve the best hot wings I have ever tasted. The next day, we went across the street to the Melbourne Zoo. They had an awesome zipline and tree trekking course. Thane and I got hooked up to our harnesses and ziplined over all of the zoo goers and wildlife. We didn’t pay for the zoo portion, because we knew we were going to be forty feet over the animals’ cages. Monkeys climbed around gracefully as I stumbled through the sketchy tree trekking course right above them. After zip lining over the zoo we headed out to the ocean to check out the peir. The peir is an awesome area to hangout. There’s volleyball nets on the beach, great restaurants, surfing, and shopping. We ate dinner at Marlin’s and then walked to the end of the peir to watch the surfers ride the ocean’s waves. We found a huge pelican, and I wanted to get a picture with him. I walked over and went to reach my arm

around him, and he tried to bite my face off. Apparently, he did not want to be my friend. The next day offered some wonderful, eighty degree sun. The perfect day to do some surfing. We drove down to Cocoa Beach and looked around Ron Jon’s Surf shop, which is the best store in the world. I was like a baby in a candy store. I walked around for hours looking at my favorite brands, skateboards, cruisers, surfboards, GoPros, and toys. Yes, toys. I’m a little kid at heart. After wandering around Ron Jon’s we rented our surfboards, which ended up being nine feet long! We trekked out to the ocean and started paddling out to the horizon. The waves were relentless. We spent most of our time under the water... drowning, but it was awesome! Each of us carved the waves until the sun went down. We surfed for nearly six hours, and got our dose of Florida’s sun, surf, and sand. The trip was definitely worth the time to get there. The trip back? Two, easy flights back to Montana. Go figure.

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