This year DC jumped in for the second annual TransWorld Skate and Create, getting the team together in an empty warehouse to imagine, build, skate, tear down, and repeat for nine days straight. The fruits of the team’s labor has finally reached skate shop shelves and the internet… check out the 5 minute video and the new gallery of photos at dcshoes.com/skate; and the new issue of TransWorld SKATEboarding for the full feature.
The theme the DC crew went with for Skate and Create was dubbed “In the City”… the thought was to recreate some of the most iconic skate cities ever to allow shredding by some of the best skaters of our time. With SF, NY, LA, and Philly all getting redone with custom black and white backdrops and obstacles, Danny Way, Josh Kalis, Nick Dompierre, Ryan Smith, Wes Kremer and Marquise Henry skated and worked up to 17 hours a day (seriously). For the video of the end result, check out DC's site by clicking here.
The feature in the new issue has all the banger Blabac photos from the 9-day uber-creative session, with a full article penned by Josh Kalis. Like Kalis says in the article, “Man, in our minds, the worst thing we could’ve done was make this thing some big marketing production… We skated each of those spots like we would skate any other street spot anywhere in the world: we rolled up, we yelled when dudes make tricks, we smoked cigs, we drank beers, and we stayed there until everyone had enough time to get theirs.”
DC Staff Photographer Mike Blabac also dug through and pulled a bunch of bonus photos that didn’t make the TransWorld feature. The gallery (click here) is a good place to see these quote-unquote throwaway photos that never would’ve otherwise seen the light of day.
The October 2009 of TransWorld SKATEboarding is in shops now.