Interview with Inline Skater and Photographer Kaspars Alksnis

For the eighteenth installment of our Photographer Series, I speak to Kaspars Alksnis, a 29-year-old inline skater and photographer living in Riga, Latvia. He started skating in 2001 and began documenting the scene in his hometown in 2004. Since then, he has worked closely with Latvia’s most legendary skater, Nils Jansons, on numerous projects. Kaspars has documented athletes in most of the major…

Interview with Inline Skating Photographer Chris Corbett of Vancouver, Canada

Chris Corbett is a 28-year-old inline skater and photographer, originally from Liverpool in the UK; he has been living in Vancouver, Canada, since 2016. He has been skating since 2003 and has been documenting the sport through his lens for the last twelve years. Chris works as the Digital Content Specialist at SilverStar Mountain Resort in Vernon, British Columbia. How did you get into…

Interview with Inline Skating Photographer John Haynes of Minneapolis, Minnesota

John Haynes is a 37-year-old inline skater and photographer living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He started skating in 1996 and began shooting photos of his friends soon after. John spent several years out of the sport while focusing on his professional career. Now he is back on skates after discovering big wheel blading and has been hooked ever since. Portrait by Mike Lufholm How long have you…

Interview with Inline Skating Photographer Cam Wiggins of Desborough, England

Cam Wiggins is a 30-year-old inline skater and photographer, originally from Corby, living in Desborough, Northamptonshire in the East Midlands of England. He has been skating on and off since 2002 but now spends more time behind the lens documenting skating. Portrait by Carl Ambler How did you get into photography? I’ve always been fascinated by photography; you know the saying, ‘A picture is…

Interview with Powerslide Staff Photographer Stefan Beyer of Coburg, Germany

Stefan Beyer is a 37-year-old inline skate photographer living in Coburg, Germany. He has been working for Powerslide since 2012 and picked up recreational inline skating 5 years ago. Stefan in Lofoten, Norway How did you get into photography? Photography has been my passion since I was 7-years-old when I received a small camera as a birthday present and began taking pictures of people,…

Interview with Inline Skating Photographer Dominik Wagner of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Dominik Wagner is a 36-year-old inline skater and photographer based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Berlin, Germany. Dominik spends most of his time living in Amsterdam with his girlfriend but until he fully establishes himself there he must still frequently travel to Berlin for work. How long have you been skating?  I have been blading for 26 years. How did you get into photography? Through…

Be-Mag Si Coburn Set Up Feature

It’s been a bit of quiet year or so for me behind the camera. A real lack of free time and a mad working situation continues to make everything a pain in the ass. Despite this me and Si slowly worked our way to achieving enough content for this set up feature for Be-Mag and i loved every moment of it.

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