Archive for the 'Sport' Category
Fabio Pires art work
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
My Friend Fabio doing funny hopover here, is a brazilian skater and artist. He made this wall painting for our indoor skatepark in Helsinki. Pretty cool, huh!? That lucky dude just went home for a holiday with his family, enjoy Brazil Fabio!
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Erico Melo interview in Cream bmx magazine #36/2009.
Friday, December 11th, 2009
Manual at height with no escape option!
Ride Bmx Transworld TOC-photo nov/dec 2009.
Sunday, October 25th, 2009
We had session with this great thai flatlander “Toon” at Cologne BMX-worlds this summer in the dark and wet during the sunday evening prize giving ceremony. I want to thank Toon for the moves and you guys at Ride for the compliments!
POWER MOVES b-boy contest at Västerås, Sweden.
Monday, October 5th, 2009
Organisers of this B-Boy happening/contest were psyched on the photo I took with Dennis Nylund aka Ätä. Check the photo on the website background and flyers!
www.powermoves.se
Erico Melo, Bike Check.
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Erico does these barspins and what not with parts like this:
Frame: Mankind Bikes, Forward Frame (Signature frame of Jeff Klugiewicz)
Fork: Mankind Bikes, Asadi Phase 2 Fork
Stem: Mankind Bikes Kingdom Stem
Bars: Mankind Bikes Neworld Bars, 8,3”
Pedals: Odyssey Twisted PC
Bar ends: Flybikes, aluminium
Grips: Animal Edwin
Lever: Diacomp MX-101
Brake: Diacomp Hombre U-Brake
Cable: Shadow
Wheels:
-Front: Odyssey Hazard Lite Rim, Flybikes hub 36h
-Rear: Odyssey Hazard Lite Rim, Odyssey Hazard Cassette 48h
Seat: Mankind Bikes, Royal Midsize Seat
Seat post: United Squad Stump
Seat Post Clamp: Integrated ;-)
Cranks: Ilegal Bikes
Sprocket: Macneil
Chain: KMC Koolchain
BB: Mankind, Mid-BB
Tires: Front Animal GLH, Rear Primo Wall
Pegs: Macneil
Modifications: I cut the bars 0,5cm. I use the stem upside down for a bit of extra height.
Supported by Mankind and Signature bmx bike shop, Thanks!
Cream #35 Aleksi Ritsilä & Toon photos.
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
Aleksi Ritsilä interview. Great rider from Finland, keep your eyes on him!
Pakphum Poosa Art aka Toon interview. Student of Martti from Bangkok Thailand, he is working hard to reach his goals!
Fall time….Ride outdoors like no tomorrow!
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
Erico Boostin high at Savela skatepark in Helsinki Finland.
BMX Freestyle worlds at Cologne Germany 2009.
Monday, September 7th, 2009
BMX worlds were held once again at jugendpark in Cologne Germany and it was wild despite the bad weather. Thanks to awesome riders, organizers, spectators and all the sponsors! Here are some of my captures of the weekend.
Some of these are also featured at Ride Bmx Transworld (USA) Website.
Ground Tactics, bmx flatland competition.
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Ground Tactics competition has been lounched by Martti and his friends. I helped them out with the photo.
Check more: www.ground-tactics.com
Skateboarder Jesse Turunen did a flip
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Took this photo of Jesse flippin about week ago for skate shop Ponkes in Helsinki.
ESPN Zoom Gallery july 2009.
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
This photo I took year ago in Porto, Portugal is now in the latest ESPN Zoom Gallery.
Check ESPN Zoom of July 2009 HERE.
And the ESPN action sports website.
Cream international bmx lifestyle magazine#34, Martti Kuoppa interview photos and Barcelona report.
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Multiple persons of Martti!
Patrick Alaspää profile in Soul Bmx experience
Saturday, June 13th, 2009
We shot this with Patrick in 4. November 2008. It was COLD and he did it on the first try of course! Thanks Niclas for the text and Ben at Soul.
Check: Soul Bmx experience
BWs from Simpel Session 2009
Friday, June 5th, 2009
Some photos for you from this years Simpel Session in Estonia.
Vanha kunnon Tontsa tekee noseplant whipin
Monday, April 27th, 2009
Toni is one of the first riders and my old time heroes in Finland and he is still ripping with us all the time, respect Tontsa!
Click the photo for animation!
Portugese bmx magic in Barcelona!
Monday, April 13th, 2009
Barcelona has been Brutal, here one of the biggest highlights! Magician: Andre.
Cream #32 Simpel Session 2009 report
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Great event again, R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Kalmre Brothers!
Second spread.
Last spread.
Check: www.session.ee
Cream #32/2009 TOC photo.
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
New Cream is out! Here my good friend Erico high on the walls of Porto, Portugal.
B-Boy Ätä!
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
I had finally photo session with my man Dennis Nylund aka B-Boy Ätä. Some of these will also be seen in the latest We are Helsinki magazine, check it out! Thanks to Anttoni for loaning me that dope JVC gettoblaster from the 80s.
Additional info:
Clothes: Onitsuka Tiger
Shoes: Asics
Check: www.myspace.com/bboyata
Figure skaters Leena and Lina.
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
In december I had a quick photo session with Leena Rissanen and Lina Ozolina (in this photo) during their normal training at Myllypuro. It was very interesting but really hard at first to shoot it. You really need to know a bit of the moves before you get good results, luckily their coach was there to help me out with the timing. We are planning to shoot more soon!
Snow Everyone!
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
We have the Winter rolling again, that I LIKE! Click it!
Rider: Antti Seppälä
Photos featured in Sahtel photo issue
Sunday, December 7th, 2008
These photos can be seen on the pages of nice estonian magazine called Sahtel. Here is Erico Melo riding the giant steel wave in Porto, Portugal 2008.
Two sequences by Patrick Alaspää@Kontula skatepark.
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Patrick Alaspää shows how to nosewheelie!!! Click photo to see the sequence.
Mikko teaching footjam noseplant whip…
Monday, November 24th, 2008
Breakfast footjamwhip of Mikko Leppänen. Click photo to see the sequence!
BMW Sauber Pitlane Park stuntriding shows by Tony Raita and Michael Hilska in Warsaw Poland.
Monday, November 17th, 2008
Michael Hilska!
In june 2008 there was huge F1 happening held in Warsaw Poland and I was asked to shoot photos of BMW freestyle stuntriders doing shows there. These guys do many kind of wheelie variations, crazy stops and burnouts with those 200 kg street motorbikes.
Mankeli Bmx magazine
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Cover of Mankeli issue #8
Mankeli is small magazine made by few finnish bmx riders. Rider in the cover is Jorma Sonninen.
Flatstyles 5 (article in Cream issue #30, 2008.)
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Flatstyles article photos featured in Cream issue #30
Martti Kuoppa organised this summer once again the flatstyles jam in Helsinki on 12.7.2008. Raphael Chiquet and Matthias Dandois from Paris (Cream) came to ride and party aswell, they wrote a little story of their trip. I bet they have some more juicy party etc. photos but they were maybe afraid to publish…hehe good times! Thanks all you riders who made it happen! Check for more…to see some of my other flatstyles footage.
Simpel Session 2008
Sunday, November 9th, 2008
Simpel Session is anual bmx and skate competition in Estonia. January is coming and it is time to prepare your self for this awsome event, here is some of my last years photos. Some of them were featured in Cream issue #27/2008.
Check Simpel Session website: www.session.ee
Bike n´ Mic
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
Martti Kuoppa, Viki Gomez and Michael Black Electro (Janne Hyttinen) have been doing shows called Bike n´ Mic all over the world. It is about exlusive bmx freestyle flatland riding and blazing hiphop rhymes getting connected! These guys are loaded with ultimate experience, skills and street credibility among the underground scenes of bmx n music!!! I had a little photo session with Martti and Janne this summer.
Friends in Portugal!
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
I did bmx/photo trip to Portugal last may. It was again one of the best trips although I bent my leg badly riding in Leiria. Thanks Melo family and all the whole bmx scene over there, Portugal is Brutal!
Ride Transworld BMX Issue #151/2008
Friday, November 7th, 2008
We had a session with Matthias Dandois during his stay at Helsinki Flatstyles 5 jam. This and one another shot were lucky to get featured in Ride Transworld.
