The Nine Club #243 · Show notes.
Jake Darwen
About this episode
Jake Darwen discusses growing up in New Zealand, getting into photography after getting hurt multiple times, coming up as a photographer in New Zealand, working with DC Shoes, moving to Los Angeles, getting a job at New Balance, his approach to photography, working with Shane O'neill & April Skateboards, what it's like shooting with Yuto Horigome, getting help up at gunpoint, fisheye vs long lens and much more!
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The guest
Jake Darwen
Jake Darwen is a skateboarder and photographer from New Zealand. His work includes projects with New Balance Numeric, Element and April.
Chapters
- - Intro
- - Getting a colorway with New Balance
- - Chasing the pro dream but sidelined by injuries & picking up a camera
- - Getting into photography
- - His approach to photography
- - Coming up as a photographer in New Zealand
- - Working with DC Shoes
- - How to break into skate photography these days
- - Working for April Skateboards
- - Skating with Shane O'neill
- - Winning X Games gold
- - The Olympus Pro Photographer Showdown
- - Getting held up at gunpoint
- - Shooting Yuto's Thrasher cover
- - Fisheye vs. long lens
- - Covers, baby!
Links
Videos / Articles
The Element Perspective - Jake DarwenElement
FLYING STRANGERS: JAKE DARWEN - SEEK THE UNKNOWNChris Ray
Jake Darwen - Full PartElement
People mentioned
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Jordan Taylor
Ronnie Kessner
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