Category Winner 2007: wings
Fred Mortagne
As usual, this picture was taken during a skateboard session I had intended to shoot on video. It was during a Cliché skateboard tour called The Gipsy Tour, for which we had absolutely no set plan — apart from going with the feeling, sleeping out every night, and having only 10 euros a day for food. It was definitely the best skateboard tour I’ve been on.
This session wasn’t exceptional. Looking for a good filming angle, I ended up finding one that would be interesting only for something photographic. I told the guys I was going to take a five-minute break to shoot a photo and asked Andrew Brophy, who wasn’t skating, to do this 360° flip trick because I knew he had the best style of all while performing that trick. I was looking for something very stylish. It worked out perfectly, just the way I visualized it. It’s always a good feeling when this happens.
Athlete: Andrew Brophy
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
TECHNICAL INFO
- Camera: Nikon FM2 geared up with a motor drive
- Lens: Nikon 35 mm
- Film: Kodak 400 Tri-X, pushed 1 stop
- Filter: Yellow
