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“it was crazy when we first started to go to china, people had never seen skateboarding before. we would get to a spot and within an hour there would be 200 people standing around watching. we didn’t get kicked out of spots, we had to leave because of the crowds we would make. this wasn’t a demo, just an average spot. arto saari china, circa 2000 shot with a contax t-3kodak 400 nc 35m.” —Mark Oblow
Arto Saari, China, circa 2000 Back Den 038
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