Come peruse the WY Scrapbook Page It’s a beautiful fucking awesome mess
We needed a dumping place. A photographic purgatory. And it isn’t always pretty. But it’s us. The What Youth Scrapbook,...
Jake Johnson, Omar Salazar, James Concannon, Stefan Janoski, and Luke Croker Back Den 078
“jake johnson, omar salazar, james concannon, stefan janoski, and luke croker. getting high on the magic bus. 2008, antwerpen analog tour.”...
Luke Croker, Oz, 2011 Back Den 077
“when you’re as smooth as luke croker, fuck the police has a totally different meaning. shot on leica m9, 50mm...
Filmus 3 Book Release and Photo Show Check it out tonight in Los Angeles
Jacob Messex is the staff photographer at The Skateboard Mag. He was originally a staff filmer at the mag then...
Off Beat: Stuart Kirst Episode 029: LA to NY transplant
Stuart Kirst hangs with a good crew in NY. After moving from LA he’s been skating and hanging and filming...
Conversation With: Leo Romero Pulled from the pages of What Youth Issue 13
WHAT YOUTH: Crazy you grew up in Fontana. LEO ROMERO: I never go out there. It’s funny ‘cause I’ve seen...
Watch: We Watch a throwback feel with a fuck you attached
Here in Socal we are dealing with the sweltering heat and waiting for the waves to arrive, so we were...
Lizards of Summer Episode 015: Gerr, Taj, Dinky, Japan, Panama, Vancouver, Metallica and many other international terminals and street corners
Well, the Eddie is off today. But all is definitely not lost. Because we’re back with an all-new Lizards of...
Conversation With: William Strobeck Filmmaker behind Supreme’s Cherry, Joy Ride and more
William Strobeck is a filmmaker. And he’s the kind we need. A creative mind so rooted in the world he...
Meet Peter Ramondetta Photos of the “TL’s” quiet metal Lord
Pete lives in San Francisco. He’s owns a place in the Tenderloin — or as he calls it “The TL.”...
Meet Raven Tershy He’s from Santa Cruz and he’s in our new film Anonymous Zone out February 2
His last name is often pronounced wrong. Let’s just say it rhymes with Hershey. That may help. A lot of...
Office Space: Ben Hatchell When the world’s best rip our office mini presented by Monster
Ben Hatchell looks nice enough. He’s polite, well-mannered and friendly. And then he starts skating and all hell breaks loose....
The Long Wave Goodbye A film by Poler Stuff and Nike starring Donovan Piscopo and Daryl Angel
It’s no secret that skateboarding and surfing have been existing in more harmony than usual. And it hasn’t been ignored...
Fairly Normal: Leo Romero Episode 021 presented by Emerica
Leo Romero was Thrasher Magazine’s Skater of the Year in 2010. And he’s been one of our favorite skaters since Emerica’s...
Want to Write for What Youth? We’re (still) looking for contributing writers and interns for 2016
[Update: If you already sent through your work for our previous callout, we’re still in the process of going through...
Pool skating in the ’80s Back Den 067
“when i was a kid growing up in hawaii in the early 80’s my back yard pool addiction started. there...
Office Space: Sebo Walker An Oregonian did this on our ramp
Sebo Walker is originally from Oregon. And he’s a bit of a jock. Did all the sports growing up including soccer,...
Afternoon Interview: Zered Bassett Episode 035 in New York
Zered is a Biblical river and is where New York skateboarder Zered Bassett gets his name. Zered grew up in Cape...
Watch The Boys of Summer Jeff Kutter of Supreme’s new, mostly shot on iPhone vid
Jeff Kutter from Supreme released this skate vid shot mostly on iPhone came out and it’s fucking sick. Watch it...
Afternoon Interview: Pontus Alv Episode 034 “If you don’t have skate spots, make your own.”
Pontus Alv is Malmo, Sweden’s legendary skate lord who’s taken DIY to every element of his skating. Spots, boards, films. He...
For The Love: Leo Valls Episode 020 Presented by Vissla: Molded by the streets of Bordeaux
Leo Valls is a reminder about how environment can shape your skating. Growing up in the storied streets of Bordeaux,...
Welcome to the Team: Curren Caples Nixon votes Curren on to their global team. So we took him skating.
Nixon’s always had a special team. Think Andrew Reynolds. John John Florence. Rick McCrank. Tony Hawk. Nathan Fletcher. Chippa Wilson. They...
Watch Screengrab A film by Tom Gorelik
Watch Greyson Fletcher’s new part “In Perdition” is a very important moment in the Fletcher story
There are so many reasons this Greyson Fletcher part matters. First: he’s a Fletcher. Your life should always halt and...
Office Space: Sal Barbier Skate royalty on our mini ramp
Sal Barbier came by to skate other day. You’ll remember Sal from being the dude with the best selling skate shoe ever....
Conversation with: Javier Mendizabal Catching up with European skate royalty
Javier Mendizabal is European skate royalty. He’s been appearing in Cliché and Quiksilver ads since the beginning, and we recently...
Dylan Rieder and Mark Oblow, France, Circa 2000 Back Den 058
“dylan and me in an elevador in marseille france, for a bowl riders contest circa 2000. we have known each...
Watch: “DAYDREAM” A •SOURCE SKATEBOARD VIDEO
FEATURING: Kevin RODRIGUES, Sage ELSESSER, Vincent TOUZERY, Paul GRUND, Karl SALAH, Roman GONZALEZ, Greg CUADRADO, Hjalte HALBERG, Dane BRADY, Aaron HERRINGTON,...
Drake Jones and Bryce Kanights, Circa 1995 Back Den 057
“drake jones and bryce kanights at a contest circa 1995. bryce was such a big influence on me shooting photos...
What Youth Issue 12: On Sale Now Featuring Mark Gonzales photographed by Mark Oblow in Hawaii, Circa 1989 on the cover
We’ve got a new reason to celebrate: our 12th issue is out today and you can buy it right now,...
Postcard Oregon A film by Quiksilver and What Youth starring Mikey Wright, Bryan Fox and Javier Mendizabal
Maybe it was an experiment, or maybe it just happened. But whatever the case may be: we ended up in...
Stay Tuned: Dolan Stearns Playlist 022 presented by D’Blanc
We asked Dolan Stearns to make us a playlist. He sent back what you see below, which happens to be...
