Skateboarding is rad for many reasons, but one of the major ones is definitely the fact that the wood, metal and urethane under your wheels is essentially a blank canvas. This is why it draws in those who can’t fathom the appeal of team sports and rigid systems of rules, offering the chance to see everyday objects in a new way and ride a board without essentially being told what to do. Despite this and like any culture skateboarding has evolved with a loose set of rules, with style and trick fashions coming and going and taking the majority of participants along for the ride. This one goes out to those oddballs taking the other path, getting laughed at and carrying on regardless to the general good of skateboarding’s advancement.

Above photo: Louie Barletta crails the wave for Thrasher Magazine