Emil Friis presents his new song and video Sand In Your Eyes. Both are beautiful, thanks for sharing this with us Emil. 

Just a quick-fire give it a listen post, brought to you by the wedidit collective & #pissingaroundontheinternet, you can go get the whole thing on their Bandcamp.

Nydansk Sacha Maric is an English born photographer who has been based in Copenhagen and shooting just about everything since 2004, With work for Norse, Wallpaper, WAD, Libertine-Libertine, and Nylon amongst others, his latest project “Good Mother and Father” is a step in the other direction and a personal look at life, death and sex. It’s being released tomorrow at the Playtype concept store from 16-19 so come along to see some amazing images.

Just thought we’d tickle your tastebuds with this fresh remix of ELOQ‘s Shine from Dixone. Nothing new about it, we shared this when it dropped 4 months ago, but thought we might refresh your memories.

Dixone will be playing at the Bitchslap Mag Distortion party alongside Pato – we’re heading up the stage on Gammeltorv. Probably worth coming by if you can fit. Should we do a dance off?

from the series “Be as wise as you are beautiful”

What’s your name, age, and where are you from?

Géraldine van Wessem, age 27, I am from Ghent, Belgium.

from the series “Be as wise as you are beautiful”

There seems to be some consistency in your portraits, yet it’s not some easily identifiable quality. How do you go about choosing your subjects?

I choose my subjects intuitively. When I see these people, they somehow make me feel that I really want to photograph them. Perhaps they have some visual quality that makes me want to take their picture, but I absolutely do not have a set of conditions for the people I portray.
My whole work is based on personal and photographical intuition, as is the choice of my models.

If you could shoot any person, who would it be?

I really don’t know. There is no celebrity in particular that I really want to shoot. More probable is that one day I will cross some amazingly photogenic man, woman or child but will be afraid to ask.

from the series “Be as wise as you are beautiful”

How do you come up with the titles of your projects?

Songs and novels give me a lot of inspiration.

from the series “Be as wise as you are beautiful”

With all the different photographers on the web, how do you try to keep your work unique?

I don’t actually know if my work is unique. I started developing the style I have now in 2009, and it is still developing, but I feel that, unfortunately, I am not the only one working this way. An awful lot of people make portraits, work with natural light, work on film…
However, I just continue doing what I want to do. I just love the people I photograph, I think natural light is the best light and that film captures it the way I want it to. It doesn’t matter if my style or work is not so unique after all.
I believe that when you put your heart to it, it will show one way or another. It’s like these corny, but true words Tim Walker once said: “What comes from the heart, touches hearts.” I would never change my work because others do it too or to fit a new trend. It just comes naturally.

from the series “Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory”

You seem to be more focused on portraits currently, but your older work is more varied in subject matter – can we expect this trend to continue?

Yes. My work before 2010 were mostly assignments for art school, I tried out different subjects, but finally I felt that portraits were my main passion.
I also made a series last year of snapshots and landscapes. I will probably start working on a new series this summer.
But the portraits are always there, and the project is never finished. As long as there will be people, I will just feel like I need to make them.

Géraldine, photo by Thomas Nolf

Shout-outs/thank yous/last words?

Thank you for your interest in my work, since it’s not even widely known or spread. It’s nice to know that some people notice and appreciate what I do.
And to the people I portray: thanks for all your patience, time and trust.

Finally it’s friday. Heres a bunch of pictures from Lasse Kofod, also featuring a page in todays Politiken. Thanks to Street Machine, Guld Tuborg and a whole lot of polser, this was an amazing day.

Lasse photographing Lil B the Based God backstage after he played at the Click festival last Friday.

Photo by Spencer Wells

Yes this album is old, it’s also rather good if you like that kinda thing. Young Montana? on the other hand is not old, but young, surprisingly unconfusingly he’s not from Montana, but London. I have a crush on this album, it’s called Limerence, look it up if you don’t know what that means and you will have the added bonus of learning a new word.

Galleri Naboløs gets all physical this summer.

As an extension of their online platform they will open a summer showroom, located on Valkendorfsgade 15, as a space where works can be seen in their natural form, without the distortion of a back lit screen.

Hosting regular exhibitions and events over the summer, it’s best to keep an eye on their schedule at www.nabolos.dk, or on the book.

You’ll receive a warm welcome, weekdays from 10-16, 12-16 Saturday. Closed on Sunday.

Doors open on Friday, May 11, between 17.00 and 20.00 and you are welcome to join the Naboløs crew for an aperitif and chat about….., how shit the weather is.

More pictures from Saturday’s event shot by Spencer on his fancy old camera as seen in the last post.

Tonight sees the opening of the Keith Shore x Mikkeller show ‘When Harry met Sally’ showing Keith’s illustrations used on the original labeling for Mikkeller.

Presented by V1 Gallery and showing 09.05.12 – 31.05.12

Mikkeller Bar, Viktoriagade 8 BC

Nanny is more sad about this than when Michael Jackson died. Seriously. Besides his hordes of books, Where The Wild Things Are is an iconic cracker of a book that we all loved as kids and love to share with our kids. The world just lost a great mind.

Here’s a few pics from today’s event at Jarmers. Thanks to everyone that came out to chill in the sun, watch a bit of skating and absolutely ravage the bbq in 10 minutes.

Click on a pic to run through them.

Only the music can help hearing news like this.

Two thirds of Den Sorte Skole stood in a basement the last 2 years to come up with a new set. Last night at Click Festival in Helsingør, they gave their first concert ever since Roskilde Festival 2010.

Photo by Lasse Kofod.

Lucas Vercetti, cover of Odd Future Tape Vol. 2

What’s your name, age, and where are you from?

My name is Julian Berman and I currently inhabit Los Angeles, California. I am twenty years old.

Tyler, the Creator

How’re you doing man, it seems like you’ve been doing a lot of these kind of things lately?

You know what Spencer, I have been doing rather well actually. School sucks, but thankfully it is almost done. For the most part, I have just been skateboarding, going to school, and going to the goodwill practically every single day. I need to get in the grind of shooting a bit more though, especially since I have not necessarily had an interesting gig in a while.

From District Protocol commission

Following your photos in the last year it seems you’ve really transitioned into shooting more commissioned work – how do you reconcile the difference between shooting for yourself or for a commission? Does your process change?

There is always that fine line between shooting for fun or a hobby, and shooting for work. I don’t know if that necessarily comes with age, or me just being lazy. Having a gig allows me to not only get my creative juices flowing, but also have a sense of creative guideline, or even a GOAL that these shots need to achieve. Besides, having your work published is badass. I still love shooting for myself, but most of the time I end up just bumming over the shots and scrapping them. In the end though, it is great to find a balance between the two.

In previous interviews you’ve been a big advocate for shooting film, but I noticed a lot of your recent photos have been from your x100, a digital camera. Have you moved away from shooting as much film, or are we just not seeing it online?

The X100 is a neat little camera. I have just been a huge fan of experimenting with different formats and mediums, and I figured it would be cool to dip back into digital for a second. To be honest, I am already over it and cannot wait to break out the Mamiya 7 again. Also, many clients and class assignments favor shooting digital for assignments, so it is a tad forced… such a shame. All in all, I will still prefer film over anything.

The city of Los Angeles definitely has a significant presence in your photos, but you also seem to get around the country quite a bit. Do you see yourself shooting in more varied locations in the future or do you plan to stick around LA?

To be honest, I am rather burnt out on shooting in Los Angeles. Maybe this is why there has not been much of an influx in new photographs lately, I guess you can call it a loss of inspiration. I absolutely adore traveling, and think that shooting photographs in a new or foreign location is the coolest thing ever. I definitely hope to travel more in the near future, that is for sure.

Tyler, the Creator

When you create a diptych do you shoot the photos with that kind of presentation in mind or usually decide that when editing?

The diptych is a pretty neat little trend in the current state of photography. They are definitely not too serious, and most of the time look rather silly but they can actually end up with a rather pleasing presentation. Usually I will just have two photographs that I feel would look better together, rather than taking up two posts or whatever. Other times I will actually formulate these couples prior or as I shoot, in hopes that they actually do turn out well together on the computer screen. Most of the time it does not really work, though.

Though your photos of skateboarding are few and far between, you seem to still adhere to the general aesthetic of skateboarding in a majority of your photos – do you consider yourself a skateboard photographer?

I am most definitely not a skateboard photographer, but I would LOVE to shoot some more skating. I always thought the techniques and mathematics behind shooting skateboarding were so cool, definitely far different than traditional portraiture and studio lighting. I suppose I just fell out of the skateboarding loop as a whole, the entire ‘skate crew’ started to disperse, and now it seems that nobody really skateboards anymore. Hopefully in the near future I will get back into it though, I would really enjoy that.
What direction do you see your photography going this year?

Obviously in the near future I would love to travel and complete as many jobs as possible. I will still be in school for photography, taking the same bullshit lighting and portraiture classes. I’ve got some interesting gigs coming up, so we will see what happens there. In the end, all I really need is my Mamiya 7, a flash, a brick of Portra 400, and some babes or butts or something to accomplish my goals.

Julian, photo by lorenzo porras

Shout outs/thank yous?
Thank you for everything, Spencer. Shouts to Bitchslap, the Mamiya 7 Flickr user group, the straight edge, cheesy gordita crunches, my parents, my cats, and my friends all throughout the WORLD absolutely killing it in the photo game. Goodbye.

Good morning summer! Rub those sleepy eyes and get ready for Jarmers in Pyjamas – Streetmachine‘s biannual celebration of all things summer, skate and max hygge. Best pyjamas wins a compete.

Jarmers in Pyjamas: Saturday 15th May 15-20

The best thing about the Jarmers event is the mixed crowd that comes by to hang out (And the beers from Guld Tuborg). It’s clearly not a skate-only event, with all sorts dropping by for a touch of hygge and a bit of a laugh. You can even bring your iPhone.

Below is a wee clip we banged together last year. Maybe even last last year. Hope to see you there this time.

The future of snowboarding is here! Can’t wait to turn pro next year by dropping some mad 180′s, double grabbers and some back foot bonks. 

Are you up for some crazy Spring mayhem stock & sample sale? Then you should go check out Libertine-Libertine and Soulland’s sale, which starts on Thursday, May 3rd at 11am and ends at Friday, May 4th at 8pm (it closes on Thursday at 8pm as well so you won’t be able to stay for the night). Make sure to bring some cold cash and prepare yourself for a crazy Spring sale with up top 90% off the original price. It all happens at Fake Diamond Records, Gammel Kongevej 39D (Baghuset). Check out the flyer for more info.

Thomas Pålsson, who we featured here in Bitchslap XII is solo exhibiting for 1 day on the 10th of May at Råhuset from 17.00 – 23.00. His show Supreme Manipulation is a collection of 20 thought provoking works. We’ll be there. You should be too. 

Saturday I received a new camera. An old Russian camera called Lubitel 2. More than 2 million were produced between 1958 and 1980 in the factory in Leningrad. It’s pure magic to touch a camera like this, though it’s not making anywhere near as sharp images as a decent camera, it’s fun to use and explore a new way of doing photography.
I got my film back from the lab this morning and rushed to my photo school to scan it. Here’s the first couple of pics – expect more during the summer.

- Lasse Kofod.

Kåre, homerun.

Photo by Lasse Kofod.

Here’s a quick look at the opening party from the Libertine Libertine x Oh Dawn pop up this weekend by LUPAH films. Enjoy.

Here’s the official poster for this year’s Copenhell festival. Now a well established part of the festival circuit for many, all they’re missing to complete the look is an app that plays all the featured artist’s albums backwards.

Copenhell: June 15+16
Tickets here. 

What can I say? You fuck off on holiday for a month and nothing gets done. Here are the Danish ski champs pics that are so late I’d forgotten about them. Looks like good times, pity I couldn’t make it this year but was stoked Kenneth Nguyen stepped up to the ‘job’. It’s all good though, these are 1000 times better than anything I could nab no matter how many battery packs and extra flashes I tied to my outfit.

Click on the first pic to open the gallery.

Thanks Kenneth and DM I SKI.

The lovely chaps at Bonito distribution are holding their bi-annual warehouse stock and sample sale for 3 days from next Thursday 3/5.

All details on the flyer, or, if you absolutely HAVE to have another excuse to stare at facebook, start by looking at this.

Format Perspective creator Phil Evans swung through the mailbox with this edit he made while touring Slovenia and Sweden to promote the film. As a relaxed add-on to his official business, this short film featuring Emma Lindgren, Oliver Schonqvist, Craig Scott, Jake Snelling and David Stenstrom is filmed experimentally with Super 8, HD and with a few illustrations tossed in for good measure.

Luc Aarts – Frontside 50-50

What’s you name, age and where are you from?
My name is Eric van Rijsingen. I’m 23 years and live in the Netherlands.

Harmen Bazuin – Backside Crooked

How did you start shooting skateboarding? Were you doing other kinds of photography first?
Skateboarding is the reason I’ve started with photography. Before picking up a still camera, I was into filming. That didn’t last too long though. Photography looked way more interesting to me and it just came natural to start shooting my friends skating.

Hugo Snelooper – Heelflip Frontside Crooked

You seem to have strayed away from the standard skateboard compositions and techniques, was that a conscience choice?
I see that as a compliment and yes, it was a conscience choice. Mostly, it was the hassle of using multiple flashes that became an annoyance throughout the years. That reached a point to where I really had no fun in shooting skateboarding anymore. I sold my entire setup and chose to explore other genres and styles. For some reason, a minimalistic approach to photography appealed to me and that transferred to my skateboard photos.

Luc Aarts – Ollie

How is the skate scene in the Netherlands? Do you ever feel like being outside of the major centers for skateboarding holds you back?
The skate scene is really quite good here. I live in a rather small country, so everyone kind of knows each other. I never feel like living here holds me back in any way. That is, I know I probably will never be a staff photographer at any major magazine, but that’s not a problem. The scene here is alive and kicking and goes beyond the boundaries of the Netherlands, into Europe. I like it the way it is.

Hendrik Gores – Frontside Tailslide

You were recently featured on the Skateboard Mag website, how did that come about?
Ha, I just contacted them at some point with some questions regarding getting some stuff published. Grant Brittain told me to contact Zack Dowdy and he was stoked on my photos and made it possible.

What are you looking to do with your photography next?
Currently, I’m busy with multiple assignments. In the past year, things started to become a little more serious. Actually getting paid for shooting photos is a great feeling and I’m going to explore doing that more and more. Next to that, I guess I don’t shoot my beloved landscapes enough. Hopefully, I’ll find some time and get some new personal work done.

Eric

Shout outs/thank yous/last words?
Thank you for the interview and exposure. Thanks to my family, my girl and my friends.

Never stop shooting.

Two of our favourite mini gangs, Libertine Libertine and Oh Dawn, are teaming up once again to offer us a 3 day pop up store and gallery in Copenhagen. It’s all going down at Kødboderne 14 from this Thursday until Saturday. Check the flyer for more deets or go to the facebook version.