Our skate community has been crying out for a comprehensive guide to global skate spots. Trucks and Fins should be commended on their dedication to mapping the world's STOKE!
Maverick Skateparks
I became a photographer to give visibility to women in skateboarding. The lack of female representation was the trigger that led her to create a magazine entirely dedicated to female skaters. A year later, some results are already visible. Here’s Joana Melo, publisher and photographer.
Skater Agatha Alencar
The lack of representation of women in skateboarding and photography. I started street skating in 2019 at 18 years old, and three years later, I began taking photos. I noticed that almost all the images were of men, and photographers had very few pictures of women each one had maybe three or four shots, often of the same skater. So, I founded Betesga Skate Mag, first on Instagram and then in March 2023 as a platform exclusively for female skateboarding. Since there wasn’t much available content, we had to start creating it ourselves. Fortunately, more men photographers are now capturing female skaters, and I believe we have also opened doors with brands for many of them. On a personal level, after learning and experimenting, I think I have developed my own style.
Skater Margarida Cepeda
Yes, it is. With female skaters, I think there’s a certain delicacy. You can more clearly see the difficulty they faced in executing a trick. Capturing that struggle adds depth to the picture.
Skater Gabriella Santana
Skater Valentina Petric
It’s a great initiative. This was missing in Portugal. I was really happy because, for the first time, I was referred to as a photographer. It’s a recognition of our work, and at the same time, it’s a step toward changing the language itself, people usually say the skater in a masculine form, but we want to show that skateboarding is universal.
Skater Cote Rojas
Skater Fabiana Santos
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Our skate community has been crying out for a comprehensive guide to global skate spots. Trucks and Fins should be commended on their dedication to mapping the world's STOKE!
Maverick Skateparks
Trucks and Fins brings all of the world's skateparks to you all in one convenient place through their endless search for parks around the world. They have park locations, details, images, and more to help plan your next skate quest wherever that may take you. We appreciate their dedication and passion for skateboarding and the amazing gifts that skateparks and skate spots are.
Steve Zanco, Skatepark Respect
A big part of skateboarding is about finding Animal Chin - your spirit animal, or in other words: whatever gets you stoked. Could be the right people to roll with, or that special dream terrain. Trucks and Fins has all the best skate destinations in one place; a map of stoke in your hands.
Jan Kliewer, Yamato Living Ramps
Trucks and Fins is a huge present to the whole skate community - not just for the skating people, but also for shops, builders and schools. Super easy to use and can't believe how complete it is.
Pascal Lieleg aka Official Bowlshit
Trucks and Fins is a great resource for checking on local spots if you are traveling or planning a road trip! A one stop resource that is constantly updated with the newest projects as well as those bucket list locations worldwide. The intuitive UI features gps coordinates as well as useful information about shops nearby.
Architect Betonlandschaften
Trucks and Fins provide a great service. Its quick and easy to use and has such a vast amount of parks included, not just in the UK but worldwide. CANVAS Spaces support the cause and fully back what they are doing.
Our skate community has been crying out for a comprehensive guide to global skate spots. Trucks and Fins should be commended on their dedication to mapping the world's STOKE!
Maverick Skateparks
Trucks and Fins brings all of the world's skateparks to you all in one convenient place through their endless search for parks around the world. They have park locations, details, images, and more to help plan your next skate quest wherever that may take you. We appreciate their dedication and passion for skateboarding and the amazing gifts that skateparks and skate spots are.
Steve Zanco, Skatepark Respect
A big part of skateboarding is about finding Animal Chin - your spirit animal, or in other words: whatever gets you stoked. Could be the right people to roll with, or that special dream terrain. Trucks and Fins has all the best skate destinations in one place; a map of stoke in your hands.
Jan Kliewer, Yamato Living Ramps
Trucks and Fins is a huge present to the whole skate community - not just for the skating people, but also for shops, builders and schools. Super easy to use and can't believe how complete it is.
Pascal Lieleg aka Official Bowlshit
Trucks and Fins is a great resource for checking on local spots if you are traveling or planning a road trip! A one stop resource that is constantly updated with the newest projects as well as those bucket list locations worldwide. The intuitive UI features gps coordinates as well as useful information about shops nearby.
Architect Betonlandschaften
Trucks and Fins provide a great service. Its quick and easy to use and has such a vast amount of parks included, not just in the UK but worldwide. CANVAS Spaces support the cause and fully back what they are doing.