The Winner – Tim Smith

As we said, it wasn’t easy picking a winner but the combination of lighting, composition, angle and the architecture involved in this Tim Smith photo of George ‘Frank’ Sinclair just made this shot stand out above all the other entries. A truly classic-looking skate photo, shot at night at a spot where you’re lucky to get even 5 tries before getting the boot. It delivers the excitement of night-time street skating along with a sense of the impending speed as Frank lands his one-footed ollie into the bank at the side of stairs and fires off at high speed into the night. A perfect combination of everything we love about skate photography. Big up.

Felix Adler

@klomdang #bombdrop #berlin #alexanderplatz #skateeverydamnday #skatephotoaday #skateboarding #skate #fuji #x100 #jobyphoto

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This Berlin based building / spot always lends itself to rad skate images – its symmetrical design and brutal angles hold your interest until you find the skater within. Klomdang Efe Elver bombdrops from the rail into a hell ride.

Ash Wilson

Joe Mccomb, Hardflip North Wales, 2016 @joe_mcc1 @lostartshop @theuselesswoodentoyssociety #jobyphoto

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Another no-brainer – that spot alone makes this Ash Wilson shot of Joe McComb stand out. Hardflip, God knows where with the added bonus of crazy-looking geometry strewn across the foreground.

Pascal Abele

No hand 50-50 from summer at #urbis ???? —– #freestyleskateboarding #alwaysmore #skateboarding ???? —— ???? @picele_fotografie thanks for the great snaps ???? —– ✋️ need freestyle setup? ???? ready to roll? ????Visit alwaysmore.de @never_enough_streetstore . —– #skatesnap #skater #skaterboy #mextures #skateboardingpics #skateboard #skatesubmit #trueskateboarding #skateordie #skateboardingisfun #skateforever #manchestergram #skatecrunch #flatgroundtricks #flatground #manchesterskateboarding #skateboardart #skatefun #skateuk #skateverydamnday #jobyphoto

A post shared by Reece Archibald (@freestyletrickipedia) on Oct 12, 2017 at 1:03am PDT

We’ve seen this traditional freestyle skater popping up on a lot of Manchester Urbis Instagram clips recently so it’s rad to see a photo submission featuring an often-overlooked type of skating going on at one of the UK’s most famous street skating spots. The focus on his face screams at you in this one.

Matt Clarke

@callum_mcrobbie ! Available as a poster/zone with the new @blastskates decks! (Done wearing the Pink @getlesta tee too…)

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Another awesome fullpipe photo but this time an underground find which creates a completely different feeling of cold claustrophobia and begs the question ‘how the hell did they get in and out of there?’ Plus, look at how rough the floor is! – Callum McRobbie what a beast, as is Mr Matt Clarke. #catlitter FTW

Veliko Balabanov

@deolegotoy slappy 50-50 hunting for stinky spots ! ????:@bratboydimo (@stinky_socks) . . . #skateboarding #stinkyfamily #nightsession #angrypeople #racism #jobyphoto

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There’s a lot going on here in this submission from Sofia, Bulgaria. Heavy slam potential, and with the filmer risking his lens in the foreground, the atmosphere just gives this one a moody sense of the inevitable. Classic shot-from-beneath angle of a scary trick.

Charlie Elmer

Crooked down this sketchy rail @sidewalkmag @thenocomplynetwork #jobyphoto #skateboardphotography #ukskateboarding #skateboarding

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This crooks at Birmigham’s Fastlands was shot by young skater and photographer Charlie Elmer at the weekend during the No Comply Network Jam. Hot off the press toe-control by Henry Fox at a classic UK location.

Anthony Pearson

A little piece of Australia high up in the arctic circle. I half expected to see koala bears in little puffer jackets up in the trees ????

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Nice to finish on a classic subject for skateboarding – ‘the age old hillbomb’.
Another near symmetrical gem pulling you into the skater’s high speed journey along the desolate wavy road. This one with its autumnal feel reminds us that winter is on its way. Bah!