Skateboarding
January 2025
The Guardian picture essayOn asphalt we grow: the skateboarders of UkraineAmid the devastation in Ukraine, the photojournalist Robin Tutenges has captured how skateboarding provides a vital escape for the country’s young people – an act of resilience and freedom as they reclaim the streets in the face of conflict and trauma
October 2024
![Robin (They/them) “I wanted a place where I could find a community that wasn’t drinking-focused. A lot of queer events are in bars and I don’t drink and it’s a bit exclusionary in that way. It’s a very social place, and it’s nice to just be in a space where we are not looked at differently.” Will (He/Him) “I decided to take up skating as a form of physiotherapy, and as a trans person I didn’t really feel comfortable skating in regular skateparks. When I first [transitioned] I felt like I couldn’t really have a hobby or join a team because it felt like we were pushed to the edges.”](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/173765ffe5ad1d717a6f5d6b34dc5b712260f90a/0_400_1981_1188/master/1981.jpg?width=460&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none)
September 2024
‘I got offered a gram of cocaine for a painting’: is Slawn art’s latest enfant terrible?
His critics call him a talentless chancer, but the 23-year-old street artist from Lagos has found success through brand collaborations, Saatchi backing – and manifesting his goal of becoming the ‘biggest artist in the world’
