The majority of these photos were shot in the final few days of filming for Pleasure Avalanche, the upcoming video from Sydney's Personal crew, which is due for release around the time this issue comes out. With the video deadline looming and uni commitments beginning to pile up, Noah “Nog” Smith was determined to finish off his section and shoot a photo feature in the process.
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“I always get a burst of motivation when everyone starts talking about the premiere or video release”, Nog says of the situation. “And for this video in particular, it's all of my best friends involved. It's all tight-knit, and I just feel like I need to have good footage in there to do it all justice.”
With the whip cracking, Nog stuck to his guns and shot enough photos to fill even more than the eight pages allocated for this feature, while heavily inspired by the timeless trick and spot selections of his biggest influences: Gonz, Keith Hufnagel, and Julien Stranger. Nog's fast and full-on approach to
