Ben Horan in his Nikes
Subject: Ben Horan
Photo: Joey Meddock
TSQ Location: Book 1.2, Critique section, page 94
Last February, I did a full day with the Nike team. I rode doubles, camera in hand for this shot of Ben. There were so many “keepers” that I wanted to hang on to for The Standerd but I was obligated to turn in all the shots to Nike.
A few months passed with no signs of any of these shots surfacing so I decided to call Nike team manager Silas Thurman to see what the deal was. This shot in particular was branded into my head enough that I asked about it specifically.
It was still “undecided,” so I told Silas if he sent it back to me, there was a good chance we’d run it pretty decent size our book. Two days later, the photos arrived and BAM…in the book it went. Full-pager to Ben Horan. Thanks Nike.
-MEDDOCK
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This has got to be my favorite photo from issue 1.2. Im a huge fan of the deep wide-angle views, the colors maintain a vibrancy and rich tone despite not being shot close to sun down/up. I really enjoy the colors in this. Nike must be pumped with the branding, pretty much amazing.
Nick
as gnarly as it may sound i get to skate everyday with ben and listen to his random indie/folk music and watch him do every trick.
he’s gnarly at wakeskate but he’s brutal on a skateboard too.