ECD – Reid Menzer Trip Photos

Nilo Hodge just blessed the East Coast Destruction website with a Christmas Eve gallery of photos shot back in November during a trip to the Reid Menzer Skatepark in York, PA. The gallery includes shots of Dustin Clewell, Grant Bass (pictured above), Weng, and Tom Gorse who is a local at the park and was already on site when the ECD crew arrived. A video from the session is expected to surface in the near future. You can read some words from Nilo about the trip and the video project below and don’t forget to check out all the photos via the ECD website by clicking here.

“We met a videographer a while back that let us know that he was interested in shooting a bmx video with us at some point. Last Month, when he was ready to get it done, we took a trip down to Reid Menzer park in York to film with him. It was a crazy warm day in November, until about 3 p.m., then a wild storm rolled in and the temperature dropped like 15 degrees. The videographer brought some wild ass gear to shoot the edit with. I’m psyched to see how it turns out. We’ll post it when he’s done. But for now here’s a few photos Nilo shot throughout the day.” – Nilo Hodge

Animal “Facts”: Ryan Navazio Interview & Photos

Ride BMX has posted an interview conducted by Jeff Zielinski with Ryan Navazio about the new Animal Bikes video “Facts” which premiered in New York last night. The video is scheduled to premiere online through Ride BMX tomorrow, Monday, December 19th. Navaz provides some behind the scenes insight through out the interview and gives us a better idea what to expect laced with some choice photos shot by Harrison Boyce. Make sure you check out the full interview and photo gallery by clicking here.

Photo Gallery: O’Hara Trail Jam

The O’Hara Trail Jam was held last Sunday, November 6th, by a group of locals that have maintained the trails for the past few years. The event gathered BMX riders from all over to celebrate what could be the trails last season. Over the past few years, the land the O’Hara Trails sit on has been threatened by development. Kyle Dipilla was on hand during the event and provided some coverage for our social media accounts. Kyle also shot some photos during the coarse of the day which he was kind enough to send over for your viewing pleasure. You can view all the photos from the O’Hara Trail Jam after the jump.

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Photo Gallery: Creekside Woods Fall Roast

On Saturday, November 5th, Andy Celins hosted a Fall Roast back at the Creekside Woods located on the border between Northeast Philadelphia and Bensalem. Andy extended a personal invitation my way and it was a great opportunity to finally check out all the hard work that Andy and the locals have been putting in. Although I only live a few minute drive from the trails, I haven’t paid them a visit in a number of years. I arrived late in the day and only spent about two hours shooting around and talking with everyone in attendance. You can check out a gallery of photos from the Creekside Woods Fall Roast after the jump.

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Nilo Hodge | Catty Halloween Jam

Nilo Hodge recently uploaded some photos he snapped during the annual Catty Woods Halloween Jam on the East Coast Destruction website. You can read some words from Nilo about the jam below and don’t forget to check out all the photos by visiting the ECD website.

“Sunday was the annual Catty Halloween Jam down. The turnout was crazy, as usual. So many dope costumes and riders throwing down wild shit. I got there a little late, after the best trick contest but people were still riding to everything. Here’s a few photos from that day and sorry to whoever I hit in the face with my flash while jumping the shark fin.” – Nilo Hodge

Catty Woods Halloween Jam 2016

Last Sunday (September 23rd), The annual Catty Woods Halloween Jam went down despite some inclement weather conditions over the weekend. Frank Ashbridge was on hand once again during the event on behalf of his Shutter Destruction project. Frank shot a bunch of photos which he was kind enough to share with us for this gallery as well as an Instavid composed of footage from the jam Frank shot. However, due to Instagram’s new copyright restrictions the video had to be uploaded to YouTube instead. You can view the entire gallery after the jump.

All photography by Frank Ashbridge.

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Featured Photo: Cotton Robbins

Cotton Robbins – Barspin
Photo: Nilo Hodge

Nilo Hodge has been hard at work on his 366 Photo Project for awhile now, and hosted his first photo opening last week in Easton, PA. This photo of Cotton Robbins throwing a barspin in front of a brick building with an old painted sign also turned up online last week and both are perfect examples of that hard work paying off. You can read some words written by Nilo about the photo below and don’t forget to check out Nilo’s 366 Photo Project for more photography.

“I went out riding around Allentown with a bunch of the younger guys today. I met Cotton a little while back and he’s pretty solid dude. I saw him trying out this tight bank to barspin. I’ve always loved the old painted sign in the background and I wanted to incorporate it into a photo. The sun was beginning to set and the sky looked awesome. I asked Cotton to give the barspin a go again and he was down. This is the shot that we came away with.” – Nilo Hodge

Photo Gallery: Berks Street Zine Release

On Saturday, October 1st, Steve Tassone hosted the Berks Street zine release and photo gallery at the Indie Photo Lab in Philadelphia. The photo gallery featured 35mm photography by Steve and celebrated the launch of his new Berks Street venture. Copies of the zine are available through the Berks Street online store and the gallery will be on display for the entire month of October. The Indie Photo Lab is located at 206 E. Girard Ave. Philadelphia, PA. 19125.

Brendan Mulrooney contacted us with a gallery worth of photos he shot and developed during the Berks Street zine release and was kind enough to send them over to share with us. Don’t forget to follow Brendan @barackobrendan on Instagram and check out his Flickr for more. You can check out the entire gallery of photos after the jump.

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Photo Gallery: Chris Marshall Throwback Thursday

James Hess – A-town got the spots and James knows every cut. Topside Ice grind.

Chris Marshall has been one of the premier BMX photographers on the East Coast for a number of years now. His work has been featured in both print and digital formats through some of the most respected names in the BMX industry. As of late, Marshall has been working closely with Animal Bikes, but was kind enough to take some time out of his busy schedule to handpick and caption some photos shot in Pennsylvania over the years for this throwback gallery. You can check out the entire gallery after the jump.

Photos and captions by Chris Marshall.

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Photo Gallery: Catty Woods Labor Day Jam

On Saturday, September 3rd, the Catty Woods held their annual Labor Day jam. Nilo Hodge was on hand for the event and captured a few shots during the coarse of the day which he recently uploaded to the East Coast Destruction website. You can view the complete gallery of photos after the jump. Photos and captions by Nilo Hodge.

Don’t forget to follow Nilo on Instagram and check out his 366 Photo Project on Facebook for more of Nilo’s photography.

Bonus: As a bonus you can check out some additional photos of the PA Woods website by clicking here.

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Featured Photo: Justin Care

Justin Care – Up Rail To Opposite Tailwhip
Photo: Dennis Bunn

This week’s “Photo Of The Week” features Justin Care opposite Tailwhipping out of an up rail on a classic alley setup tucked away in the suburbs of Philadelphia. The photo was shot by Dennis Bunn over this past weekend during a session with some of the locals. As a bonus you can check out another flick Dennis shot of Brian Collingwood Crooked grinding the same setup, after the jump.

Make sure you check out Bunn’s Flickr for more photography and don’t forget to follow Dennis, Justin and Brian on through their respective Instagram accounts.

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Photo Gallery: The Street Series 2016

Today we have a second gallery of photos for you shot during The Street Series presented by Monster Energy that was held in Philadelphia this past weekend for BMX day. Kyle Dipilla was on hand during the event and provided some awesome coverage for our Snapchat. Kyle also managed to shoot a number of photos during the coarse of the day which he sent over for this gallery. Big thanks is owed to Kyle for all his help with both this gallery and the Snapchat coverage. Don’t forget to add us on Snapchat @ridepabmx for more BMX from all over the Pennsylvania scene.