Rolling Thunder Vol. II


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  • Photographer
    Nino Jim Bacalso
  • Prize
    2nd Place / Editorial / Press/Sports
  • Date of Photograph
    2017 to 2019
  • Technical Info
    Fujifilm XT2 camera / Fujifilm XT3
  • Socials
  • Website

In skateboarding, we don't have parameters.We don't need to stay between any lines.There is no such thing as limits.The world is our stadium and nothing is out of bounds. Skateboarding teaches the lessons of life better than anything else. Sometimes things comes naturally, easily.Sometimes it takes just one try.Other times you fall.So you get up and try again and again. You push harder.You make adjustments.And give yourself time to breath. You acknowledge the risks, but set the fear aside.Because you know how the reward will feel.You know that it's worth. All photos taken with Fuji XT2 & XT3

  • Biography
    Nino or Jim is a Marine Engineer based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with a burning passion for skateboarding, architecture, documentary and street photography. He was born on 6th August 1984 in Cebu, Philippines. Jim started his passion for photography when he got his first DSLR camera back in 2009. Since then he has ventured into various formats, camera brands and lenses. His photographic inspiration comes from the interplay between humans and their surroundings. His type of street photography seeks to isolate the human element and direct focus towards it.
  • Awards
    a. International Photography Awards 2017 (New York) – 2 Honorable Mention Awards under the categories – Editorial: Sports and Sports: Extreme Sports - for the winning entry: Rolling Thunder Link: http://photoawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=8-140890-17 https://www.photoawards.com/submit/Members/winner_services/press_release_2015.php?eid=83188&ex=student https://www.photoawards.com/submit/Members/winner_services/press_release_2015.php?eid=83188&ex=student b. 1st Place Winner at the International Photography Awards 2016 (New York) for Deeper Perspective Category (Non Professional) –for the winning entry: Wet and Wild Link: http://photoawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=8-126102-16 https://www.photoawards.com/submit/Members/winner_services/press_release_winner2015.php?wid=3383 c. International Photography Awards 2016 (New York) – Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year (Non Professional) – for the winning entry: Wet and Wild Link: http://photoawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=8-126102-16 https://www.photoawards.com/submit/Members/winner_services/cert2016-category.php?wid=3383 d. Lucie Awards 2016 in New York – Finalist / Nominee for the IPA Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year Award – entry: Wet and Wild Link: https://vimeo.com/189074689 e. Tokyo International Foto Awards 2016 – won an Honorable Mention award for my Wet & Wild entry for photo essay category and my Patterns of Street Skateboarding entry for fine art category Link: http://tokyofotoawards.jp/submit/tifa_cert_hm.php?id=807 http://tokyofotoawards.jp/submit/tifa_cert_hm.php?id=1001 f. Featured in Sunstar News Paper Philippines: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/lifestyle/2017/01/09/freezing-time-519206 g. Canon Photo Marathon Singapore 2016 – 2nd Place Winner h. Finalist for the Annual Best of Photography Contest 2016 (California) sponsored by Photographers Forum Magazine, Sigma, University of Texas, Brooks Institute and Rochester Institute of Technology

Story

In skateboarding, we don't have parameters. We don't need to stay between any lines. There is no such thing as limits. The world is our stadium and nothing is out of bounds.

Skateboarding teaches the lessons of life better than anything else. Sometimes things comes naturally, easily. Sometimes it takes just one try. Other times you fall. So you get up and try again and again. You push harder. You make adjustments. And give yourself time to breath. You acknowledge the risks, but set the fear aside. Because you know how the reward will feel. You know that it's worth.

Skateboarding is an art form, a lifestyle and a sport. ‘Action sport’ would be the least offensive categorization.

Skateboarding doesn’t make you a skateboarder. Not being able to stop skateboarding make you a skateboarder.

Rolling Thunder Volume II is a project that started when I moved to Dubai, UAE on the end of 2017. This project is purely dedicated to skateboarding.

All photos were taken using a Fujifilm XT2 & XT3 cameras with associated Fujinon XF line of lenses.

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