‘It’s Little Bo ollieing down a set of stairs. The photos does not show it, but there is a second set a few meters after that he also ollied easily.

I met Little Bo 6 years ago. He was only ten years old, spending most of his time in the streets, borrowing skateboards and skating in flip flops. He could barely stand on the board but cruised full speed and fearlessly jumped down anything. Most of the bails he took were so scary but he always got up like nothing happened. He kept skating using boards and shoes that older dudes would give him and learned very quickly. Everytime we met, he proudly showed me new tricks he had just learnt. This photo was shot a few months back and now he is kickflipping down those stairs at every try.

I chose this photo because Little Bo embodies the Vietnam skate scene. Despite the lack of resources, the lack of spots, the youth here is so passionate and united that they overcome all the obstacles.

There is no skate shoe distributor in VIetnam even if most of the skate shoes are made here. So somes skateboarders have created small online businesses where they sold second hand skate shoes for a very accessible price.

The local institution is not interested in skateboarding at all and does not encourage it in any way. However, two skateparks have just been created by the locals in Hanoi and Saigon.

A group of female skateboarders created a club and use skateboarding to promote women empowerment.

Watching this generation grow and mature at such a rapid pace is very inspiring and overwhelming.’