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Skate Photo Contest: Who Shot It Better? – Vote To Win!

The other day we posted a photo set from skateboarding around Vancouver’s Chinatown featuring local skaters and residents, Danny Smith and Andrew Grant. Mischa Chandler and I (Les Robertson) went out to shoot and decided to make it a contest to see who took the better photos from the spot. I just point out, les is moar. And with that, check the photos below and send in your vote in the form to tell us who took the better photo!

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Chinatown Locals: Danny Smith and Andrew Grant Skateboarding Home Turf

There’s a lot of skateboarding happening in Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside as a whole. From the classic Vancouver ‘it’ spot, Plaza, to crusty DIY and just making due with what there is. Some come to Chinatown to seek out spots and skate something different than their own hood, but for Flatspot Team riders Danny Smith and Andrew Grant, this is their home. I don’t mean that in some kind of ‘I’m a local’ generality either, these guys live right here in the heart of Chinatown and some of the gnarliest DTES has to offer…. that is until they slab over it with high-rise condos. #Resist

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