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Whileona film trip, it'salwaysgood to swing throughyourhome turf. Barrie-bornSandyBoville showingus
where thebangersare.
If there'soneguy I canalways relyon toget agreat
shot of, it'sAndrewSkelhorn. Lip tricksatBlue
Mountain for acreativecolour shoot.
"I grew up inaquiet area just outside
Barrie surrounded by trails, resorts and
water. It was anatural progressionwhen I
picked upphotography.The guys I grew up
withwere very talented snowboarders and
skateboarders so that waswhere Iwould
spenda lot ofmy time, shootingwith them.
I loved the challenge of it, taking lighting
techniques that people use in controlled
environments andapplying them to athletes
on snowand in the streets. I also loved
spendingall mymoney on film, really, that
waswhere it all went. I startedpre-digital
and it wasn't cheap to learnhow to slave
flashes. Iwould get jobs at camera shops just
for the discount."—RichardRoth
