David Read

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Creative Director, Publisher, Editor, Writer and Photographer at Manual Magazine

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#BTCrewClips - Boardertown x Adidas Video Competition - Vote Now

3 weeks ago | manualmagazine.com | David Read |Will Bartlett |Nolan Ewart

We said we’d narrow it down to five, but that’s no fun. We’ve included all the entries (in no particular order). Place your votes, people. Theo Gannon, Marshall Littlefair, Mackenzie and Maddox. Watch the video. @marshalllittlefair, @theo.gannon_, @maddoxleahy, @m.burr0wsTPL Crew (Zacj Horua and Jarrad Martin). Watch the video. @lookbakwest, @lazybake420Chris Fenton, Neil Lyon and Jarrod Harding. Watch the video. @nadacoronachris, @neil_likes_sk8, @jr0d.hDonny Watson and José Cinco. Watch the video.
Barefoot: The Lee Ralph Story - Episodes 1 & 2

1 month ago | manualmagazine.com | DEF Mfg Co |David Read |Will Bartlett |Vans Skateboarding

The long-awaited, unadulterated, raw look at Lee Ralph’s barefoot life (so far). Everyone from Tony Hawk to Spittle weighs in on the influence of this certified living legend. It is a full sensory experience in eight episodes. Here’s the first two. Categories Tags
2024/2025 Duckbrewe 5 Wrap Up and Video

2 months ago | manualmagazine.com | Vans Skateboarding |David Read |Will Bartlett

Even Mother Nature couldn’t stop the 5th annual DuckBrewe NYE shootout at Rolling Meadows.
2025 Vans Mangawhai Bowl Bash Results

2 months ago | manualmagazine.com | DEF Mfg Co |David Read |Vans Skateboarding |Will Bartlett

1. Ari Saffer2. Monty Graham3. Art Crowe4. Lenny Torrens5. James Mulder6. Cooper Mulder7. Sage Freeman8. Jake Harris9. Hayden Collis10. Tawhiri Huggins11. Oskar Lundberg12. George Manville13. Sammy14. Jaxon Warwick1. Mizuho Hasegawa2. Asliyah Wilson3. Keira Ellis4. Charlea Dowling5. Yeva Butler6. Melu Blackburn7. Ignacia Munoz8. Grace Hepburn9. Aria Ursell10. Phoebe Chatterton11. Holly Reynolds12. MeiLong13. Emma Manville13. Sienna Wickens14. Lucy Sinclair15. Poppy Lee15. Bells Garas17. Brooke Ritson18. Brydee Dixon1.
Watch “Homage” by Satoru Takamats

Dec 2, 2024 | manualmagazine.com | Bill Bycroft |David Read |Will Bartlett |Satoru Takamatsu

Independent skateboard cinema from the streets of Sydney. Lenard Tejada and Sam Saddleton take centre stage. They are backed by long list of homies, including Nixen Osborne.
Karl Truell is Decent Decent

Nov 22, 2024 | manualmagazine.com | David Read |NB Numeric |Will Bartlett |Nic Bennett

Most of us have driven past this spot and imagined skating it when whizzing by at 100 kph. It’s on what’s probably Aotearoa’s busiest section  of motorway — they don’t call it Spaghetti Junction for nothing. Karl messaged me one day and said  he was going to try to drop in on it at  1 am the next morning. If I was free, we would meet at 11 pm and devise a plan. Tolo would be on the overbridge above where the western and northern motorways meet.
Watch Pass~Port’s “Whimsical” Finland Tour

Nov 20, 2024 | manualmagazine.com | Bill Bycroft |David Read |Will Bartlett |Brett Chan

Pass~Port’s Eetu Toropainen, Josh Pall, Alex “Tenny” Tennison, Matthieu Lucas-D’souza, Raph Langslow (Hoddle) and Simon Zuzic (Hoddle) visit Nordic lands in their search for new crust.
Watch New Balance Numeric’s “Intervals” Video

Nov 16, 2024 | manualmagazine.com | Bill Bycroft |David Read |Will Bartlett |Brett Chan

News / Interview Sydney’s camera sling slingers, Hung Supply, talk to multi-hyphenate Oamaru-Melbourne-Adelaide native Casey Foley about all things skateboarding and photography. Video / Australian Basketball, boards and barn-burning. The Bunt scores field goals in Melbourne.
Good Chat: Casey Foley for Hung Supply

Nov 14, 2024 | manualmagazine.com | Bill Bycroft |David Read |Will Bartlett |Brett Chan

Sydney’s camera sling slingers, Hung Supply, talk to multi-hyphenate Oamaru-Melbourne-Adelaide native Casey Foley about all things skateboarding and photography.
Bunt Jam Melbourne 2024 Presented by Vans

Nov 12, 2024 | manualmagazine.com | Bill Bycroft |David Read |Will Bartlett |Brett Chan

Basketball, boards and barn-burning. The Bunt scores field goals in Melbourne. Sponsored by Vans, Monster, Skullcandy, Yeti, Fast times, Spitfire and Loveshack.