Travelling for a season without the all-consuming pressure to deliver a regular video part meant, as well as throwing down the hammers you’d expect, Eero Ettala was able to chill and enjoy his friends’ riding – and more often than not he’d whip out his phone and snap off a few stills. Turns out they’re pretty, pretty good.
Most of these shots you’ll see below he took using his Black Eye lenses – a phone lens brand he started with homies a few years back. So, with out further ado, enjoy his phonetographs…
After an intense season of filming Ender and putting out my final video part, I decided to stress less about everything and go more with the flow. In the past I’ve always needed to have a solid plan for filming a part. I even had this little written list on my computer of spots I wanted to hit and tricks I wanted to land that season. And now since I wasn’t filming another video part, it was awesome to be able to go on trips with different crews and not being the one in charge all the time. Following other riders to their spots was refreshing to me and to my riding, but of course sometimes it was also easier to just sit back and enjoy the show. Most of the time I was too hyper to just sit and watch, so I started shooting the action with my phone and these are 20 of my favourite photos from the 2015-2016 season. – Eero
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