Let’s be honest, the idea that skateboarding is not a ‘girl’s sport’ is obviously bulls**t.
There are enough Lizzie Armantos, Stefani Nurdings and Lacey Bakers in the world for it to be fairly clear to anyone who bothers to look, that female skaters are everywhere.
The media insists to continue to ignore female skating or portray it as an airbrushed Hollister model posing next to a board, meaning that unless you’re connected to the real world of female skating in the UK, there’s a good chance you don’t see it at all.
These portraits from the Girls Night BaySixty6 skate park in London show what women and girls who skate really look like, no matter whether they’re a sponsored athlete, a once a week skater or a total beginner.
