Meet the 2016 Yeah Girl Exhibiting Photographers

March 8th, 2016
Samarria Brevard, 5-0, Chicago. Nam-Chi Van
Samarria Brevard, 5-0, Chicago. Photo: Nam-Chi Van

Yeah Girl is a photography exhibition exposing the often unseen and rapidly growing world of women’s skateboarding. Featuring photos of female skateboarders shot by female photographers from around the world, the exhibition is a documentation of women’s skateboarding and its creative undercurrents. Allow us to introduce you to the exhibiting photographers.

Yeah Girl GC 2016 photographer Sarah Meurle
Sarah Meurle

Sarah Meurle

Introducing Sarah Meurle from Sweden! Sarah kills it on a board and behind the lens and we’re super excited to announce her as one of the exhibiting photographers for Yeah Girl.

Shooting mostly analog photos, Sarah has a unique eye for capturing those in-between moments of skateboarding. They say skateboarders look at the world differently, and Sarah’s photos are the perfect example of that.

Check out her blog here.

Yeah Girl GC 2016 photographer Marie Dabbadie
Marie Dabbadie

Marie Dabbadie

Our second exhibiting photographer originally hails from France but currently lives in Sweden. Marie Dabbadie  has stacks of amazing photos of the European girls skate scene.

She’s a photographer, copywriter, skateboarder, traveller, chef but mostly story teller.

Check out her work here.

Yeah Girl GC 2016 photographer Maria Lima
Maria Lima

Maria Lima

Maria Lima from Denmark is a skateboarder, a photographer and a coffee enthusiast who has travelled all over Europe capturing her skate adventures on film.

There’s something poetic about Maria’s photos. Each one tells a story, with just enough ambiguity to stay open to interpretation.

Dive into the life of Maria Lima here.

Yeah Girl GC 2016 photographer Sarah Huston
Sarah Huston

Sarah Huston

Introducing Sarah Huston from Australia. She’s the creator and curator of Yeah Girl and also one of the photographers.

Sarah recently chatted about skateboarding and photography with Girls Skate Australia in an interview that you can read here.

Check out some of Sarah’s photos on her blog.

Yeah Girl GC 2016 photographer Lisa Kindberg
Lisa Kindberg

Lisa Kindberg

Lisa Kindberg is a Swedish photographer whose skate photos have won awards, been featured in exhibitions and been published in books! This girl has talent and we’re stoked to be including her photos in Yeah Girl.

Lisa grew up in Gothenburg but has spent the last 10 years living abroad, mostly in Spain, and now Australia.

Lisa has been helping out behind the scenes for Yeah Girl and we’re particularly grateful for her assistance in getting the European photographers on board for the exhibition.

Check out her work here.

Yeah Girl GC 2016 photographer Nam Chi Van
Nam Chi Van

Nam-Chi Van

The USA’s Nam-Chi has photographed some of the worlds best female skateboarders at events like Street League and X Games. Needless to say, we’re pretty excited to be exhibiting her photos in the Yeah Girl exhibition.

Nam-Chi is a photographer for Mahfia.tv, the leading global destination for girls action sports media.

Follow her Facebook page to see all her latest photography work.

Yeah Girl GC 2016 photographer Louisa Menke
Louisa Menke

Louisa Menke

Louisa Menke from the Netherlands is one of the pioneers of the women’s skate scene in Europe. She’s an incredible street skater and sees photography as an opportunity to look at skateboarding in a new way. Check out her blog here.

Louisa recently put together a book called ‘Some Time To Smile’ together with Kenny Reed, documenting their time in Kabul with Skateistan.

Yeah Girl GC 2016 photographer Mimi Knoop
Mimi Knoop

Mimi Knoop

Mimi Knoop is one of the most respected female skateboarders in the world. She first turned pro in 2003, has won 5 gold medals at X Games and she takes some amazing skate photos as well. We can’t wait to share them with you at the exhibition.

Mimi works hard behind the scenes too. She co-founded The Alliance, a not-for-profit organisation that strives to empower and encourage young women’s participation in skateboarding and increase professional opportunities.

She also started Hoopla Skateboards, a girls skate brand whose team consists of some of the best female skateboarders in the world.

Read more about the amazing things Mimi has done for women’s skateboarding here.

 

Yeah Girl GC 2016 opens at Dust Temple on the Gold Coast, Australia on March 11th as part of Bleach Festival.