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Chris Eacott Burton Australian Open Kiss Chasy Blunts Era Geoff Cook Chris Eacott Burton Australian Open Kiss Chasy Blunts Era pop Geoff Cook Aaron Maxwell Luke Croker Style Wars Dan Himbrechts 1 1stFREE 1 Features st 30 Dan Himbrechts Probably the most genuine man in snowboarding, Dan is also the Seth Cohen of 1 photography in Australia. He’s a true camera geek with a stunning back catalogue. We asked Dan to flip through his book and show us some moments that he remembers best. 44 Aaron Maxwell & 46 Chris Eacott Aaron is pretty much a Tahoe local. He know’s everyone, pays for nothing and he’s probably the nicest guy since Harry Potter. On the other hand, Eacott would have to be the only snowboarder keeping it real in Australia. We check ‘em out and ask “Whud up?!” 50 Geoff Cook Geoff has hands down the most retarded style of anyone I’ve seen skate. Yet, for some reason it works. The kid kills it!! Geoffers talks about escaping school and what it’s like to be a career man. 54 Luke Croker We had a big interview planned with Luke but then he hurt his ankle. So rather than bench the kid we found a photo and put a smile on his face. Get well soon Luke, there’s always next issue! Sydney Bowl-dog Jamie Greentree keeping it real. Backside 5-0 in El Finnos Bowl, Sydney. Photo: Dan Himbrechts. 006 POP ISSUE 10 ISSUE 01 POP 007 t pedro day, backside 50-50 kings cross, sydney, australia. photo: dave chami element skateboards wind water fire earth forward ever, backward never www.elementskateboards.com st 1 Information Features 014 nows news 1 028 band time’s Woop, there it is! Joel Vanderuit of Kisschasy give’s POP the sweet hook-ups on how to start a band. 17 web based Non-porn websites to waste even more of 040 burton oz open your time on. Burton throws down some serious cash for some serious riding. 016 party time Element had a party for... Umm... Up-and- 042 style wars coming artists? 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