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UP: The Photographs of Tobin Yelland featuring Anti Hero Skateboards

Documentary imagery, be it still or video, oftentimes has a voyeuristic, un-opinionated nature that distances the subject from its audience. Since he began photographing his friends as a teenager, Tobin Yelland has done just the opposite, injecting honesty, authenticity, and intimacy into images that have helped shape outsider culture for twenty years. Yelland's new retrospective, UP, was a collection of his favorite photographs—from beautiful landscapes to skating, bikes, and surfing to friends hanging out doing what young people do. Among the assembled works, the show featured a particular emphasis on Yelland’s collaborations with Anti Hero Skateboards, showcasing decks, imagery, and the legendary video offerings that resulted from his time with the company. UP was the most comprehensive review of Yellands’s work to date. As part of an ongoing series with the JDK Gallery, OKAY!! OKAY!! lent marketing support to the show.