BOOM! Back with another great photos feature, this time from
the all gnarly Michael”Mad Dogg” Vockenson!
Vocko, the man mainly known for jumping off pretty much
anything on his bike and running “da best blog” on the internet Crispy Stream
is also quite the camera aficionado. It is a rare site to see the dude out and
about on a weekend without a massive camera bag hanging off his back filed with
up to 21 half working beloved VX cams. Ready to shoot whenever Vocko has
created some of the most unique BMX videos to come out of Australia and is
constantly working on new projects!
--Actually curious as to what he does lug around in the bag
all day I asked him!
BAG CHECK!
My setup
is as follows:
Bag 1
- Sony
VX2100 (with Opteka lens)
- Sony
VX2100
- Plus an
assortment of knick knacks and support equipment and just weird shit from my
travels.
Bag 2
- Sony
TRV900 (with century lens)
- Sony
TRV900
- Canon
814XL super 8mm
- Again,
an assortment of support equipment like batteries, tapes, lens cleaner, cables,
wax etc).
Quite the ensemble of equipment there! Vocko is also know to
snap up a few happy snaps here and there on a disposable camera so I asked him
to send me through some shots! I have peeped a few of Michaels photos before so
I was hyped to get an entire folder full.
Vocko is a busy dude, usually either filming or being
filmed, driving countless K’s from spot to spot, it would appear that the poor dude
wouldn’t have time to shit never lone take photos! The fact that Mike is making
videos 95% of the time makes his resulting photography very unique. This little
down time on BMX adventures that he is able to shoot in does not feature much
BMX riding. Instead you get the same characters you see sculling beers and flying
through the air on pushbikes in his videos now with their guard down.
This
small window of time creates much more relaxed intimate scenes, a true view
into what it’s like to be out and about with Mike. Sure you see the 3 minute
edit online, but that was filmed over 10 months all around the place, there is
much more going on between clips and Mikes photos really hone in on just that!
I’m personally super stoked looking at these and get an overwhelming
sense of real people, real places and real adventure! Vocko is a legend behind
and in front of the camera and is a huge influence on BMX culture in Australia!
Enjoy these shots of some of ya fav BMXerer.
PEACE!
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