Having admired skateboarders for decades, music and culture photographer Sarah Brownlow took the plunge and tried it out for herself in her 40s.
She says of that experience:
“I got on it and I absolutely loved it - the feeling of flying and doing this thing that was so difficult and so dangerous, but so rewarding. A light went on and that was it, I was hooked.”
Sarah went on to become a skate coach and eventually founded @brighton_girls_skate_club. Her mission is to show girls and women that skateboarding can be for them.
Episode highlights
Growing up in a world where girls and women didn’t skate and where there was no encouragement to do so.
First experience of the ‘buzz of the board’ - on a snow board.
Moving to Bali and photographing skateboarders at Pretty Poison nightclub.
Learning to skate board back in the UK - “I was pretty addicted from the off”.
Learning to coach on the ‘Get Rolling’ scheme alongside pros such as Lucy Adams and dealing with imposter syndrome.
Sharing the passion - teaching girls to skateboard at Brighton Girls School and founding a skate school.
More about Sarah Brownlow:
Becoming a coach:
SkateboardGB Get Rolling Coaching Course
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Host: Caroline Keylock
Producer: Selma Chalabi
Photography - Clare Keylock
Artwork - Rozi Wan Rimli
Music - Brother Brother by Benjamin Caleb Johnson, performed by BENSON
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