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Photos by Matt Neilsen To the untrained eye, the city of Los Angeles and the country of Australia aren’t that different. They both are home to a vast expanse of bright sun, vibrant beach culture, a pubescent obsession with bronzed skinny blondes, as well as being home to Monster Children offices to tie it all together. But Jack Fardell is a Queanbeyan, Australia native and has a very, very trained eye. “The beaches here are dirty as shit,” he tells me as we enjoy a couple of cold beers on a typically sunny late afternoon, one Friday in Los Angeles, “and the traffic drives me fucking nuts. Anyone who’s in a car in LA is the most inconsiderate person ever.” And then he laughed, having just detailed how he’ll spend time driving around looking for spots. Jack’s got a knack for spots and skating them in new ways. Like eyeing up a line at a park (another talent of his), approaching obstacles with ample speed and plenty of space to gain it. He seems to use all the pavement at his disposal to go just a little higher and a little further, often making his mark on the unskated parts of popular spots. “My favourite is when the rest of the adidas team are in town. I’ll go out with a lot of those dudes and they’re all pretty tech. We’ll be skating a hydrant or a ledge and I get sick of not skating so I’ll jump in and get involved in the session and get some random trick that I’ve never done before. That’s been happening a lot lately.” Not ju ...
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