LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 06.06.13. Apartment building near Old Street on Thursday 6 June 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2013. All rights reserved.

“With Patience, a Family of 6 Builds Up” – The New York Times.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 06.06.13. Apartment building near Old Street on Thursday 6 June 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2013. All rights reserved.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 04.05.13. Save the Southbank Skate Jam on Saturday 4 May 2013 in London, England. The legendary skate spot is under threat as part of plans to refurbish the Festival Wing, home to the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Purcell Room and the Hayward Gallery. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2013. All rights reserved.

“Long Live Southbank” – longlivesouthbank.com

“Save the Southbank” – savethesouthbank.com

Here is an edit of the Save Southbank Skate Jam from the weekend.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 04.05.13. Save the Southbank Skate Jam on Saturday 4 May 2013 in London, England. The legendary skate spot is under threat as part of plans to refurbish the Festival Wing, home to the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Purcell Room and the Hayward Gallery. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2013. All rights reserved.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 04.05.13. Save the Southbank Skate Jam on Saturday 4 May 2013 in London, England. The legendary skate spot is under threat as part of plans to refurbish the Festival Wing, home to the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Purcell Room and the Hayward Gallery. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2013. All rights reserved.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 02.05.13. Kennington skate bowl on Thursday 2 May 2013. In 2012 the American shoe company Converse resurfaced and updated the south London bowl as part of it’s Fix To Ride program. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2013. All rights reserved.

“Kennington Skate Bowl (24.07.12)” – marcvallee.co.uk

“Kennington Skate Bowl Jam (26.05.12)” – marcvallee.co.uk

One year on and the Converse Fix To Ride resurface is looking a bit shabby.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 02.05.13. Kennington skate bowl on Thursday 2 May 2013. In 2012 the American shoe company Converse resurfaced and updated the south London bowl as part of it’s Fix To Ride program. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2013. All rights reserved.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 02.05.13. Kennington skate bowl on Thursday 2 May 2013. In 2012 the American shoe company Converse resurfaced and updated the south London bowl as part of it’s Fix To Ride program. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2013. All rights reserved.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 23.04.13. A “Save Southbank” poster at the undercroft on the Southbank on Tuesday 23 April 2013 in London, England. The legendary skate spot is under threat as part of plans to refurbish the Festival Wing, home to the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Purcell Room and the Hayward Gallery. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2013. All rights reserved.

“Skateboarding’s South Bank home to be turned into retail units” – The Guardian.

“Save the Southbank” – savethesouthbank.com

One for your diary. May 4th to 6th. A weekend of skateboarding, BMX, music and art. Get involved!

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 11.04.13. Large graffiti “Burn in Hell Maggie” piece with an anarchist symbol on Leake Street near Waterloo Train Station on Thursday 11 April 2013 in London, England. The former Conservative Party Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died at the Ritz Hotel early in the week. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2013. All rights reserved.

“Graffiti” – marcvallee.co.uk

“Graffiti Project” – marcvallee.co.uk

Found out about this last night and had to go down and get it today. I’m told it’s by Born and Skyhigh.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 11.04.13. Large graffiti “Burn in Hell Maggie” piece with an anarchist symbol on Leake Street near Waterloo Train Station on Thursday 11 April 2013 in London, England. The former Conservative Party Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died at the Ritz Hotel early in the week. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2013. All rights reserved.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 09.02.13. Skateboarder Dylan Leadley-Watkins and anti-skateboarding devices in the City of London on Saturday 9 February 2013 in London, England. Anti-skateboarding devices are deployed by private corporations and local authorities. The aim is to reshape individual and group behavior and discourage skateboarders from using a particular public or semi public space. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2013. All rights reserved.

“Anti-Skateboarding Devices Project” – marcvallee.co.uk

“Documenting Dylan Project” – marcvallee.co.uk

I shot these back in February. I like how the Anti-Skateboarding Devices and Documenting Dylan projects come together.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 09.02.13. Anti-skateboarding devices in the City of London on Saturday 9 February 2013 in London, England. Anti-skateboarding devices are deployed by private corporations and local authorities. The aim is to reshape individual and group behavior and discourage skateboarders from using a particular public or semi public space. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2013. All rights reserved.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 06.04.13. Graffiti artist on Leake Street near Waterloo Train Station on Saturday 6 April 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2013. All rights reserved.

“Graffiti” – marcvallee.co.uk

Here are a few pictures from the weekend. Click here to view the full set.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 06.04.13. Graffiti artist on Leake Street near Waterloo Train Station on Saturday 6 April 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2013. All rights reserved.

“Thomas L Brown” – tomisokreally.com

I’m making a short documentary film. Collaborating with the very talented Thomas L Brown. The documentary will look at skateboarding and space. We are at the pre-production stage. We are self-financing.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 05.09.12. Skateboarder Dylan Leadley-Watkins on the Southbank on Wednesday 5 September 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.

Dylan Leadley-Watkins is in the mix. Plus a few anti-skateboarding devices. We are going to get up to no good. Make a bit of trouble. For now I hope you enjoy Tom’s films above and below. I will post more as we progress. This is something I have always wanted to do and I’m very excited.

NOW THATS WHAT I CALL PHOTOGRAPHY 30 – thephotocopyclub.com

I will be taking part (print below) in The Photocopy Club and One Giant Arm show NOW THATS WHAT I CALL PHOTOGRAPHY 30 at The Bristol Diving School Gallery later this month. The exhibition will feature 30 contemporary photographers from around the world. Plus an open submission wall and zine fair.

To celebrate this my zines will be on sell at half price on the opening night! This is one not to miss.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 18.08.12. A graffiti writer taking part in the Battle of Waterloo competition on Leake Street near Waterloo Train Station on Saturday 18 August 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.

“Zine” – marcvallee.co.uk

No surprise that I’m a big fan of zines and independent book publishing. Bringing out two of my own zines this year has been a great deal of fun and very rewarding. The inspiration came from friends. In particular Andreas Laszlo Konrath via Pau Wau Publications in New York City and Brian David Stevens via Hamburger Eyes.

Plus a big thank you goes out to both my designer Colin Robinson from CRA Design and Lucy Moore from Claire de Rouen Books. Getting a yes from Lucy was a great day and she has been very supportive of both zines.

The plan for 2013 is to put out three new zines and build up to publishing a book in 2014. So with that I would to thank everyone who bought a zine this year. Bottom line I could not have done it with out you.