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. Skateboarder Dylan Leadley-Watkins 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.

“Documenting Dylan Project” – marcvallee.co.uk

Here is an edit of Dylan at the undercroft on the Southbank earlier this week. The legendary skate spot is under threat as part of plans to refurbish the Festival Wing.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 23.04.13. Skateboarder Dylan Leadley-Watkins 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.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 23.04.13. Skateboarder Dylan Leadley-Watkins 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.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 23.04.13. Skateboarder Dylan Leadley-Watkins 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.

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 – 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.

“Documenting Dylan” – marcvallee.co.uk

As promised here is the video of the Documenting Dylan zine. You can buy it online via my Big Cartel shop.

Documenting Dylan Zine 2013. (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.

“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.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 09.08.12. Skateboarder Dylan Leadley-Watkins at home in south east London on Thursday 9 August 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.

Marc Vallée – marcvallee.co.uk

In no particular order here are my top ten pictures from 2012. It’s been a great year and I hope you enjoy this edit.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 11.07.12. Graffiti artist on Leake Street near Waterloo Train Station on Wednesday 11 July 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 09.11.12.i Christian Hoso at the Vans Cab Lite launch party at the skateboarding shop Slam City Skates on Friday 9 November 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 01.08.12. Skateboarder Dylan Leadley-Watkins playing with a Rottweiler dog in south London on Wednesday 1 August 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 26.05.12. Kennington skate bowl jam on Saturday 26 May 2012 in London, England. The Kennington Bowl has stood largely untouched since the 70‘s. The American shoe company Converse has resurfaced and updated the bowl as part of it’s ‘Fix To Ride’ program. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 22.02.12. Backstage at the Asger Juel Larsen autumn winter 2012 fashion show on Wednesday 22nd February 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 11.03.12. Anti-skateboarding devices near Bankside on Sunday 11 March 2012 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, 2012. All rights reserved.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 19.01.12. Author Dom Lyne at home in Camden Town on Thursday 19th January 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 06.01.12. Male sex worker Thierry Schaffauser at home on Friday 6th January 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.

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.