Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum presents:
"The Golden Era of East Coast Snowboarding ; A Love Letter From Gary Land"
Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum’s Red Bench Speaker Series presents The Golden Era of East Coast Snowboarding; A Love Letter from Gary Land. Join award-winning photographer Gary Land on the virtual Red Bench on Thursday, October 20th, 2022 at 7:00 pm via Zoom. RSVP at www.vtssm.org/redbench to receive a ZOOM invite; a $10 donation is encouraged.
Land will share his latest work, East Street Archives, a photographic journey and a personal love letter to snowboarding. In the Spring of 2020 Land began sifting through his archived 35mm slides of 90’s snowboarding images. This resulted in a 437-page book dedicated to the riders of snowboarding’s golden era.
He grew up in Virginia Beach taking photos of surfers and skaters. In the early 90’s, as he thumbed through an early edition of Eastern Edge Magazine the idea of surfing on snow was all the motivation he needed to pack his car, drive north, and relocate to Killington, VT.
He became deeply immersed in the snowboard scene. With a simple 35mm camera he rode and photographed his new friends all over Vermont and beyond. The snowboard industry was growing rapidly and in the 90’s Gary’s photos and writing were in great demand. He eventually landed at Stratton and as photo editor for Eastern Edge Magazine.
We’ll hear from Land about his career trajectory photographing the likes of Allen Iverson, Venus Williams, Tom Brady, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Pharrell, and hundreds more, and why he named his new book East Street Archives.
Joining Land on the Red Bench is long-time friend Chris Copley, who will moderate the discussion. Copely spent 20 years working for Burton Snowboards, traveling the world as the Pro Team Manager. In 1990 he began announcing at the US Open at Stratton, which led to 12 years of witnessing, commenting, and heckling the best riders in the world.
Land and Copely will discuss Land’s humble beginnings, his professional trajectory, and the path back to rediscovering his snowboarding roots and the launch of East Street Archives.
Copies of Land’s new book, East Street Archives is available for purchase at the Museum’s online gift shop.
Series sponsors include Schoeller Textile, r,k. Miles, AJ’s Ski & Sports, Sisler Builders, and Vermont Ski + Ride.
About VTSSM - Since 1988, the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum has been dedicated to collecting, preserving, and celebrating the rich history of skiing and riding in Vermont. The museum is a 501c3 non-profit that survives on the support from the ski and snowboard community.
The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum thrives by collecting, preserving, and celebrating Vermont's skiing and snowboarding history. The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum is a 501c3 non-profit organization that welcomes visitors from around the world to share, reminisce, and enjoy the collections and their stories. The museum creates visually stimulating and historically in-depth exhibits, along with year-round educational programming and statewide community events.
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