Press release:
Have you ever seen a photo in a magazine, on Instagram or on Facebook that you’re really stoked about? You want a print of this photo to hang on your wall, but don’t know where to get it?! Now there is an easy solution for this.
Aika Collective is an online photo gallery featuring the work of 15 top pro skateboard photographers. They sell high quality prints of iconic and epic photos from the 80’s, 90’s and all the way up to today, which have often been used for magazine covers, articles and ad campaigns.
Their photographers are from all around the world, from the US, Canada, UK, Germany, Belgium and Australia. With guys who have shot photos for TransWorld Skateboarding, Thrasher, The Skateboard Mag, etc like Dave Swift, Skin Phillips, Michael Burnett, Ryan Allan, Jaime Owens, Anthony Acosta and many more.
In the last 30 years there has been a lot of amazing skateboard photography. A lot of these iconic images have been used for magazine covers, in articles, and for ad campaigns. These images often disappear after being used once.
On the Aika Collective website you’ll be able to buy high quality skateboard photo prints of your favorite skateboarders, like Geoff Rowley, Guy Mariano, Tom Penny, Danny Way, Tony Hawk, Lance Mountain, Tony Alva, Jay Adams, Grosso, Daewon Song, Ali Boulala, Antony van Engelen, Gino Iannucci, Dustin Dollin, Mark Appleyard, Shane Cross, Dylan Rieder, Grant Taylor and many more.
From Danny Way’s helicopter drop into the vert ramp, to Geoff Rowley jumping from container to container, these are just 2 examples. Most photos are available in 6 sizes from 8″x10″ up to 30″x40″ for skateboard fans to display as wall art. All photos are printed on high quality photo paper with an archival value of 100 years.
As photographers themselves, the guys who started Aika noticed it takes a lot of time and effort to sell 1-off photo prints. Also, they often see amazing photos come by on Instagram but its almost impossible to get a photo print of these. This is where Aika Collective comes in with an easy to navigate online photo gallery with the top skateboard photographers.
The name of the business is Aika Collective (Aika is the translation of the word Time in Finnish since photos are still moments in time, Collective because we’re a group of photographers coming together).
Both founders of Aika Collective, Floris Gierman and Eugene Lai, worked at Volcom for several years. They have a deep passion and understanding of photography and expertise of quality photo printing. They also have over 10 years of experience in all facets of web development and design, e-commerce, and marketing. With these skills combined, they make it accessible for everyone to buy their favorite photo prints in an easy and fast way.
New photos and photographers will be released often, so check out the website www.aikacollective.com and connect on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @aikacollective.
