Instagram Vs Reality: What Skateboarding Is Really Like

Where skateboarding goes, the rest of society follows. So, it stands to reason that the popularity of Instagram means that skateboarding is well represented by perfectly filtered, square images designed to gain more likes that a shot of a naked Kardashian arse is designed to gain column inches.

Anybody who’s smashed their board into their shin, landed on their elbow, and rolled in dog piss (please let it be dog piss) will confirm, the rose-tinted world of skateboarding on Instagram is very, very different to skateboarding in reality.

Skateboarding in Britain on Instagram

Skateboarding in Britain in reality

Barcelona mission on Instagram

Barcelona mission in reality

Street spots on Instagram

Street spots in reality

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Police show up on Instagram

Police show up in reality

Your new hoops in Instagram

Your new hoops in reality

Riding tranny on Instagram

Riding tranny in reality

Fliptricks on Instagram

Fliptricks in reality

Grinds in Instagram

Grinds in reality

Sessioning with your crew on Instagram

Sessioning with your crew in reality

After a slam in Instagram

After a slam in reality

Riding pools on Instagram

Riding pools in reality

Groms at your spot in Instagram

Groms at your spot in reality

Bombing hills on Instagram

Bombing hills in reality

Philly trip on Instagram

Philly trip in reality

Finding junk on Instagram

Finding junk in reality