CONTRIBUTORS 01 02 03 04 05 CHRIS GALLARDO (01) Chris Gallardo grew up on the central California coast in the small town of Pismo Beach as a typical surf and skate rat. In 1990, he moved to Squaw Valley to learn to snowboard and quickly fell in love with the sport. By the mid-’90s, Chris was getting paid to ride. A few years later, he became a father and shifted his priorities from snowboard-ing to parenthood. He never stopped snowboarding though, he just had to pick his days more carefully. This led him to the backcountry and eventually a splitboard in 2000. Splitboarding provided the per-fect outlet for combining his love for snowboarding and adventure. In 2004, Chris founded splitboard.com, which keeps him connected to the sport he loves. KAISA LEMLEY (02) Kaisa Lemley is an artist and illustrator living in Bellingham, WA. She draws from memory the landscapes and interactions that have shaped her perspective and strives to achieve a sense of place with the least amount of information possible. Countless winter days spent at Mt. Baker have lent her illustrations an ever-present heavy gray sky, along with a heap of candid observations about snowboard culture. More of Kaisa’s work can be found at kaisalemley.com and on Instagram @kaisa_jane. MING POON (04) Ming Poon is an adventure sports photographer and director of pho-tography based in Lake Tahoe, CA. Passionate about outdoor pursuits, travel and making a difference, Ming is inspired by diverse cultures, na-ture, music, friends and family. Ming’s work has been featured by Teton Gravity Research, Powder Magazine, Backcountry Magazine, Standup Journal, ROAM, Ascent Backcountry Journal, Vermont Life Magazine and a variety of others around the globe. His commercial work has appeared in international commercial marketing campaigns for O’Neill, Jones Snowboards, POC Sports, NOW Bindings, Hestra Gloves, Intuition Liners, Leki Poles and more. Ming can be found on the web at ming-poonphotography.com and on Instagram @ming.t.poon. DARRELL MATHES (03) Darrell Mathes is a professional snowboarder hailing from Portland, OR, where he also owns and operates HOWL Gloves along with his work as a freelance photographer. His interest in photography stems from copious consumption of snowboard magazines as a kid, as well as a hand-me-down Nikon film camera, acquired from his father. “Being in my profession, I am lucky enough to surround myself with amazing photographers when traveling,” Mathes says, “like Andy Wright, Chris Owen, E-Stone, Rob Mathis and so forth. Now I hope I can return the favor and inspire the next generation through my own photogra-phy.” You can find him on Instagram @darrell_mathes. LAURA THOMSEN (05) TSNJ design intern Laura Thomsen was born, raised and resides in Bellingham, WA. She’s currently studying design and studio art at Western Washington University with a focus on graphic design and video production. As a true Pacific Northwest native, Laura spends most of her time outdoors, whether trail running, hiking, or snow-boarding at nearby Mt. Baker. You can find her contributions to this title both in the print edition and on thesnowboardersjournal.com. 098 THE SNOWBOARDER’S JOURNAL
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