Magdalena Wosinska

Magdalena Wosinska is exactly the type of person I would expect as a woman who has succeeded and excelled in creative fields dominated by phallic imbeciles. She is straight to the point, passionate, undeniably talented and knows how to squeeze the most out of this silly little thing we call life. She gives a fuck about things she should give a fuck about but nothing else. You have to be if you want to be taken seriously as a female skate photographer and the lead in a punk band started at the age of 40. While her portfolio of photography subjects has expanded in the same way life does, there is something in skating that keeps bringing her back. For me as a young female, talking to Magdalena Woskinska was equal parts inspiring as it was soothing. She put into words the feelings of being impatiently young with lots to prove, caring a lot about your art, existing in a world where you are the minority and wrapped it into a wise take on going after what you want. Layer that with the nuances of being an immigrant and complexity of family and you’ve got the bones of a good story, only it’s not a story - it’s Magdalena Wosinska.