Every sport has a number of truly inspirational cats and skateboarding is no different. Since it's very humble beginnings skateboarding has progressed rapidly and the major driving force behind it's fast forward movement centres on the aggressively creative individuals that continue to add to its existence. Californian born and bred Russell Pope is one of skateboardings biggest contributors and he is a very inspirational creature. Our Ed was lucky enough to score time with Russell and we're super proud to be able to bring you his story. Photo by Hoven.

"I know my Dad's pretty proud of my achievements. It's actually him that makes me realize I have done something that other people recognize. He works up in the North West of Australia in the Timor Sea. He tells me that guys up there working the rigs have heard of me and know of my surfing. Normally, I don't ever think about it, but then Dad comes home and tells me stuff he has heard about me. That's pretty cool." - Justin 'Jughead' Allport. It's now time for you to recognize the life of 'Jughead,' a true surfer. Photo by Russell Ord.  

Coming Soon: Interview with photographers Luke Thompson, Russell Ord, Caleb Davenport and Duncan Macfaralane about the unfortunate struggles associated with their profession and the hardships brought on by the internet and social networking sites such as Myspace and Facebook. Plus some of Western Australia's top skateboarders share their opinions on the topic. 

Photo Luke Thompson / Dylan Tomlinson B/S Flip.  

This is Part 1 of the fragmented story of a life that was born under fairly regular circumstances in Sydney, New South Wales. The child's name was Michael Baldwin. Michael was born in 1949 into the comfort of his parents and nurtured in a warm resting place. But sadly, a cruel twist of fate, supported by a rare sequence of events changed this child's life for ever and turned an innocent boy into a pre-adolescent criminal who would soon experience the highs and lows of a real life living hell behind the bars of Australia's most notorious Maximum Security Prisons. Photo by Caleb Davenport.

On a road trip to Mexico, Brad Masters briefly put the Puerto Escondido tubes on hold for a stop off in Las Vegas. After sinking more beers than he has fingers, the former West Australian hit a diamond on the tables, winning a handsome wad of cash. The next thing Brad knew, he was selling surf photos to travelling surfers on the beach in Puerto, making more cash to fuel his extravagant lifestyle. Now Brad lives in Bali in a full on Robinson Crusoe style tree house overlooking lush green rice fields with his French wife Morgan and son Kai. Photo by Brad Masters/Liquideye

In edition 1 we introduced you to Tom Stone. Now in edition 2 Tom is back to help a worthy cause and showcase more of his amazing photography. This time on the receiving end of Tom's Nikon is American Band Switchfoot. A band guilty of creating much more than music. Switchfoot not only sell out shows around the world they are also standing up for the homeless kids of America, and it's no publicity stunt this is the real deal.  Ella Reweti speaks with Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman about the importance of giving back to kids who are in dire straits. Photo by Tom Stone.

Perth is home to some of Australia's most beautiful women and South African born Megan Osler is one of them. Megan isn't your typical Ralph doll face either. She has a touch of elegance and a classical appeal. The good news is that us skaters and surfers have half a chance...as long as there's a few brain cell's floating about upstairs. Perth based photographer Luke Thompson spent a day with Megan and they walked away with a shoot that's nothing short of classic. See more of Megan inside edition 2. Photo by Luke Thompson.

Tame Impala have a website. On it they have a section about their band and coincidently it's titled the 'About' section. "Hello. We are Tame Impala" is all they had to say. It's perfect, plain and simple, but we wanted to go a few steps further and bring you more about this stellar unit. Brett Mongan hooked up with founding member Kevin Parker and it just so happened the band was in process of releasing their debut album. Read on for more about Tame Impala and their finely crafted album, 'InnerSpeaker.' Photo courtesy of Tame Impala.