I shot this photo of Jimmy Roche on a trip to Sydney one time. I'm pretty sure it didn't have a specific reason besides just to shoot photos and stay at Sparkes' house. Anyway, Jimmy had recently got on Emerica at the time. We went to see Aek, who is the TM and all-round super cool guy, to say hi, get him some gear and all of that jazz. While most skaters would be losing their shit over all the shoes that seemed to never end, Jimmy had his eye on this spot at the entrance of the Quattro building. So he wanders up, checks it out and just starts reeling off tricks – 10.30 AM on a Tuesday, in a busy industrial area. Meanwhile, the office and warehouse staff have come out, not to kick us out, but to start clapping and cheering. Jimmy dropped this massive frontside flip in front of everyone. A very proud Aek turns around, looks at his fellow staff and says, "this is our new rider". It was pretty cool. Words and photo: Rome Torti.