BEN LAWRIE SLAM SOTY, 2021

Lincoln Childs Skater of the Year showreel of ledge lordery and Melbourne street mayhem. Ben Lawrie, whos known to his mates as Lincoln Child, made the most of a strange year in Melbourne, destroying a whole spread of the citys most iconic spots. The young fella with the heavy ledge game has taken out Australian skateboardings most coveted award, becoming the Slam SOTY for 2021, presented by Converse Cons. LC spent countless hours in the streets, dodging the cops, skating spots and drinking copious amounts of coffee, putting together an incredible section in Nikes Welcome To Melbourne, and stacking a bunch of extra footage later seen in Geoff Campbells Dill Slinger. He also managed to shoot a bunch of photos for an incredible feature interview in our Spring Edition. At that time, Melbourne was in a heavy lockdown and the rules for skateboarding werent exactly clear. LC said, Its pretty stressful trying to film and skate at the moment. But despite the police pressure, knocking his front tee