» BMX photography by Kaintero
Monday, January 7th, 2008
We first spotted Kai Kuusisto (aka Kaintero) on Flickr a few months ago. His photos stood out from the crowd with those ultra tweaked airs, the great people portraits and the feeling of fun oozing out of every shot.
We hooked up with Kai to check out and talk about his ultra-dope photography…
Rider: Jorma Sonninen - Kinky wall ride
Hey yo Kai, where are you from?
I spent my first 25 years 15 km from Helsinki to the west in a small city (10,000 people) called Kauniainen and now I live in the heart of the capital of Finland, in Helsinki central.
Savela, Mikko Lehto
How long have you been riding?
I have been riding bmx for 10 1/2 years. Back in the days I used to buy/get new parts if they got broken, these days when they dont get broken as often it feels hard to upgrade my bike just for the weight or style… so my bike might be slightly out of the latest trends. I have always liked to paint my bikes by my self, last time I painted my bike using tree leafs and “miniature scale model paints”.
I recently learned to land tailwhips and many of my new tricks are tailwhip combinations like wallride to whip, whip to manual, whip to tailtap to footjam nosepick, downsidewhips…
I try to be an all around rider as much as possible but I admit I am spending more time going fast, doing airs and trying to link tricks than trying to learn the technical street tricks.
