Stephan Jende Gallerie
Stephan Jende’s Visual Timestamp
Born in the Northeastern corner of Minnesota’s Twin Cities, Stephan Jende struggled with dyslexia as a child. Frustrated in school, he found the symbiotic relationship between art, skating and snowboarding to be a comforting outlet through which he could truly express himself. The visual world became his most coherent world.
“I started out watching skate movies and emulating the professionals with my friends—we made mini edits and had a crew,” Stephan says. “When it came to snowboarding I was never a good rail rider or jumper, so picking up the camera gave me a purpose. The early days of shooting at Troll
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