Photos by Jason Wilson

Words by RJ Hample

RJ Hample presents “BERT,” a full length video out of Charleston, South Carolina dedicated to the memory of Ben Bertauski.

This video was supposed to be 4 minutes long, but after our friend Ben Bertauski passed last year, we ended up doing much more for him.

The footage is from Charleston, SC, where we are from, but we travelled a lot also – to San Francisco, and all around SC and the southeast.

Ben’s parents and family started a saying that can be seen throughout the video, all over our friends’ Instagrams, and on shirts and stickers they have made: “Ben Is Here” (as opposed to “Ben Was Here”).

He was an amazing friend and skateboarder and we all miss him. We want to do our best to keep him here with us and keep his memory alive. We love you Ben.

Pick up a copy of Jason Wilson’s zine featuring photos from the making of “BERT” here.