Cult -The First 5 Years Book Release

Austin, Texas March 19th 2015

21 Mar 2015

Russ holding his poster that Adam took.

Stacks on stacks on stacks.

Chase Hawk transfer in Austin. Featured in a 2011 ad.

Adam hanging his last of numerous 35mm prints.

Lil Jon table in New Orleans, LA. From a 2012 roadtrip.

“One of these days I’m going to get organizized”

Our friend Andrew, who is a very talented sign painter from Austin hand painting the display.

Chase Hawk 360 in Washington. From the 2014 Chase Hawk frame promo, which you can view in the related content section below.

Hand Painted by Chef Andre.

Empire was nice enough to host the book release party. Adam and I got some of our favorite photos from the book and made large framed prints.

Alex Kennedy toothpick 180 in Austin. Featured in a Cult ad from 2010.

Chase, Timmy, and Russ were all in town and signed books for the kids, it’s always for the kids.

Photos and text by Devon Hutchins

I definitely feel privileged to have been working with Cult since their 2010 inception. It's a company that has an aesthetic and ideals that I can relate to. I grew up in a world of magazines and DVD's so I still have a love for a product that can be held in my hands. Cult has put out 2 amazing full length DVD's, an all Am video plus 7+ zines. They have done all this while putting out impressive web video after web video. People might say I'm biased because I've been friends with their creative director Adam Roye and Chase Hawk for 15 years but you can't deny their influence on BMX. It's hard to go to a skatepark and not see someone wearing or riding a Cult product. They have arguably one of the best teams in BMX with veteran Robbie Morales at the helm. For their 5 year anniversary they have compiled ads, artwork, and numerous photos and laid it all out in a book. Adam took 7 months to sort through thousands of photos and arrange them chronologically to show the last 5 years of Cult. In a day and age of soon forgotten Instagram posts and web videos, it's nice to have a product printed out that can sit on your bookshelf for eternity. 2010 til the end.

Cult - The First 5 Years Book - Adam Roye Q&A - DIG exclusive interview with Cult's creative director.

You can pick up a copy of this awesome book, Cult - The First 5 Years, right here.