Analog brands were dissolved. Saari's move to WeSC was announced on April 26, 2013, following Saari's selection as the first skateboarder of the international team of hOme Watches—alongside snowboarders Travis Rice, Gigi Rüf and Mark Sollors—in the previous month. Then, in May 2013, Saari was announced as a member of the New Balance Numeric skate footwear team. Video parts éS: Menikmati (2000) Flip: Sorry (2002) Flip: Really Sorry (2004) Flip: Feast Tour (2006) Alien Workshop: Mind Field (2009) Photography Leica Camera AG, a German manufacturer of cameras, lenses, projectors, sport optics, high-aperture and laser rangefinder binoculars, and spotting scopes, initiated an interview series with skateboard journalist, Mark Whiteley (former editor of SLAP magazine), in January 2013. The series was introduced through the company's blog and the series is entitled, "Rolling Through the Shadows"—Whiteley explains in the introduction that he will interview a selection of skateboarders that "have gravitated towards Leica M equipment", including Saari and others, such as Jerry Hsu and Ed Templeton. In a May 2011 interview for the CCS web-based channel, Saari identified an old press camera and a Noblex medium-format panoramic camera as two of his favorite possessions—Saari also identifies a framed black and white photograph, taken with the latter camera, of the Helsinki Cathedral as one of his favorite images. In early 2013, Saari was selected as the photographer for the "Fear and Loathing in Australia" Oakley skateboard tour that featured the sunglasses brand's team riders: Eric Koston, Rune Glifberg, Ryan Sheckler, and Curren Caples. The Oakley site explained that Saari was employed for advertisement campaigns and gallery shows, while his demand as a photographer is equivalent to his popularity at the height of his skateboarding career. Personal life In 2017 Saari married his girlfriend Mimi. They have a daughter and a son. As of 2018, Saari and his family reside in Hawaii, on the North Shore of Oahu. Saari has previously lived in Hollywood, just off Sunset Strip. His home had a pool specifically designed for skateboarding and a separate sauna building. Saari refers to his sauna as "another little piece of Finland" in which you go "onto the top of the pleasure field". References 1981 births Living people People from Seinäjoki Finnish skateboarders Finnish expatriates in the United States Finnish photographers Skate photographers Artist skateboarders Sportspeople from South Ostrobothnia