Silver Skate Seventies hardcover

Book Synopsis

In the 1970s， photographer Hugh Holland masterfully captured the burgeoning culture of skateboarding against a sometimes harsh but always sunny Southern California landscape. This never-before-published collection showcases his black-and-white photographs that document young skateboarders sidewalk surfing off Mulholland Drive in concrete drainage ditches and empty swimming pools in a drought-ridden Southern California. From suburban backyard haunts to the asphalt streets that connected them， this was the place that inspired the legendary Dogtown and Z-Boys skateboarders. With their requisite bleached-blond hair， tanned bodies， tube socks and Vans， these young outsiders evoke the sometimes reckless but always exhilarating origins of skateboarding lifestyle and culture.

Review Quotes

The gorgeous black-and-white photos collected in Hugh Hollands Silver. Skate. Seventies. capture the long summer evening of skateboardings adolescence， a momentary sense of freedom from gravity， just before it rocketed into the cultural stratosphere. --Los Angeles Magazine

About the Author

Hugh Holland is a Los Angeles-based photographer and author of Locals Only. He is represented by M+B gallery in Los Angeles.