Hugh Holland is a Los Angeles–based photographer who rose to fame with now-classic 1970s images of skateboarders and their burgeoning subculture. He has exhibited his photographs at galleries and retailers around the world, including M+B Gallery in L.A., Benrubi Gallery in New York, Colette in Paris, and Herman Miller in Tokyo, to name a few. He has also done recent brand collaborations with Lanvin, Vans, and Wax Poster. His books include Locals Only by AMMO Books and Silver. Skate. Seventies. by Chronicle Chroma. Shepard Fairey is an internationally acclaimed artist who emerged from the skateboarding scene in the late 1980s. Fairey has exhibited globally and his work is featured in museum collections around the world, including the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.Nick Owchar is the founder of Impressive Content, an editing and content service. He is a writer with more than twenty years of professional experience in journalism and higher education. He is also the former deputy book editor for the Los Angeles Times. Work in progress: Sorry for the Interruptions: A Novel.

“This oversize book unfolds like scenes from a dream where nothing else exists but the quest for the perfect skate…. Holland’s work stands at the nexus of sport, street, documentary, portrait, and fashion photography, effortlessly blending genres to mesmerizing effect all while helping to preserve a groundbreaking moment in LA history.” —Huck Magazine.

Hugh Holland is a Los Angeles–based photographer who rose to fame with now-classic 1970s images of skateboarders and their burgeoning subculture. He has exhibited his photographs at galleries and retailers around the world, including M+B Gallery in L.A., Benrubi Gallery in New York, Colette in Paris, and Herman Miller in Tokyo, to name a few. He has also done recent brand collaborations with Lanvin, Vans, and Wax Poster. His books include Locals Only by AMMO Books and Silver. Skate. Seventies. by Chronicle Chroma. Shepard Fairey is an internationally acclaimed artist who emerged from the skateboarding scene in the late 1980s. Fairey has exhibited globally and his work is featured in museum collections around the world, including the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.Nick Owchar is the founder of Impressive Content, an editing and content service. He is a writer with more than twenty years of professional experience in journalism and higher education. He is also the former deputy book editor for the Los Angeles Times. Work in progress: Sorry for the Interruptions: A Novel.

“This oversize book unfolds like scenes from a dream where nothing else exists but the quest for the perfect skate…. Holland’s work stands at the nexus of sport, street, documentary, portrait, and fashion photography, effortlessly blending genres to mesmerizing effect all while helping to preserve a groundbreaking moment in LA history.” —Huck Magazine.

Hugh Holland is a Los Angeles–based photographer who rose to fame with now-classic 1970s images of skateboarders and their burgeoning subculture. He has exhibited his photographs at galleries and retailers around the world, including M+B Gallery in L.A., Benrubi Gallery in New York, Colette in Paris, and Herman Miller in Tokyo, to name a few. He has also done recent brand collaborations with Lanvin, Vans, and Wax Poster. His books include Locals Only by AMMO Books and Silver. Skate. Seventies. by Chronicle Chroma. Shepard Fairey is an internationally acclaimed artist who emerged from the skateboarding scene in the late 1980s. Fairey has exhibited globally and his work is featured in museum collections around the world, including the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.Nick Owchar is the founder of Impressive Content, an editing and content service. He is a writer with more than twenty years of professional experience in journalism and higher education. He is also the former deputy book editor for the Los Angeles Times. Work in progress: Sorry for the Interruptions: A Novel.

“This oversize book unfolds like scenes from a dream where nothing else exists but the quest for the perfect skate…. Holland’s work stands at the nexus of sport, street, documentary, portrait, and fashion photography, effortlessly blending genres to mesmerizing effect all while helping to preserve a groundbreaking moment in LA history.” —Huck Magazine.