Silver. Skate. Seventies. (Limited Edition)

A beautifully packaged limited-edition collector’s item version of Silver. Skate. Seventies. by renowned skateboarding photographer Hugh Holland.

In the 1970s, photographer Hugh Holland masterfully captured the burgeoning culture of skateboarding against a sometimes harsh but always sunny Southern California landscape. Silver. Skate. Seventies. showcases his black-and-white photographs that document young skateboarders sidewalk surfing off Mulholland Drive in concrete drainage ditches and empty swimming pools.
 
Drawing design inspiration from vintage photo packaging, this special, limited edition of only 500 numbered copies available worldwide features:

• A 12x15 inch box with a metallic printed sticker on the cover.
• The limited edition number of your enclosed copy of Silver. Skate. Seventies. (1-500), signed by Hugh Holland.
• A never-before-released 9 x 12-inch black-and-white gelatin silver print entitled Deep Canyon Drive, stamped and signed by Hugh Holland. It is packaged in a clear, acid-free archival envelope for protection and is suitable for framing.
• A custom sheet of 1970s skateboarding-inspired silver metallic stickers.

From suburban backyard haunts to the asphalt streets that connected them, drought-ridden Southern California 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. This collector’s edition makes the perfect gift for Hugh Holland fans, photography buffs, and anyone fascinated by this golden moment in time.

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