California

A poignant vignette of West Coast living
Culture

A poignant vignette of West Coast living

On the road — In a three-week-long road trip, photographer Owen Tozer and journalist Matt Barr document the influence of Californian board sports culture.

Written by: Matt Barr

Vince Staples is focused on the bigger picture
Music

Vince Staples is focused on the bigger picture

Taking trips — With his new self-titled album, the Long Beach rapper has constructed a swelling commentary on adolescence and upbringing. Just don’t expect him to tell you what the message is.

Written by: Christine Ochefu

The anti-racist surf crew taking back LA’s beaches
Outsiders Project

The anti-racist surf crew taking back LA’s beaches

Turn the tide — ‘Color The Water’ is a different kind of surf crew. Formed as Black Lives Matter protests swept the globe, the Los Angeles collective is out to reclaim surf culture in southern California – one wave at a time.

Written by: Jibri Nuriddin

A visual diary of Black artists coming of age in the '90s
Culture

A visual diary of Black artists coming of age in the '90s

Living to create — After acquiring a Polaroid camera, photographer Lyle Ashton Harris began capturing a transformative period of his life as a young artist studying at Cal Arts.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Coming of age in a 1970s California suburb
Culture

Coming of age in a 1970s California suburb

West Coast dreaming — In her early 20s, photographer Mimi Plumb returned to her childhood home to document a generation of disaffected youth growing up amid the drought-ridden California landscape.

Written by: Miss Rosen

A gripping portrait of the LAPD in the 1990s
Photography

A gripping portrait of the LAPD in the 1990s

A kinder gentler cop — As a ride-along photographer with the LAPD, photographer Joseph Rodriguez captured first hand the work of one of America's most notorious police forces.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Jamie Brisick reflects on losing his home to wildfires
Reportage

Jamie Brisick reflects on losing his home to wildfires

A whole year later — One year since uncontrollable flames wreaked havoc through Malibu, Huck’s Contributing Editor looks back on what losing everything can teach you.

Written by: Jamie Brisick

Photos from California’s countercultural heyday
Photography

Photos from California’s countercultural heyday

Alien days — Back in print for the first time since 1970, Dennis Stock’s California Trip serves as a radical visual history, depicting the Sunshine State at its heady peak.

Written by: Huck

Capturing the punks and poets of ’70s California
Photography

Capturing the punks and poets of ’70s California

Breaking backstage — Throughout the decade, photographer Michael Jang made fake press passes to get access to gigs, conventions and Hollywood events.

Written by: Miss Rosen

California fires: what it’s like to lose your home to flames
Reportage

California fires: what it’s like to lose your home to flames

Malibu burning — The Woolsey Fire started on November 8, 2018. It would go on to destroy over 1600 structures – including Jamie Brisick’s home. Two months later, he reflects on the blaze that engulfed his beloved Point Dume, in Malibu.

Written by: Jamie Brisick

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