“DogTown: The Legend of the Z-Boys is a stunning book that blends historic words and reports with a photo archive that has a golden shelf in the annals of skateboarding.”
—SurferToday, One of the Best Skateboard Books of All Time

“Photographer Glen E. Friedman has taken some of the most iconic photos in skateboarding, punk rock and hip hop. Known for capturing the raw energy of a counterculture generation in its prime, his photography helped shape the way people view punk music and redefined the sport of skateboarding.”
—q (CBC Radio)

“Veteran skateboard journalist Stecyk and photographer Friedman present a tome of eye-catching images of and articles from Skateboard magazine on the burgeoning Southern California skateboard culture of the 1970s and ’80s. Friedman . . . captures the kinetic energy of the skateboarders as they carve the lips of backyard pools and concrete banks like waves . . . This insider’s look at an influential subculture will appeal most to skateboard enthusiasts.”
—Publishers Weekly

“In 2000, Friedman teamed up with journalist C.R. Stecyk III to produce the iconic book, DogTown: The Legend of the Z-Boys, which has just been reissued in a bigger, newly designed edition by Akashic Books. Now spanning 1975–1985 and beyond, the book features DogTown articles written and photographed by C.R. Stecyk III along with hundreds of images from Friedman’s archives, many of which appeared in the 2001 documentary film, Dogtown and Z-Boys.”
—Feature Shoot

“Glen’s reputation was built on documenting the cultures of hip-hop, punk and skateboarding but his photography is far from simple snapshots; it’s the work of an artist who possesses the craft to make you experience that singular moment his camera caught each and every time.”
—Talk Music Talk (podcast)

“Nearly two decades after the release of the landmark DogTown: The Legend of the Z-Boys, the photographer is back with a revised and expanded edition.”
—Huck Magazine

“An expanded edition of a book of Friedman’s classic photographs offers an up-close-and-personal look at the birth of modern skateboarding.”
—Whalebone

“The photos are great and as a whole it gives the reader a good idea what was going on back in the day in Southern Californian skateboarding.”
—Trust (Germany)

“[Friedman’s] knack for being in the right place at an extraordinary amount of right times, coupled with his ability to size up noteworthy characters and scenes, has secured his place as one of the most important and recognized photographers of youth culture . . . If it wasn’t for these photos and these words, the story of the Z-Boys may have never been told, and the impact skateboarding’s had on the world would have been significantly reduced.”
—Strength Magazine

“[An] amazing collection of images from Friedman, who was a skater and friend of the Z-Boys and managed to be there for a ridiculous amount of the important sessions . . . [A]s a skater, you not only owe it to yourself to check these things out and learn what went down way back when, but you owe it to these guys who changed skating forever.”
—SLAP Magazine