“Lively, lavishly assembled collection of Black Flag photos . . . Fury is palpable throughout the book—even rehearsals look like barnburners.”
—Los Angeles Times

“This gorgeous book collects [Friedman’s] photographs chronologically, while capturing the full intensity, drama, and ethos of the group . . . For those of us who were too young to be there, this is the next best thing. These still images come to life with every turn of the page, so put on Damaged and dig in.”
—The Big Takeover

“This is an excellent hardcover art book that preserves the savage work of Friedman, Black Flag, and Raymond Pettibon.”
—Punk Globe

“Many of Friedman’s photos of the band midperformance include, critically, galvanized audience members, which reinforces the idea that early punk was a social movement. Friedman . . . has been fighting the good fight with his lens for decades. What I See documents a band standing in for any artist committed to questioning rules and living with integrity.”
—Shelf Awareness, STARRED Review

“A truly memorable and thought-provoking compendium.”
—Midwest Book Review

“Evidence of how one band’s music—and especially its attitude—became essential and inspiring.”
—Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Glen E. Friedman:

for DogTown: The Legend of the Z-Boys:

“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

for Keep Your Eyes Open: The Fugazi Photographs of Glen E. Friedman:

“Friedman also wrote the recently rereleased photo book on the crucial straight-edge punk band Fugazi, Keep Your Eyes Open, featuring a new interview with frontman Ian MacKaye.”
—Los Angeles Times

for The Idealist: In My Eyes 25 Years:

“The Idealist is a retrospective collection of Friedman’s aesthetics, [featuring] some of the images for which he is justly acclaimed and many others that will be new to his fans, ranging from DogTown skateboarders, and hard-core heroes to hip-hop icons, cityscapes to portraits, public intellectuals to historical monuments.”
—BOMB

for Recognize:

“Recognize your humility, recognize the power of nature, recognize the beauty of the world. It is rare to find a photography book like this, one that genuinely and with total directness conveys the spiritual qualities of the material world.”
—LA Weekly