My Rules Photography Book by Glen E. Friedman
Words and photo of Jeff Ho by Dan Levy
Have you ever heard the expression ‘being in the right place at the right time’? Well, there’s something to be said for knowing where and when to be in those places and Glen E. Friedman has got it down. Friedman is one of the only photographers that I am aware of who was at the forefront of three subcultural movements to not only document but also become instrumental in bringing them to life through his immense talent. Skateboarding, Hip Hop, Punk Rock are not easy and to be elite in any one of these subcultures is honorable and respected by everyone involved. I was lucky enough to get a sneak preview of Friedman’s latest book My Rules and it was nothing short of amazing. This is literally a book that every skateboarder, musician and cultural enthusiast must get their hands on. It is more than worth it. You have a chance to order this book now on Amazon for a great price. Here is the link:
From the “My Rules” website:
MY RULES, The book, will be released on the 20th anniversary of FUCK YOU HEROES original publication, in September of 2014, by RIZZOLI international publications. Taking much inspiration from the same title used for GEF’s 1st ever solo publication, Self-published in 1982 – (MY RULES Photozine, the one and only issue). It’s going to be a monster and you are going to LOVE IT! It will contain the best of both FUCK YOU HEROES (out of print for over a year now) and FUCK YOU TOO (out of print for over two years now). It won’t just be a rehash, because the images will be larger than ever! Many as full bleed, and up to 300% of their originally published size, with scans better than ever, for more detail than ever, for many of the most classic photographs GEF has ever created. PLUS over 30% of the book will be never before published work (over 100 never before published photographs)! There will also be essays from many of GEF’s favorite and most respected and interesting subjects over the years, speaking truths that will inspire you, without a doubt.
Contributors include:
TONY ALVA
IAN MacKAYE
ICE-T
LANCE MOUNTAIN
HENRY ROLLINS
LL COOL J
DUANE PETERS
KEITH MORRIS
CHUCK D.
RODNEY MULLEN
RAKIM ALLAH
JAY ADAMS
MILO AUKERMAN
DARRYL McDANIELS
ALAN “OLLIE” GELFAND
JELLO BIAFRA
RICK RUBIN
JEFF HO
TONY (CADENA) BRANDENBURG
ADAM HOROVITZ
GARY “DR. KNOW” MILLER
Introductions by
C.R. Stecyk III and Shepard Fairey
Afterwords by
Lisa Fancher and Gary Harris
For more info, go to: http://burningflags.com/books/my-rules-book/
