The Family Acid: California, a far-out photo album from a very unconventional family

For more than 50 years, photographer Roger Steffens has explored the electric arteries of the counterculture, embracing mind-expanding experiences, deep social connection, and unadulterated fun at every turn. After serving in Vietnam at the end of the 1960s, Steffens immersed himself in Californias vibrant bohemia. With his wife Mary and children Kate and Devon, he soughtout the eccentric, the outlandish, and the transcendent. Just as often, it found him, grinning, a camera in one hand and a joint in the other.

My Ozma Records partner Tim Daly and I are honored to share with you this new collection of Steffens spectacular snapshotstaken between 1968 and 2015 during the foursomes freewheeling adventures throughout the visionary state they call home. Think of it as a family album belonging to a very unconventional family.

This is The Family Acid: California.

Based in Los Angeles, the Steffens family traveled up and down the West Coast, from the wilds of Death Valley andreggae festivals in Humboldt to fiery protests in Berkeley andthe ancient redwoods of Big Sur. Along the way, theyd rendezvous with friends like Bob Marley, Timothy Leary, and war photographer Tim Page,the inspiration for Dennis Hoppers character inApocalypse Now. Theyd take in the wonders of natureand, of course, the adults would occasionally lose their minds in psychoactive celebrations of creativity, freedom, and hope.

The Family Acid: California is a 192-page, large format book manufactured with the finest materials and attention to design as you've come to expect from Ozma Records, producers of the Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition. Read the rest