Spanning 40 years of Steffens’ life and culled from over 40,000 chrome photographs,The Family Acid presents his often transcendent vision and life as a psychedelic pioneer on the order of Timothy Leary and Hunter S Thompson beginning with his work in Vietnam and moving through his ever revolving circle of friends and characters made up of rastas, beatniks, musicians, artists, gonzo journalists, his family, and himself. The portraits, scenes, and freewheeling experimentation with the medium of photography coalesce into a body of work that both parallels and defines the countercultural ethos of Steffens’ generation. Many thanks to S_U_N_ (Los Angeles).
156 pages, 21 x 24 cm, hardcover, SUN (Los Angeles).