Backyard Shakedown, Austin Mcmanus

Some of the most active and exciting contemporary photographers are documented in this latest offering from Upper Playground. Extending the street art photography genre towards music, skate culture and other highly personal styles, this extremely collectible volume serves as a great cross-section view of relevant image making today. Staggering, stark and sensual, the work in this volume expertly explores the mundane and the magnificent in the everyday. The ninety six page hardcover book compiled by Austin McManus featueres work from over 40 highly regarded photographers including Boogie, Ricky Powell, Maya Hayuk, Andy Mueller, Peter Beste, Chuey, Jason Fulford, Cheryl Dunn, Kento Mori, Norma Cordova, Yuri Shibuya, Thomas Campbell, Ricky Adam, David Choe, Sue Kwon, Pverts Crew and Michael Schmelling. The great variety of photographic formats and fresh approach to design rounds off this collections standing as a pertinent snapshot of contemporary photography.