Party in the Back

Celebrated skateboarder Tino Razo has documented and shredded abandoned backyard swimming pools throughout Southern California. The resulting body of work, showcased here for the first time in Tinos book, elevates itself beyond a bunch of thrill-seekers navigating the suburban landscape, juxtaposing renegade sessions by world class skateboarders with dramatic architectural photographs of a lost American dream. Party in the Back, is a lyrical photo-eulogy for this disappearing pool culture, bathed in the golden Southern Californian light.