David LaChapelle cohort and rad fashion photographer Kenneth Cappello wasn’t always entrenched in the glamorous world of Hollywood starlets– once upon a time Cappello was just another punk kid in Houston, Texas, taking pictures of his friends on their boards. In his collection Acid Drop, the sharply observant photographer teleports us to a moment of idealized suburban angst, eye-popping duds and gravity-defying hairstyles. Released through Tiny Vices and the Aperture Foundation, Acid Drop is a photographic marvel and, yes, a nostlgaic love song to a specific era– but it’s also a reflection of a universal adolescent spirit.

Globetrotting British photographer Max Hamilton shot a great little set of portraits called UK Girl Skaters. Skate Witches they’re not– these chicks mean serious business. The bad-ass in the cast is Jenna Selby, rad photographer in her own right and founder of Rogue Skateboards, one of the few skate companies that features an all-girl professional team. From Hamilton’s website:

Skateboarding has always been an activity for everyone, however we mostly ever only hear about male skaters. It was always a puzzle as to why you didn’t see more girls skating or hear about them. I wanted to show that girl skaters exist and that there is a vibrant scene going on that is developing constantly.