The Family Acid is Roger, Mary, Kate, and Devon Steffens. They are based in Los Angeles and the Bay Area.
Roger Steffens is a decorated Viet Nam veteran, photographer, archivist, author, actor, editor, DJ, and lecturer. He has been taking photographs since the early 1960s, documenting his unorthodox life and experiences. In 2013, Roger's son Devon scanned his slides and negatives, and daughter Kate began posting them to Instagram, accompanied with stories and historical information related to each photo. The majority of these photographs haven't been seen by anyone outside of the family until now. There are approximately 40,000 Kodachrome slides and hundreds of thousands of black and white and color negatives. Since 2015, The Family Acid has released three books and one zine of photography and reminiscences.
Kate Steffens is an editor, archivist, writer, and artist. She works as an archivist/librarian at a University in the Bay Area. Kate also curates The Family Acid Instagram page and runs the photo archives. She is available for archival consultations and licensing queries via info@thefamilyacid.com.
Devon Steffens is a musician and artist.
Mary Steffens is the heart of The Family Acid, providing stories, memories, and inspiration.
The Family Acid California, published by Ozma, 2019. Sold out.
Second edition to be published by Gingko Press in 2024.
The Family Acid Jamaica, published by Rockhouse, February 2017.
Sold out in America, copies available at Rockhouse Hotel, Negril, Jamaica.
The Family Acid San Francisco, published by These Days, 2017.
Purchase a copy here.
The Family Acid book, published by SUN Editions, February 2015. Limited to 1,000 copies. Sold out.