Charles Gatewood Sidetripping 1975 photobook cover.
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Sidetripping underground counterculture photography book.
Charles Gatewood black and white photography 1970s.
Sidetripping William S Burroughs text photobook.
Charles Gatewood Sidetripping 1975 photobook cover.
Sidetripping underground counterculture photography book.
Charles Gatewood black and white photography 1970s.
Sidetripping William S Burroughs text photobook.

SIDETRIPPING

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A defining photobook of the American underground, Sidetripping stands as one of the most transgressive publications of the 1970s, seen through the uncompromising lens of Charles Gatewood.

Produced in collaboration with William S. Burroughs, the book extends beyond photography into a broader cultural document bridging the visual language of counterculture with the literary legacy of the Beat Generation.

Gatewood’s images present a raw and immediate record of marginalized communities, alternative identities, and subcultural expression. Direct and unfiltered, the photographs move between documentation and confrontation, capturing moments that resist conventional boundaries of sexuality, performance, and personal freedom.

Rather than observing from a distance, Gatewood’s work immerses itself within these environments producing a body of images that feels both intimate and defiant.

A landmark publication situated at the intersection of photography, counterculture, and underground history.

Photographs: Charles Gatewood
Text: William S. Burroughs
Publisher: Strawberry Hill Publishing
Year: 1975
Edition: First Edition
Language: English
Format: Softcover
Dimensions: 26 × 26 cm
Condition: Very good condition. Light wear consistent with age; minor handling marks to covers. Interior clean; binding firm.

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Charles Gatewood Sidetripping 1975 photobook cover.

SIDETRIPPING

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Fragments of culture, preserved in the quiet.

Traces of devotion, arranged for a moment.

Close-up detail from the 12-inch vinyl Wunderbar / Health Dub — Christiane F.’s voice suspended in plastic and light.

Traces of devotion, arranged for a moment.

Traces of devotion, arranged for a moment.

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TULSA

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Front cover of the 12-inch vinyl Wunderbar / Health Dub by Christiane F., Playhouse Records 2003, Germany. Reverse sleeve of Christiane F. / Christiana’s 12-inch vinyl Wunderbar / Health Dub — Playhouse Records, 2003.

WUNDERBAR / HEALTH DUB

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