96 pages Edited by Yannick Do & Fayçal Lazraq Photographs by Tora San Traoré Text(s) by Sandy Alibo Designed by Axel Pelletanche 24 x 16.5 cm Language: French and English Paperback Publisher: Dola 2025
Our Town documents a singular road trip across West Africa, undertaken in 2022 by the collectives Surf Ghana and Dola. Through the lens of photographer Tora San Traoré, the book captures the rise of a vibrant youth culture shaped by skate and surf communities moving between Ghana and Ivory Coast.
Far more than a travel chronicle, Our Town offers an intimate portrait of a generation in motion: bold, inventive, and bound together by the freedom of riding. These images illuminate the energy of a scene built on community, optimism, and self-expression, revealing how West Africa’s new wave of skaters and surfers is redefining its own narrative from the ground up.
Supported by Quiksilver and Element, this photobook stands as a tribute to movement, belonging, and the creative power of youth carving out their place in the world.
