This image is almost a self-fulfilled prophecy, at once harkening back to beach party scenes from the 1960s while also transporting the viewer to that exact moment. The wild and carefree folks partying on a California beach is American archetype, making us feel as though we already know these individuals. Schiller has managed to address one of the many zeitgeists of the photograph’s era while also instilling a feeling of lightheartedness that can reach anyone of any age.