LA Portraits
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (920 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 8888493891 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 136 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Of bandanas, baseball caps, of low riders cruising up along, dudes posted up, uniform of the streets.” –Miss Rosen.. “They are not all monsters,” says Oriol, “you got cool guys, crazy guys, assholes. Got the barbecue, low riding, hanging out, school days, guns, drugs, a little bit of everything.”The collection comprises over one hundred iconic images sourced from Oriol’s fascinating and extensive archive that spans over 20 years. Most people are cool that’s why I hang out with them. The book follows its immensely popular predecessor, LA Woman in its ability to capture an authentic view of the people of Los Angeles
A voracious reader said Powerful!. Gang members and tattoos.it might sound simplistic to say those comprise the vast majority of photos in this book, but the photos are *powerful*! The photographer had extraordinary access to the people portrayed in this book and he did a superb job. Also, the colors and the printing are of excellent quality.. "I would recommend this book since it depicts the raw and wonderful" according to Jacqueline. My brother-in-law was featured in this book, and has subsequently passed away. The photograph that was taken of him was used during his services. Estevan is so talented photographer who is also a very kind man. I would recommend this book since it depicts the raw and wonderful images.. Hood art I pre-purchased this item and it took over a year to be delivered! To this day, I have no idea what the hold up was. After enjoying L.A. Woman so much I couldn't wait to get ahold of Estevan Oriol's new book. While it is good, it just doesn't have the same feel as his previous work. With that said, I'm still a loyal collector. Same decent quality from Drago. Nice glossy pics.
Estevan Oriol is an internationally celebrated professional photographer, director and urban lifestyle entrepreneur. He has photographed Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Dennis Hopper, Marissa Miller, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Floyd Mayweather, and Lance Armstrong amongst others. Beginning his career as a hip-hop club bouncer turned tour manager for popular Los Angeles-based rap groups Cypress Hill and House of Pain, Estevan’s passion for ph
It started out with taking photos of my friends and people I was meeting in the lowriding scene. Once some magazines saw some of them, they would have me do special assignments on some of the gang culture here in Los Angeles. . This collection of pictures were taken throughout the past 20 years