Memories of walking downtown as a kid ran through my gulliver on my walk today. Hurry up or get left behind. Apurate.
January 06, 2020 - La güera y el weenie
La güera de Highland Park va cruzando la calle con su perrito atado.
January 05, 2020 - Cop watch
January 05, 2020 - Cop watch on the Gold Line. Little Tokyo Station.
January 04, 2020 - Vader beheld
On a boulevard filled with movie stars and super heroes a dark figure emerges onto the scene. With my camera at the hip I press the button and capture Vader forever.
January 03, 2020 - Some days are for the birds
Urban wildlife is mostly overlooked on the daily. I often shoot pigeons on this route over the LA river. On my stroll today these two homies were posted. Ponte trucha!
January 02, 2020 - Oklahoma Cowboy on the Metro
This dude from Oklahoma, goes by the name of Sam. Happens to be a photographer. Takes pictures of horses in his home town. Struttin’ his boots in these parts for a few days. Nice talkin’ fella.
January 01, 2020 - Ghost of a Playboy
On January first 2010, I walked down the street from my house and took a photo of the Latin Playboy bar. Even then the bar had seen its best days, decades before. Now, ten years after my last photo it has gotten a small face lift that was not enough to cover the history it holds. You can still see the shadow outline of the letters it once prominently displayed. I wanted to start 2020 at this spot because I am going to do what I did back in 2010. It’s the ten year anniversary of my 365 day photoshoot. The project that started it all for me. On that day I simply walked to this same spot and started a year of photography that still affects what I do today. So here we go again. 2020 will be my second 365 photo series. Wish me luck! This time I hope you all follow along with me as I photograph Los Angeles. As much of it as I can. Follow the hashtag #LALA2020. Hope to see you as I walk around the streets.
~rafa