This essay was shot back in 2011, but for some reason it was never published here or anywhere else. Nowadays, there’s not even a whisper from LA’s anti-war movement.
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This essay was shot back in 2011, but for some reason it was never published here or anywhere else. Nowadays, there’s not even a whisper from LA’s anti-war movement.
Continue reading ‘No Nukes: America’s Dissipating Anti-War Movement’
2012 was a slow year for me in regards to my usual picture-taking adventures. Yeah, there’s a decent sized bucket of unprocessed film with all kinds of thought-provoking images to uncover. But it’s nothing like in years past. I guess being jumped by 3 dudes on Halloween, harassed by many, and unlawfully detained by police for taking pictures in public is just too tiresome for this ol’ dog. Despite that, I did what everybody else is doing nowadays (privately, I was told I should follow the beaten path more often), so I tried my best at raising my digital photography street-cred by snapping a few pics with my Hipstamatic equipped iPhone.
It was fun and pretty deece for some picture-taking, but it’s nothing like shooting with meat and potatoes, B&W film.
Be warned though.
Los Angeles can be a gritty and gross place, and I tend to focus on that kind of stuff. Especially if it’s lying on the ground, which is where all the good stuff hangs out.
Merry Christmas.
Over at Animal, Marina Galperina has a recurring feature where she asks photographers to describe the great shot they didn’t get, called “I Should Have Shot That.” I have many, but went with a scenario that involved an invite with a hooker and her john and me not getting naked. The best part of the series are the illustrations made by James Noel Smith. You can read the whole story here.