portraits: harry potter night at the last bookstore LA

on a hot summer night in downtown la, the last bookstore and the host that shall not be named hosted a harry potter night. the following are portraits of a few of the many who waited in line to get in. more photos are available to view/download at http://daily-prophet-la-bureau.tumblr.com photographs taken digitally using […]

tianyu music festival: style and fashion at china’s version of coachella

the tianyu music festival is held over three days in lijiang, china. that’s here: musicians come from across china to perform in the ‘country side’. current chart-toppers, indie metal bands, electronic dj’s, famous artists that your chinese parents remember from their youth and traditional musicians playing some of the world’s oldest musical instruments (see portraits: lijiang […]

portraits: lijiang ancient music musicians

these musicians are a part of the dayan ancient music association. the music they play and the instruments they use are a part of are one of the oldest, longest lasting music traditions in human history. their performances are often viewed as a vision of the past… but the celebration of nostalgia is also criticised as a commodified […]

people watching: santee alley

ethno-photography on a busy summer sunday around santee alley, the heart of the fashion district, in downtown los angeles, CA. all photographs taken on a nikon n60 with 17-70mm tamron lens on kodak gold 200 film. all film developed and scanned by digital imaging center at 10354 Venice Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 all images captured […]

people watching: LA county fair

ethno-photography on a late summer saturday night at the los angeles county fair in pomona, CA. all photographs taken on a FUJI disposable camera with flash. ISO 400. all film developed and scanned via mail at dwayne’s photo. all images captured on 9.12.15 within walking distance of this GPS point: 34.080935, -117.765216