The Duality of the Afterlife
I took these photos because this is what I envision when I see the afterlife. Lights and darks, two separate entities that cross but never overstep each others boundaries. Similar to Yin and Yang. This is an effort of translating what I see through my eyes into the print to give others the same perspective...
Welcome to Hollywood
She starts off looking like an ordinary working class young woman... it's time to unleash the diva and play the role of a Hollywood superstar in the making.
Cheers jeers & beers
The constant sound of a beating drum echoes throughout The Home Depot Center. No one sits if you have tickets in sections 137 and 138. That's where the Los Angeles Riot Squad stands.
One Dog at a Time
Story by Coburn Palmer
Photos by Joe Kukuczka
Pitt bull training helps owners remain in control
Tito, a blue nose pitbull sits on top a fire hydrate April 15, 2012 in the Santa Monica Mountains "Top of Reseda." Photo: Joe Kukuczka
Baking in the hot sun, the brown haired pit bull had been left to fend for himself. He had been driven to...
Buy A Bowtie, Take A Top Off
Panic washes over 21-year-old Alex Koontz when the idea of going to the bathroom approaches. Koontz barely ever passes as a guy so going into the men’s restroom is extremely stressful. It’s even worse to use the woman’s restroom with all the stares and constant whispers. Keeping his eyes to the ground and doing what has to be done...
Tied & Bound in Los Angeles
Red, blue and yellow lights illuminate a 10-square-foot linoleum dance floor in the center of the main room, as the audience watches a petite young woman wrapping rope around a tall, hard-bodied man. With each layer of rope she wraps around his torso she explains to the audience how important it is to avoid “huge owies.
Definition of Success
Story by Kat Mabry
Photos by Lorrie Reyes & Jose Romero
L.A. actor finds his passion teaching self-defense
Photo: Jose Romero
Update May 31, 2012: David Tadman did not practice martial arts with Bruce Lee as stated in "Definition of Success". David Tadman is a Bruce Lee historian.
With small hands resting just below perfectly tied ranking belts, on black gi pants, they stand in...
Crazy Smart
147, 148, 149, 150, 151..." He counts every step from his car to his classroom in the Business Building. If he gets there and he's landed on an odd number, he must find a way to squeeze in an extra step, no matter how small. Uneven numbers aren't allowed in his life-except seven and 21.
Canvas of a Different Type
He seemingly came out of nowhere around the corner, carrying his skateboard up the steep hill. He disappeared over the white picket fence of an empty lot between two million-dollar homes only a few hundred feet farther, swallowed by the night and the weeds.