Saturday, July 12, 2025

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.