Monday, August 8th, 2011
Poquita Sombra. – August 08, 2011. Boyle Heights, CA – A woman finds a spot with just a little bit of shade for her head as she waits for the bus on Soto and Olympic.
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Back off! – March 09, 2010. Echo Park, CA – Speak now or forever hold your peace, cowboy.
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
Sweet Nothings. – June 25, 2011. Highgland Park, CA – Good times at a house party. Intimate jokes were shared.
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Feline Royalty. – November 5, 2010. Boyle Heights, CA – “The world is divided into two kinds of people: those who have tattoos, and those who are afraid of people with tattoos.” ~Author Unknown
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Monday, July 18th, 2011
Drop. – July 16, 2011. East Los Angeles, CA – A young skater prepares to drop in for his 45 seconds of show during a competition at Belvedere Skatepark.
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Monday, July 18th, 2011
Ya llego la banda. – July 07, 2011. Boyle Heights, CA – Los Nuevos Tramperos del Norte post up in the wings waiting for their stage time at the Farmers Market.
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Monday, July 11th, 2011
Break on Through. – July 10, 2011. Boyle Heights, CA – A drum circle thrives at Hollenbeck Park. For some, extended duration of rhythmic patterns can be cathartic and/or spiritual.
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Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
Que Curiosa. – June 30, 2011. Pasadena, CA – With downcast eyes of curiosity she ponders things that she wishes not to share just yet.
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Friday, July 1st, 2011
Across the Room. – June 30, 2011. Pasadena, CA – Bass player Jenn Alva, of Girl in a Coma, spots the camera through the crowd of fans taking pictures and asking for autographs. (photo was shot with Lensbaby)
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Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Hugs and Opium Poppy Kisses. – November 18, 2010. Boyle Heights, CA – Papaver somniferum: The Latin botanical name means the “sleep-bringing poppy.”
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Rafael Cardenas, was born in 1971 in Pihuamo, Jalisco: a small town in the central part of Mexico on the western coast. His parents migrated to the US in 1974. He grew up in, and still lives in, East Los Angeles. His writing and photography comes from his fascination with words and the creative process.