black and white photography Archives

Military Logic: Sophie Barbasch’s Photographic Exploration of Brazilian Military Schools

Regan WojickSeptember 12, 2018

New York photographer, Sophie Barbasch's project Military Logic, is entirely focused on those instances of unaware and unexpected vulnerability.

“Varrio”: Gusmano Cesaretti Takes Us Back To 1970s East LA

amadeusmagDecember 22, 2017

In the early 1970s, Gusmano Cesaretti began to explore the Latino neighborhood of East L.A., photographing the people he met and the graffiti that decorated the buildings.

Beauty, Friendship, & Girlhood: Valerie J. Bower’s New Solo Show “Homegirls”

Alex KhatchadourianJune 30, 2017

"Homegirls" is a solo exhibition and reveals Bowers' intimate perspective about love, beauty, friendship amongst women, and sisterhood.

In the Streets with Valerie J. Bower

Alex KhatchadourianApril 22, 2016

Over the last two years photographer Valerie J. Bower has documented lowrider culture. For issue 08 we spent a warm Sunday afternoon with her as she shot the Watts Life Car Club Picnic.

Los Angeles By Night: John Brian King Releases New Book, LAX: Photographs of Los Angeles 1980–84

Taylor WojickNovember 3, 2015

With the release of LAX: Photographs of Los Angeles 1980-84, viewers inhabit a world of nostalgia, far off from the confines of security lines and electronic kiosks that have become routine of the now dread-worthy airport experience. We speak with photographer John Brian King about his thought process while capturing the photo series, the reaction he received from his subjects, and where he hopes his photograph's will end up in a hundred years from now.