http://www.jpgmag.com/stories/3883
"My camera has taken me crazy places, and introduced me to fantastic subjects. In the summer of 2006, the "Hyphy" movement exploded on the bay area, my camera was fixated, focused on the individuals under the flashing lights of the national spotlight. Since Run DMC and Adidas shell-toes, hip-hop and fashion have gone hand in hand. A distant history from black and white striped sneakers, street fashion was no less pivotal to the hyphy movement's culture of stunner shades and dread locks. I instantly became interested in portraying the complex stories of my subjects: their individuality, and creativity, their struggles and successes. My fist obstacle became abundantly clear. While the rapper as performer can be overwhelming audible, as an image, they are inherently received visualy. The photographic subject is in fact silent."
This photo essay was featured in a photography magazine. The essay tells a story and it all coincides with the photography and brings it all together to make a wonderful masterpiece. He found the perfect subject to take pictures of and that became music. The intro paragraph is very relatable in starting every bodies day and describes in full detail of all the places his camera takes him.
Elements that I can take from this is the story telling aspect and I can describe how all these pictures impact me and the future generations. He was very descriptive in his writing and the photos came in part with the writing.
"In the end, I found myself in my portraits, photography is my music"
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