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Erwin Recinos is a seasoned visual artist with an eye for capturing life as a working commuter aboard public transportation in and around Los Angeles. For 20 years now, Recinos has been documenting the urban landscape, street culture, and Hispanic communities of Los Angeles utilizing his daily routine and the city of Los Angeles as an inspiration. Recinos also works with popular food and event websites such as LATACO.com and Eater LA to capture the cuisine and culture that is so important to the city of Los Angeles and across Southern California.

Erwin Recinos

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Ricky Powell, Pioneering Photographer Who Captured Hip-Hop Culture in the 80s and 90s, Has Passed Away

Jared Cowan is a photographer who also writes and podcasts extensively about L.A. filming locations. He is the co-founder of My Valley Pass, through which he leads film tours of the San Fernando Valley and Pasadena. Jared is also the co-editor of the recent book &#8220;World Film Locations: Los Angeles Volume 2&#8221; and the editor of the upcoming &#8220;World Film Locations: Philadelphia.&#8221;

Jared Cowan

How El Pino From ‘Blood In, Blood Out’ Became East L.A.’s Own Tree of Life

Mike Sonksen aka Mike the PoeT is a 3rd-generation Los Angeles native. Poet, professor, journalist, historian and tour-guide, his latest book &#8220;Letters to My City&#8221; was just published by Writ Large Press. He teaches at Woodbury University.

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In a Rapidly Changing L.A., This OG Muralist From South Central Captures Communities As They Transform

Erick Huerta likes to eat his Hot-Cheetos with chopsticks.

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A Bell Gardens-Raised Latinx Artist Creates a Comic Book to Challenge SELA’s Negative Stereotypes

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The 2020 L.A. TACO Book Guide: 32 L.A.-Centered Books to Read, Gift, and Get Inspired On

Professional punk and Editor-In-Chief for James Beard Award-winning L.A. TACO. Associate Producer for JBA-winning Las Crónicas Del Taco. Former restaurant scout for Jonathan Gold. Co-author of &#8220;Oaxaca: Home Cooking From the Heart of Mexico (2019, Abrams) and &#8220;Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling&#8221; (2023, Abrams).

Javier Cabral

An Entire House in East L.A. is Graffitied in Dodger Blue for the World Series

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Amid the ‘Whitewashing’ of Murals in Highland Park, These L.A. Graffiti OGs Fight Back

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Aahoo is a literary journalist and MFA candidate at Antioch University, Los Angeles. She knows pi up to 30 digits and begins playing Christmas music in September.

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In Memoriam of Indian Buffets

Raj Tawney is an American poet, essayist, and journalist. Recent contributions include New York Magazine, LA Weekly and O, the Oprah Magazine.

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Trip to the Supermarket During a Pandemic, an L.A. Taco Poem