May 1ST- MAY DAY - IMMIGRATION REFORM- DOWN TOWN LOS ANGELES- MEHDI BOUQUA

Suspicious Bag- Down Town L.A.

Street Block in between Broadway and Spring in Down Town L.A due to a Suspicious bag that was left next to a trash can. Turned out to be a false alarm. Thank god. 

Reflection of a silhouette- Los angeles street photography

street Feeder- Los Angeles Street photography

Far away from home- Street Portrait - Los Angeles DTLA

Street Portrait Los Angeles - Color-

OverCast in the City- DTLA.

Night Flash Portraits - .DTLA.

-ZoninG- WalkTrough- D.T.L.A

Web Site www.mehdibouqua.com

Check out my website, here's a screen shot of it... and here's the link or just click on the image http://www.mehdibouqua.com

Bandana- Candid Portrait- Los Angeles

Alisa Apps

here's a shot I did for Alisa Apps, It truly was great working with her, such an amazing artist, and person.

Side Stepping on the 110- Los Angeles

Raw Street Portrait

UpdatE

Hey guys, Been off the map for a little. Here's an update: Did a photoshoot last week with a singer/ song writer (photos coming soon).... a week after, I became the head photographer for Lucy Paris in Down Town L.A, very happy and excited about this amazing opportunity....  Very soor for the lack of posts on here but I will be uploading More Photos  soon. Street Photos.... Meanwhile please check out my official website http://www.mehdibouqua.com   

Abandonment

Chained forgotten and abandoned in time space.Neglected beauty, and the pride of yesterday,memories,nostalgia,and what was yesterday's happy cities life,all but locked up,privatized and made inexcusably forbidden by a lock, noticeably unnoticed, forgotten mysterious beauty.Shaped by hands and minds,of those who have passed through our cities,streets, builders, planners, architects,artisans,and artistes, who have left theirs souvenirs in multitudes of remainders,subjects, sentiments,and human feelings,love and its glamorous grander.

Raw Street Portrait-

Raw Street Portrait in Color

So recently I've been thinking about what to add and change how I photograph and document the people of Los Angeles, and so I started to shoot with color instead of my usual B&Ws and it made me realize just how beautiful colors can make a photograph look. With that said, I gave my self a new project to make a series of Raw Street Portraits in Color,  that will be shot horizontally instead of vertically.

Down Town L.A Roof Action. Broadway Street

Jewelry District- Light Spots

Street Traveler

street Portrait

Raw Street Portrait-

Antwuan Willis "Big Kandy" Dixon

Back on the Raw Street Portraits-

I ran into Antwuan yesterday as I was taking a stroll in down Town with Rinzi and David and I have to admit, I did not know who he was at all until I got home and googled him. His tattoos caught my eyes from a distance and so I asked to get a Portrait of him, and so here it is. 

Light and Shadow Compilation

Article coming very soon about Light and shadows. For now, please enjoy some of my new work.

3rd Street

Right place at the right time- Candid Street

7th Avenue

-Waiting- Down Town L.A.

After waiting for 30 minutes in down town L.A to capture my perfect subject using the rusted out graffiti on the garage door, I came to the conclusion that I should and will title this one -Waiting-

Candid Street Portrait- Light Play- Down Town L.A

Candid Street Portraits-

I had the pleasure to go out and shoot with my good friend, and great street photographer Rinzi Roco Ruiz around down town L.A and here's a couple of shots i caught along our long walk. ( These portraits are a continuation of what I have been working on recently, so please scroll down the page to view more Candid Street portraits).... 

A day in the life of Ron- Voice Memo- Photos

In the midst of all the Las vegas glamour, cheek boutiques, hotels, casinos and restaurants. I stumbled upon -Ron- A homeless man from Detroit living in the cold deceiving streets of Las Vegas, and here are some of his words  "It may not always work out everyday but as long as I wake up breathing and living in the morning, I am a happy camper" A soul with such positivity can survive any hardship life has to offer.  

Here's an Audio recording I recorded while asking Ron a few questions about his day and life in Las Vegas, how he deals with people and his view of life. 

Check it out...

Street Portrait-Candid

Full Frame Candid street portraits

There are many genres and styles of portraits, and aside from my Raw Street portraits that are shot very close and only capture the subject's facial expression, I decided to switch it up a notch and try and capture a candid street photography full frame portrait. And so here is what I came up with. "one last note: this does not mean that I will stop shooting Raw Street Portraits" :-) Also, I will be adding new photos to this post every week, So please keep checking. Thank You