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BODY21 : QUE LOCA LA LIBERTY

I captured this image in pursuit of another collection consisting of sign spinners for Liberty Tax who dress in Statue of Liberty costumes to catch the attention of people on corners all over LA during the tax season.

This particular Liberty was more of an expressive dancer than a sign spinner who performed with incredible intensity on the corner of Western and King.

A situation that required me to pull over, park, and position myself for the shot, I had substantial time to witness what seemed like an unending well of energy that spilled into the street while she blasted gospel music from a giant, beat up box speaker that looked like it fell off the back of a pickup truck in 1975.

A busy corner, Liberty danced and bounded about several people who mostly did what they could to ignore her... except for this one woman who waved her off and exclaimed "Que Loca", which made me laugh.

Creator

IMAGHOSTXO

imaghostxo.eth

I’m a Street Photographer from DTLA who believes that capturing truth requires the absence of me.

I’ve slept, worked, and lived in the streets of DTLA all my life.

Most recently, I lived in the center of the city, at 7th and Spring, and shot every single day for 8 years.

I shoot with at 23mm fixed lens, so I have to get close to my subjects. I’m not a sniper. I believe that if I can’t get close enough to catch the shot, I don’t deserve it.

My work is candid. My shots are unposed. My goal is to simply be present and distinctly attentive to the moments swirling around me with the single intention to capture any of an unfathomable amount of impossible alignments that go unseen every day.

To pull from my Genesis: We are stars. Expelled & dying flashes of light. Some named, held in awe. Some ignored, most unseen. An eternal cycle of peerless moments; the ephemeral beauty of simply being, burning, and dying before each other’s eyes.

Many of us go through life questioning our value. I hope that my work captures the fact that you are immense, powerful, and perfect every moment you are alive.

Thank you for being here.

Properties

Rights

Extended Editorial

Site

Leimert Park

Status

There

Spectrum

B/W

Artist

IMAGHOSTXO

Edition

1/1

Dimensions

2820x4956

Filetype

JPG

License

Extended Editorial

Can be used to display privately, or in commercial and non-commercial settings, or in groups with an unlimited number of participants. The license includes unlimited use and display in virtual or physical galleries, documentaries, and essays by the NFT holder. Provides no rights to create commercial merchandise, commercial distribution, or derivative works.

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