#skidrowsfinest

I’ve living , working and shooting fotos in the Skid Row Area for over 20 years now. It was an honor for me when Retna and @mac_arte brought me in on the project right in the heart of Skid Row on 6th and Crocker. I did a photo of Slim Flexin Representing Strength because it’s really only the strong survive down there. It seems like when your living on the Row anything can happen at anytime. It’s already bad enough if your living on the streets down there, but it can go from bad to all bad real quick. Retna and MAC chose this photo to do a Mural of on the side of a building that was gonna be a place to feed , entertain and have workshops for the Homeless. It last about a year, it was a non profit that ran out of money and it’s been empty ever since. It’s was a cool project to be a part of and for all of us to give back to the community. Camera: Canon AE1 Lens : 35mm Film: Kodak Tri x 400 asa #estevanoriol #elmac #Retna #SkidRow #thisislosangelesbook @drago_publisher #losangelesphotographer #slim #mural #streetart #estevanoriolphotography #skidrowsfinest #ThisIsLosAngeles #homeless #blackandwhitephotography #35mmfilm #6thstreet #downtownlosangeles #losAngeles (at Skid Row, Los Angeles) https://www.instagram.com/p/B05DNcNBPPg/?igshid=1vnfvqxiyc54k

#MOOD. Skid Rows Finest Pepper, we been kickin it 17 years, we’re the same age, 6 days apart , when everyone else was going to LAke Havasu, we were going to LA River. Still at it 2018 4th st bridge. Photo: @hunterjnr thisIsLosAngeles #estevanoriol #iphoneFlix #SkidrowsFinest #pepper #downtownLA #now #theartistDistrict

While visiting Crushow, I was lucky to catch this moment of his daughter coming to see him. It was moving day for him. Every two weeks the residents have to move their tents and belongings to a different location while the city comes and cleans the streets and sidewalks. Anything that is not removed is thrown away. Sometimes people lose invaluable possessions that cannot be replaced. But Crushow says the upside of the street cleaning is people don't accumulate too much stuff, which in itself can drag you down. @scbrownbear #skidrowsfinest #skidrowla #skidrowlosangeles #skidrow #blackwndwhite #losangelas #dtla #bnwphotography #streetphotography #suitcasejoe

#PEPPER just got out the county, did 120 days. He beat his case. Haha!!! #SKIDrowsFINEST HE'S BACK! #thisislosangeles #estevanoriol #iphone #laCounty