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Salinas Exposed 3

 "Cristo Rey"

 'The Griffin House'

 'Wrecks'

Here are 3 shots I have hanging at Somos Gallery for the 3rd installment of 'Salinas Exposed.'

These were fun to shoot. Thanks to Hector Hernandez for helping me out.

At the Motel with Betty Nice

I've known local model/photographer Betty Nice for quite a while now.. Even worked a 9-5 with her for a few years, but not until a few months ago did we shoot. I told her to meet me at a local motel to see what we could capture...

(here are just a few of the photos we got)

Salinas Gettin Exposed

Went out last night in Salinas to do some shooting for the Salinas Exposed photo exhibit.

I have a lot of fun shooting at night, you never know what you'll capture or who you'll run into.

Good times..

Calendario Azteca

Back piece at Ink at the Bay Tattoo Convention in July.

Cal Flavor 2012

Had the pleasure of going to Japan again.. This time for Cal Flavor in Nagoya Japan. Good times!

Shooting

Been busy shooting some lovely ladies the last few weeks. It's a rough live.

Good times. -Juan

Shoot!

I got a chance to shoot my Canon a lot this weekend.

On Saturday we linked up with the homies Cire, Vexor & Crayone to shoot while they got up on the famous Bill's Wheels Skateshop.

On Sunday I shot pictures of my compadre's family

On Sunday evening we went out to shoot some of the cruising going down on North Main St. in Salinas, CA after the Streetlow car show. Good times!

Front Seat

Katrina in the Lazzerini Merc

Shooting Katrina

Here are some shots (as you can see behind the scenes) from my latest shoot with Katrina. Katrina brought along her make-up artist: Mallory Garcia, and stylist: Justine Guerra, which really helped. I'm sure I'll be shooting Katrina more... Very good times!

Lights out

Danyelle Castro.

En Rojo Vivo

Another shot of Katrina

Hella Yella

Always a good time when I shoot with Danyella Castro, I took advantage and shot some of her with a Local Hero Japan shirt for the homies in the far east..

Katrina

aka 'La Blacka' up on the roof. Good times shooting with Katrina this past weekend, She's a good sport.. She even held an umbrella to keep the sun off me and she stood on top of me and gave me a nice massage while I shot Danyella. Can't wait to shoot her again!

Salinas Exposed Portraits

If you didn't get a chance to make it down to Somos last Friday night do yourself a favor and stop by while the 'Salinas Exposed 2' exhibit is still up. There are some great portraits by some great local talent. I chose to photograph those who feed me in Salinas. As you know I love good food.

"Don Juan" - I have been enjoying tacos at 'La Paloma' for many years. Don Juan not only makes some very delicious and unique tacos, but he is a very good guy. Stop by Thursday - Sunday nights on Griffin St.

"Dona Mami" - First person I thought of was my mom. She has been feeding me my entire life. She is a very traditional Mexican woman who feeds others before feeding herself.

"Mi Tierra" - A small joint in Old Town Salinas has a very large menu and Carlos makes the best chavelas in town, I go have one at least twice a week.

Salinas Me Alimenta

For the upcoming 'Salinas Exposed 2' Photography show I will be showcasing the people that feed me in Salinas, CA

Rockin with the Best!

Dj Sho-T called me to snap a few photos of him for his latest mixtape release party... I took the shots and designed a poster/flyer.

Josselyn

I didn't decide to be a photographer; I just happened to fall into it.

Model: Josselyn
Hair: Danyelle Castro
Make Up: Victoria Carranza
Body Paint: Danyelle & Victoria
Photo: ME

Exposing Salinas

I'm pretty stoked to be a part of this photogrpahy exhibit and to have designed the flyer..

Will (at Somos Media) and I talked about doing a "Salinas" photo exhibit over a year ago, then we kinda put it on the back burner. A few months ago my buddy Mark asked Will if we've ever moved forward on the "Salinas" exhibit... We hadn't but Mark asking was enough to get the ball rolling..

I think we did a good job of gathering some photographers who will shed some light on the culture (not just agriculture) in Salinas.





Salinas Exposed
Froday November 5th
Somos Media

You must be there!
-Juan