#chicanophotography

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Man with Shadow on Face, ca. 1978 Neal Slavin

[cynthiad909]

I love the way Castillo’s photos capture the latino culture in a very honest and raw way. He does an amazing job at capturing Chicano historical moments. 

From    http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-oscar-castillo-chicano-life-photographer-20151120-story.html :

If you have ever seen a photo of Chicanos protesting in late 1960s or early '70s Los Angeles, chances are it may have been taken by Oscar Castillo.

Iconic images of Mexican Americans marching down Whittier Boulevard protesting the Vietnam War during the Chicano Moratorium in 1970 and portraits of Chicano artists at work are part of Castillo’s prolific output that has made its way into museum exhibits, scholarly writings and documentaries.

“If we don't do it, nobody else will, or they'll do it wrong.”— Oscar Castillo on the need for Latinos to document Chicano L.A. 

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A Young Chicanita Hawks La Raza Newspapers at the Poor People’s Campaign, 1968

Maria Varela

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from the East Los Angeles Urban Portrait Portfolio, ca. 1978

John Valadez

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Albert y Lynn Morales, Silver City, New Mexico, 1978

Louis Carlos Bernal

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Alfredo de Batuc, from the series Latino Artists of Los Angeles, 1991. 

Alejandro Rosas

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Lowrider Couple, 1980

Joe B. Ramos

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Lavanderia #1, 2002

Christina Fernandez