Spent Thanksgiving exploring the grittier side of downtown Los Angeles with Matt Berberi as my character study. Never been one to really photograph men, so I challenged myself by shooting a "character" as oppose to a model. Definitely a more exciting shoot since I could simple direct him instead of posing him. I also enjoyed the contrast between the well put suit and the filth of a city.
My inspiration being movies such as Goodfellas, Casino Royale and The Wolf Of Wallstreet.
Is your landlord getting ready to evict you? Good! Pick up the phone and start dialing! I want the consequences of failure to become so f-ing unthinkable that you'll have no choice but to solve your problems by becoming rich!
Marty said, "The thing that I've learned about doing movies is, if you make these people as authentic as possible, the audience will forgive anything.
- Leonardo DiCaprio On Martin Scorses
Photographer and story by: Tara Macken
Location: Downtown Los Angeles, CA
Outfit: All Saints Tie, Shirt from A.P.C, Suit jacket and Shoes from Barney's Co-op, Pants from J Brand, Sunglasses Dior Homme