The Photography Of Jorge Peniche

The 22 year old, LA native began his career in 2006 by shooting photographs for The Game. Since then he has photographed other well-established figures in the hip hop and entertainment industries.

“Peniche’s images reflect the world through a kaleidoscope of subjects, from shooting in the trenches of the world’s most notorious gang neighborhoods to shooting in the most lavish abodes sitting atop hills overlooking the world he roams. His work is unique, and seeks to create iconic images that will represent a generation’s history.”

Jorge is quoted saying “Photography brings me great peace and satisfaction. It allows me to paint a picture through my lens, and the pictures I paint reflect stories of success, struggle, fun, uncertainty, glamour, sex, and the many vices we face in our world today.”

Some of his clients include Dazed & Confused Magazine, Lowrider Magazine, MTV, VH1, URB Magazine, XXL Magazine and Urban Ink Magazine.

The Art Of Tim Hendricks

Tim Hendricks is a second-generation artist. He was taught by his father, Don Hendricks, at a young age. Tim has been tattooing professionally since 1994. He got his start by tattooing local gang members in the neighborhood he grew up in during his mid-teens. Today Tim spends most of his time skateboarding and surfing. He’s also working on a couple of book projects involving pin-ups.

Tim was passed down the art of building hand made tattoo machines from his mentor – Mr. Dan Dringenberg. Each one-off machine is carefully made to fit each artist. Every part on Tim’s machines are custom made. The coils are hand wound and every piece is hand crafted with precision, care and patience.

Robert Gumpert American Prison Tats

American Prison Tattoos is a photo story by Robert Gumpert that explores the meanings behind prisoners’ tattoos in Californian penitentiaries.

All these photos are tight as hell all my tattoos are all jailhouse tattoos meaning it wasnt done by a traditional tattoo gun it was done by a needle in a plastic lead pencil but dude got skills so you cant even tell cant argue with art!

“Tattoos may be becoming the norm but before their surge in popularity, tattoos were the province of society’s outcasts: sailors, artists, carnies and outlaws – acting as road maps of their lives: who they were, what they had done, their loves, desires, their sorrows and pains.”

The Illustration Of Adam Isaac Jackson

Adam Isaac Jackson is from the Seattle area, but spent most of his life growing up in Japan. He’s a graduate of the Art Institute of Seattle

Yelawolf Lemonade Freestyle

So Yelawolf is a recently signed rapper from Alabama but the thing that separates him from other rappers from the south is not his skills its his skin because he is white but dont let racial shit get in your way dude got skills lets stop all this discrimination and listen to music!

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