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Blake Farber interview; Filmmaker, Director, Guitarist of Olde York

Blake Farber is a filmmaker/director from New York City. He does music videos and commercials / short films all over the world. He also plays guitar in New York Hardcore band Olde York. He had a busy few years directing videos and releasing albums with Olde York, so we figured it was time to catch up with him and see what’s what…

– When was the first time you picked up a camera and realised “this is what I wanna do for a living”?
[two_third]Blake Farber: It’s not that I’ve picked up a camera, I was born with a camera in my hand! Both my mom and dad are photographers… So it came natural to follow in their footsteps. Taking a visual thing like photography and add motion to it… On my moms side of the family they’re all musicians, my Uncle who played bass in many surf bands (including Jan and Dean, the reunited Beach Boys tours, and various other classic rock bands). … Read More

The Wild Styles on November 9, 2012 in Interviews, Videos

Touch The Icon / OG SickFlicks – Artist Profile

Touch The Icon Bio: At a very early age Los Angeles native Touch became the self appointed photographer in his neighborhood. Using only disposable cameras at the time, “It’s the only thing we could afford and they were also easy to steal” says Touch, he photographed every backyard bbq, house party, and even began making his homeboys pose for photographs. The Gang culture was a part of his every day life and this was clearly depicted in all of his photographs.

Seeking to advance his knowledge of photography Touch attended a local junior College where his professor quickly to a liking to his work. Every assignment was saturated with Fellow Gang Members and Street Culture, his work was raw and shocking to the entire class. After learning basic techniques and photography principles on a rental camera Touch dropped out of school and returned to the Streets. With a new understanding of his hobby Touch began setting up photo shoots with his homeboys/homegirls and photographed every car show and local hip hop event.

The Wild Styles on June 5, 2012 in Articles, Interviews, Lifestyle

Andres Herren Photography – Artist Profile

ANDRES HERREN is a young photographer based in zurich, switzerland.

A trip to LA during the summer of 2009 was a life changing experience for him on a personal as well as artistic level. The vibrating city with its many different facets captured his interest. The lowrider scene and the LA CULTURA inspired him a lot.

Here’s a small selection of some of his work as well an video documentary about how Andres got into photography.

The Wild Styles on May 3, 2012 in Articles