(Q) How long have you been taking photos of graffiti & what interests you to do so?

(A) I’ve been actively benching for probably only 4 years or so. That’s on the regular, but before that I would just take random flicks of walls and sometimes trains if I happened to have my camera.

(Q) Do you own photo albums of actual prints or do you prefer digital?

(A) Just recently I’ve been converting a lot of my flicks to hard copies, and trading more. I like the simplicity of digital, but there’s something about having an actual, tangible copy of a photo that makes it more interesting, I don’t know…

(Q) How many photos are in your personal collection?

(A) Thousands!!! A lot of garbage but that makes the true gems really stand out!!

(Q) Do you feel photography plays a major role in documenting graffiti culture?

(A) Absolutely! It’s crucial to documenting this extremely random and temporary art form. I’m just happy to flick stuff that’s dope, then share it with the artists before it gets buffed, gone over by toys or ends up in who-the-hell knows where rotting on some siding with hobos taking shits and shooting up next to it.

(Q) Do you have any crazy stories or memorable moments while taking photos?

(A) Yeah man, spend half the amount of time I have in a train yard, and your bound to get into some shenanigans. I’ve had encounters with crackheads, gangbangers and the bull all in one day. Sneaking in to factories to “borrow” pallets for ladders. Gunshots and police search-lights are par for the course at one of my favorite spots. I’ve had tons of adventures and some pretty ill moments, but I keep gravitating back to the tracks like a sickness.

Location: Central, CA

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