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PORTRAITS

PHOTOGRAPHY & CREATIVE DIRECTION

A portrait photography series built around the individual, using location, composition, wardrobe and movement to shape each image. Each shoot develops its own atmosphere and character through a collaborative photographic and creative-direction process.

Emeka Nwoye seated outdoors in Agua Dulce, posing shirtless against sunlit rock formations beneath a bright blue sky.
Viet Dang in a flowing black kimono he made himself, extending the fabric in motion against modern architecture in downtown Los Angeles.
Dominique Battiste wearing Michael Ngo, posing beside a vintage 1968 Buick LeSabre convertible in Los Angeles, with sunglasses and a dramatic black textured coat.
Kristen Shapero posing outdoors in Los Angeles with her arms crossed overhead, wearing a patterned cropped vest and blue tie-dye trousers.
Black-and-white portrait of Mike Bautista in Los Angeles, framed closely to emphasize his expression, chain necklace and chest tattoo reading “Never Give Up Your Dreams.”

CREDITS

Alvin de Castro
Photography & Creative Direction

  1. Emeka Nwoye — Agua Dulce, California

  2. Viet Dang — DTLA, Los Angeles, Garment designed & made by Viet Dang

  3. Dominique Battiste — Los Angeles, Styling & garments by Michael Ngo, Makeup by Andrew Velasquez

  4. Kristen Shapero — Los Angeles

  5. Mike Bautista — Los Angeles

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