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A part of the Lawndale/Hawthorne area was known as Little Watts. The reason for this remains obscure.
I often get beat up on mixing art and politics (even here on flickr) which is fine with me. There is a place and time where art can have a powerful effect on making things known.
Chicano Art Magazine was kind enough to use one of my images for a small write up about life along the New Mexico border.
chicanoartmagazine.blogs.com/cam_blog/
Please take time to look up the magazine. Its way cool and highlights artist in and around L.A.
As for my thoughts on a border fence...its stupid. Another "no bid" contract for this administrations cronies. The immigration issue is about employers who hire undocumented workers and can only be solved with business standing up and following the laws they break.
What you don't hear about is the corruption at the border as well. This corruption is on both sides.
There are no easy answers.
If you would like to see more large format from the border, please see...
When he got up to get out, he scanned the seats.
"Are you missing anything," I asked?
"My sigarettes," he replied. "But I may have left them on the station."
"You got to go back then," I said.
"Sure," he replied.
Yesterday Bruce and I went to the 5th annual Chicano Soul Festival in San Jose. Of course I took my camera because I read that there would be over 200 lowriders, but I came home with much more than just pictures of cars. Everywhere I looked there was something wonderful to look at. There were acres of chrome, tattoos covering arms and bodies, elaborate dresses and headpieces, sharply dressed musicians and people who seemed genuinely delighted to share a Chicano culture that has deep roots in California. Chicano culture is all about pride, resilience, strength, and individuality. I hope that some of the pictures I took convey all of that and more.
While not all lowriders are gang members, it can be said that the lowrider is the preferred mode of transport for most Mexican gang members. That is reflected here, along with the car club name, "The Reflections". Interestingly, most Chicano car clubs use English names, sometimes proceeded by a double "e" "Thee" for added emphasis.
Union City, CA “No Kings!” rally and demonstration, 3/28/2026. Lots of student and Chicano participation in this smaller city in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. Other East Bay demos in nearby Fremont, Hayward and Oakland. This one organized by “Union City Resists!”
Aztec dancer at the 53th Chicano Park Day commemoration. This year’s theme was "Chicano Park Day 53: Kindling the New Fire.” Visitors to Chicano Park Day enjoyed music, dance, food, speakers and classic automobiles.
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Some of the artwork on the pylons of the Coronado Bay Bridge in Chicano Park in San Diego, California
17 años como Bombero en CPBMALAGA. Disfrutón por naturaleza, es una persona familiar y cercana, con gran corazón, alegre, honesta, siempre con una sonrisa en la cara. Lo mismo te lo puedes encontrar haciendo unas asanas q con un patín, en MTB, una tabla o en la roca. Desde muy joven ya le pegaba a la escalada su gran pasión que combina con el kite disfrutando como un enano tanto días flojos como días fuertes.
Cabo de CPBMALAGA en el parque de Bomberos de Coín
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17 years as a Firefighter in CPBMALAGA. Enjoyable by nature, he is a familiar and close person, with a big heart, cheerful, honest, always with a smile on his face. You can find the same thing doing some asanas with a skateboard, on MTB, a board or on the rock. From a very young age, his great passion was already attached to climbing, which he combines with kite, enjoying both lazy days and strong days like a dwarf.
Cape of CPBMALAGA in the Coín Fire Station
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Aztec dancer at the 53th Chicano Park Day commemoration. This year’s theme was "Chicano Park Day 53: Kindling the New Fire.” Visitors to Chicano Park Day enjoyed music, dance, food, speakers and classic automobiles.
Purchase my fine art prints:
My Stock Photography:
Photo copyright by ©Sam Antonio Photography 2023
Buy me a coffee:
www.buymeacoffee.com/samantonio
Contact me to license my images:
sam@samantoniophotography.com
Yesterday Bruce and I went to the 5th annual Chicano Soul Festival in San Jose. Of course I took my camera because I read that there would be over 200 lowriders, but I came home with much more than just pictures of cars. Everywhere I looked there was something wonderful to look at. There were acres of chrome, tattoos covering arms and bodies, elaborate dresses and headpieces, sharply dressed musicians and people who seemed genuinely delighted to share a Chicano culture that has deep roots in California. Chicano culture is all about pride, resilience, strength, and individuality. I hope that some of the pictures I took convey all of that and more.