Billy Valdes has Los Angeles pedigree. He knows the city as well anyone and still holds down a stylistic line on the skateboard with ease. Some things never change. Here are some film images captured by Innocnts from various hangs with Billy in and around the Silver Lake area. Stay tuned for an upcoming Innocnts video short with Billy and long time friend Paulo Diaz. Coming soon enough.
Visual Time capsule from 70's Venice Beach shot by David Scott.
Once thought to be the most densely populated place on Earth, with 50,000 people crammed into only a few blocks, these fascinating pictures give a rare insight into the lives of those who lived Kowloon Walled City.
Taken by Canadian photographer Greg Girard in collaboration with Ian Lamboth the pair spent five years familiarising themselves with the notorious Chinese city before it was demolished in 1992.
The city was a phenomenon with 33,000 families and businesses living in more than 300 interconnected high-rise buildings, all constructed without contributions from a single architect.
Images knicked from here.
Innocnts artist, Danny Minnick recently sat down for an interview with LA's General Dogon for Frank151. Dogon is an advocate for the impoverished and disenfranchised living around LA's Skid Row area. For every action there is a reaction and we never stop learning. Good people still do good things. La lutte continues...
A collection of various visual stimuli.
Eden Saul shapes Dead Kooks Surfboards on the Gold Coast of Australia. He's gonna be visiting California for a bit and Innocnts is stoked to be hosting a temporary pop-up surf shop featuring various Dead Kooks shapes. We'll be hangin and BBQ'n on Sunday June 16th from 1pm to 5pm. Stop by have a cold brew and check some boards!
