Dead Relatives Press

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“CONTAGIOUS CULTURE encapsulates the breadth of the Los Angeles underground through film & digital photography – from lowriders to hardcore punk, leatherwork to activism, neighborhood vendors to graffiti to makeup and beyond, LOS ANGELES can be defined a merge of mindsets & walks of life coexisting in a singular moment, able to thrive beyond the boundaries of the city we hold so dear. As far-reaching as we’ve seen our past & present influence, is why our culture can be defined as… (>ᴗ•) !

Entirely user-submitted, over 10,000 photos were carved down to 265 for Vol. 5’s groupshow & book by Director of Superchief Gallery Bill Dunleavy and Chicano photography OG Estevan Oriol. This companion issue features our favorites that couldn’t make the cut, blown up to twice the size of the original release, providing a platform to storytell, reminisce, and inspire one another to explore all that Los Angeles has to offer.”

-Héctor Zaldívar @hexzald , Editor-in-Chief of Dead Relatives Magazine