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*update 01/02/13: this giveaway is officially closed.
thank you to all that participated!*
photographer christian rios does it again. back in february, i interviewed him for his first book, dreamers and now he's back with his second book dreamers nyc. the coffee table book includes images of actors patrick schwarzenegger, chord overstreet, nico tortorella and also top models including sean o'pry, simon van meervenne (cover), river viiperi, luke armitage and many more. a percentage of the
proceeds from dreamers nyc will be donated to help the victims of hurricane sandy.
as a holiday gift, christian and i will be doing a giveaway for a personalized and signed copy of dreamers (first edition)!
if there has been a person in los angeles whose photography i've admired, and who's presence i'm going to miss when he leaves to new york, it's christian rios. known at the go-to-guy for male photography, his simple approach in capturing a fellow's essence is anything but simple - it's genius. we were able to catch up at urth cafe where he agreed to let me interview him for the blog. thank you sir! xx
q: why the title "dreamers" and why did you feel like this was the time to publish it?
a: the title comes from the fact that artists, models, musicians, actors all come to la to pursue their dream. the essence of california is more than just "hollywood". they come from all over the world and all over the states just for this dream. why now? i had the opportunity and the idea. i had to do something to push on forward. i saw that in music you can produce a track and sell a record independently and thought why cant i do this? i did everything independently. i hadn't seen anyone do this.
q: three adjectives to describe yourself:
a: cool (he laughs and immediately says "i'm just kidding! i'm just kidding!" apologetically. it took me by surprise that he took this long to think about it. he finally looks up.)caring, loving and optimistic.
q:what inspires you?
a: i'll tell you what i don't do. i never look at my competitors work as inspiration. when i need it, i just don't go to other websites just to see how i could do it better. my inspiration mostly comes from music. growing up, i was always around music. most of my editorials are song titles. true life and true experiences also inspire me.
q. where do you see yourself in five years?
a. everytime i get questions like this i always say i want to keep doing what i'm doing but progressing. keep doing bigger things.
i told him to pick his favorite images from "dreamers":
