A veteran Los Angeles news photographer who captured some iconic images during the 1992 riots recently revisited the places those photographs were taken, hoping to make new photographs of the community renewal promised after days of rage and destruction decades ago.
"It feels, like backwards, actually, when I put the two images together."
"I actually talked to an officer 25 years later about this, and he told me that they were the last line of protection to the building, if they got past these guys," he said while showing a darkroom print made from his original negatives.Soqui said he chose to shoot the new photos on film to try to avoid the added sharpness and clarity that digital images often provide.
titled,"Eyes on the King Verdict." Some of the proceeds will be shared with a community group in Watts.
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