The Crisis TapesThe Crisis Tapes the debut monograph of photographer Charlie Simokaitis is an account of his daughters gradual loss of the ability to see, and of her powerful psychological response to an imminent, and presumably diminished, reality. Depression and circular episodes of mental un wellness pervaded her life for several years, and reverberated within the family, like a reoccurring grieving process. Over time, Simokaitis and his wife found that they had

In 1978 he returned to Los Angeles to expand on those first pictures and

feeling free to share one’s truth and reveal one’s self to others is the toughest struggle and the most sublime achievement

when he was a member of the Outlaws gang

festivities around Guy Fawkes’ Night

Spike Jonze and Beastie Boys met for the first time in Los Angeles in 1991

Revelations explores the origins

Richards lived in Los Angeles for 30 years where she worked in commercial photography

Personally involved in the anti-Vietnam War activities of the 1960s

Tanya Marcuse

The book includes contributions by Michael E

On This Site contains images of these unsettlingly normal places

the viewer