213 & the 7 Samurai

Los Angeles was still new to me when I met Gajin Fujita, an artist born & raised in East L.A. While we were at Otis College of Art & Design I developed a photo essay on him & his band of brothers, fellow graffiti artists who are still thriving & making art today.

Featuring

Gajin "Hyde" Fujita

Paul "Skept" Kanemitsu

Tony "Tempt" Quan

Jose "Prime" Reza

Alex "Defer" Kizu

Joseph "Nuke" Montalvo

Relic

Duke