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1970's, 1970's los angeles, 6x6, available light photography, black and white, Cold Water Flat, Dan Teoli, daniel d. teoli jr, decisive moment, film, hasselblad swc, He had been all around the world, and even had a shrunken head hanging in his window., los angeles, medium format, roll film, skid row, social commentary, social documentary image, social documentary photo, social documentary photography, social milieu, Teoli, travel
Captain of Wall Street 90014– Los Angeles 1974
by Daniel D. Teoli Jr.
I met the ‘Captain’ on Wall Street in downtown L.A. 40 years ago. We talked for a while and I asked if I could photograph him in his room. He agreed, so we went up to his cold water flat and I took a few shots of him. Nowadays people are pretty paranoid and won’t go for that type of thing…but I still ask sometimes.
He was an interesting guy. He was an old merchant marine. He had been all around the world, and even had a shrunken head hanging in his window. The only light was the window and one bare bulb on the ceiling. His walls were hand-painted with a green jungle scene. Can you imagine trying to get a shrunken head past customs nowadays?
Shot with a Hasselblad SWC.
