{"id":7237,"date":"2012-06-09T09:33:42","date_gmt":"2012-06-09T16:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=7237"},"modified":"2012-06-10T18:55:29","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T01:55:29","slug":"interview-with-mehdi-bouqua-raw-los-angeles-street-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/09\/interview-with-mehdi-bouqua-raw-los-angeles-street-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Mehdi Bouqua, Raw Los Angeles Street Photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3AKjEhjLd00\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eric&#8217;s Note<\/strong>: Had a chance to interview my boy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mehdibouqua.com\/#!HOME|mainPage\">Mehdi Bouqua<\/a>, a street photographer based out of Los Angeles. We met first via the internet, when I came upon his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mehdibouqua.com\/#!PORTRAITS\/c8cg\">Raw Street Portraits<\/a> series. We realized that we both lived in Los Angeles, met up, and had a blast hanging out and shooting together. His interest in art first stemmed from street photography and street art, and now he pursues his love of photography through the streets and its surroundings. Did I mention the crazy guy can speak four languages?\u00c2\u00a0French, English, Arabic and Spanish? Check out the\u00c2\u00a0interview\u00c2\u00a0above and some of his images below.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Raw Street Portraits<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s1192.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa322\/erickimphotography\/raw%20street%20portraits\/?action=view&amp;current=medhi1.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i1192.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa322\/erickimphotography\/raw%20street%20portraits\/medhi1.png\" alt=\"Mehdi Bouqua Street Portraits\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s1192.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa322\/erickimphotography\/raw%20street%20portraits\/?action=view&amp;current=medhi2.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i1192.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa322\/erickimphotography\/raw%20street%20portraits\/medhi2.png\" alt=\"Mehdi Bouqua Street Portraits\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s1192.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa322\/erickimphotography\/raw%20street%20portraits\/?action=view&amp;current=medhi3.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i1192.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa322\/erickimphotography\/raw%20street%20portraits\/medhi3.png\" alt=\"Mehdi Bouqua Street Portraits\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s1192.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa322\/erickimphotography\/raw%20street%20portraits\/?action=view&amp;current=medhi4.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i1192.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa322\/erickimphotography\/raw%20street%20portraits\/medhi4.png\" alt=\"Mehdi Bouqua Street Portraits\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s1192.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa322\/erickimphotography\/raw%20street%20portraits\/?action=view&amp;current=medhi5.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i1192.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa322\/erickimphotography\/raw%20street%20portraits\/medhi5.png\" alt=\"Mehdi Bouqua Street Portraits\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s1192.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa322\/erickimphotography\/raw%20street%20portraits\/?action=view&amp;current=medhi6.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i1192.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa322\/erickimphotography\/raw%20street%20portraits\/medhi6.png\" alt=\"Mehdi Bouqua Street Portraits\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out more of Mehdi&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mehdibouqua.com\/#!PORTRAITS\/c8cg\">Raw Street Portraits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Follow Mehdi<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mehdibouqua.com\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/bouquamehdi\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MehdiBouqua\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out Mehdi&#8217;s work here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mehdibouqua.com\">http:\/\/www.mehdibouqua.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Which of Mehdi&#8217;s Raw Street Portraits speak out to you the most? Share your thoughts in the comments below!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric&#8217;s Note: Had a chance to interview my boy Mehdi Bouqua, a street photographer based out of Los Angeles. We met first via the internet, when I came upon his Raw Street Portraits series. We realized that we both lived in Los Angeles, met up, and had a blast hanging out and shooting together. 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