The 1992 Los Angeles Riots (Revolution) Fine Art Collection

Presenting the only 35mm fine art collection spanning the cataclysmic first night and the subsequent catastrophic two days from the ground, in and around the flashpoint of the most devastating civil rights/social protest/civilian rage in U.S. history, where more than 50 people were killed, 2,300 people injured, culminating in nearly $1 billion in damage. Major news organizations declined to deploy war correspondents at night due to the unprecedented violence stemming from unpoliced Wild-West mayhem. Hence, I am the only photographer in the world who covered the 1992 Los Angeles Riots from the ground on the first night in the Westmont “100s” area, and near Florence Avenue and Normandie Avenue in South Los Angeles — and, by the protection of a “large miracle”, the collection survived.
1992 Los Angeles Riots first night Downtown Los Angeles Graffiti tag that reads: "Let the Revolution Begin!" in silver spray can office building black wall fire hydrant Canon EOS 630 35mm film
1992 Los Angeles Riots first night Downtown Los Angeles shattered window McDonald's Golden Arches logo Mac Tonight Canon EOS 630 35mm film
1992 Los Angeles riots, first night. Los Angeles police department (LAPD) motorcycle officers rolling down 4th street in downtown Los Angeles. canon eos 630 35mm film
1992 Los Angeles Riots, first night, South Los Angeles, Los Angeles Fire Department, firefighters, LAFD engine 93, burning building, fire, flames, Canon EOS 630 35mm, film.
1992 los angeles riots first night south los angeles dons market burning building plume black smoke canon eos 630 35mm film
1992 los angeles riots first night south los angeles burning building fire spectators 76th st canon eos 630 35mm film
1992 los angeles riots first night south los angeles burning nail salon building fire canon eos 630 35mm film
1992 los angeles riots first night south los angeles structure fire burning beams collapsing canon eos 630 35mm film
1992 los angeles riots first night south los angeles burning palm tree burning building plume black smoke abandoned car canon eos 630 35mm film
1992 Los Angeles Riots, first night, South Los Angeles, Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters, fire, flames, burning building, no LAPD support, Canon EOS 630 35mm, film.
1992 Los Angeles Riots, first night, burning Mobile gasoline station, Vermont Ave and Imperial Hwy, Westmont, "100s", South Los Angeles, fire, flames, Canon EOS 630 35mm, film.
1992 Los Angeles Riots, first night, African American families, fire hydrant flushing, 76th street, a few blocks from Florence Avenue and Normandie Avenue, South Los Angeles, Canon EOS 630 35mm, film.
1992 Los Angeles Riots, first night, two graffiti tags of Black Owned and one graffiti tag of Rodney King, South Los Angeles, Canon EOS 630 35mm, film.
1992 Los Angeles Riots, first night, ABC Market, Vernon Avenue and Vermont Avenue, South Los Angeles, Canon EOS 630 35mm, film.
1992 los angeles riots second day east los angeles smoky skies mid afternoon general hospital canon eos 630 35mm film
1992 los angeles riots second day downtown los angeles area smoky skies mid afternoon 10 freeway 6th street bridge canon eos 630 35mm film
1992 los angeles riots second day south los angeles sequential fires washington blvd trinity st facing east mid afternoon plumes black smoke canon eos 630 35mm film
1992 Los Angeles Riots, second day, South Los Angeles Washington Blvd. Sequential fires facing west, mid-afternoon, multiple plumes of black smoke, smoky skies, Los Angeles Police Department cruisers, Canon EOS 630 35mm film.
Fires everywhere as Latino men rise above the smoke to witness an incredible scene of fire after fire in mid-day Los Angeles. Published by Monthly Photography magazine, South Korea, titled "Raw from the LA Riots". 1992 Los Angeles riots, second day, South Los Angeles Washington Blvd. Latino spectators on roof, mid-afternoon, sequential fires, plume of black smoke, traffic, smoky skies, Canon EOS 630 35mm film.
1992 Los Angeles Riots, second day, Washington Blvd., South Los Angeles. Latinos looting strip mall mid-afternoon, burning building, plume of black smoke, Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officers, Los Angeles Fire Department fire engine, Canon EOS 630 35mm film.
Second day 1992 LA Riots Washington Blvd South LA two Latino looters shopping mall huggies m&m beer Marlboro cartons mid-afternoon smoky skies building on fire plume of black smoke Canon EOS 630 35mm film
1992 Los Angeles Riots, second day, Washington Blvd., South Los Angeles. Latinos looting Foodtown Supermarket mid-afternoon, burning building, plume of black smoke. Canon EOS 630 35mm film. Red 1987 Nissan 200SX Hatchback.
Second day 1992 LA Riots South LA Tam's Burgers restaurant African American black older man original owner spray painting black owned board up window mid-afternoon Canon EOS 630 35mm film
Second day 1992 LA Riots South LA boarded up Nativity Catholic Church entrance California Highway Patrol Officer Shotgun African American Man mid-afternoon Canon EOS 630 35mm film
Third day 1992 LA Riots DTLA M-16 rifle The National Guard Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center Temple St Mid-day Canon EOS 630 35mm film black and white
Second day 1992 LA Riots South LA Los Angeles Fire Department Fireman LAFD Firefighter Shotgun mid-afternoon orange 1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Canon EOS 630 35mm film
Second day Graffiti wall Graffiti tags 1992 LA Riots South LA Canon EOS 630 35mm film black and white Los Angeles Graffiti LA Riots
1992 Los Angeles Riots, third day, The National Guard, M-16 rifle, Latino, African American, Los Angeles City Hall, mid-afternoon, Canon EOS 630 35mm film.
Third day 1992 LA Riots South LA Home Savings of America burnt out building missing roof Canon EOS 630 35mm film black and white
1992 Los Angeles Riots, third day, County Sheriff's Department, Hall of Justice, 211 W Temple St Los Angeles, DTLA, mid-afternoon, Canon EOS 630 35mm film.
Third day 1992 LA Riots South LA Intersection of Florence and Normandie burnt cars rocks in the middle of the street Canon EOS 630 35mm film
1992 Los Angeles Riots, third day, Times Mirror Square, DTLA, mid-afternoon, Canon EOS 630 35mm film.
Third day 1992 LA Riots South LA Intersection of Florence and Normandie African American young Man walking Unocal gas station gas prices Canon EOS 630 35mm film
Third day 1992 LA Riots mid-afternoon South LA two Latino boys mangled metal security gate boarded up entrance food meat market lotto sign Canon EOS 630 35mm film
Third day 1992 LA Riots South LA Latino boy looking at the National Guard humvee military la riots Canon EOS 630 35mm film
Third day 1992 LA Riots mid-afternoon South LA female latina sweeping la riots burnt out building Canon EOS 630 35mm film (sweeping la riots) (burnt out building) South LA
Third day 1992 LA Riots mid-afternoon South LA African American Man middle of street cleanup crew sweeping la riots Canon EOS 630 35mm film
Third day 1992 LA Riots South LA midday palm tree smoldering debris smoke destroyed building parking lot ruins telephone polls Canon EOS 630 35mm film "To Live and Die in L.A." The 1992 Los Angeles Revolution (Riots) Fine Art Collection by Abraham Torres, An Unseen Side of the 1992 LA Riots, VICE News, May 2017 "To Live and Die in L.A." The 1992 Los Angeles Riots Fine Art Collection by Abraham Torres, Raw from the LA Riots, Monthly Photography South Korea Magazine, April 2019