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Abraham Torres

National Geographic

LA92

Mexican photographer Abraham Torres licensed two 35mm film photographs from his never-before-seen offering: The 1992 Los Angeles Riots (Revolution) Fine Art Collection

Graffiti tag, LA Riots, South Los Angeles, National Geographic LA92. Graffiti tag, on a white broken down garage door, in blue spray can paint reads: "Police Killer. All Gangs Get Together" In a back alley in South LA, a unifying message that resonated throughout the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, enough is enough, the angels are angry. Image licensed by Academy Award directors Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin via Lightbox Entertainment for LA92 documentary, National Geographic April 2017. In a South LA back alley, a rare unifying message resonated throughout the 1992 Los Angeles Riots: enough is enough, the Angels are angry. Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 630 35mm film camera.
The Writing is on the Wall 1992 The L.A. Riots (Revolution) Fine Art Collection
Helicopter, 1992 LA Riots, The All Seeing Eye of God, helicopter, ghetto bird, debuted on National Geographic LA92. News and police choppers, helicopter(s) roamed with impunity over the LA skies, as the world was fixated. People did not leave their TV sets, wondering if the 1992 Los Angeles Riots were just around the corner. From the ground, on the second day of rioting, the constant roar of an unrelenting eye, following, observing the many angelic moves of angel city. Image licensed by Academy Award directors Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin via Lightbox Entertainment for LA92 documentary, National Geographic April 2017. Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 630 35mm film camera.
The All Seeing Eye of God (The Eye of Providence) The 1992 Los Angeles Riots (Revolution) Fine Art Collection

Key Art Poster

National Geographic LA92 movie poster.

Helicopter element used to create movie poster

 

LA92 Premiere

Historian/documentarian Timothy Goldman, Academy Award-winner and Co-Director of LA92 Dan Lindsay, and Mexican photographer Abraham Torres, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Historian/documentarian Timothy Goldman, Academy Award-Winner and Co-Director of LA92 Dan Lindsay, and Mexican photographer Abraham Torres at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art LA92 premiere.
Mexican photographer Abraham Torres in front of the large theater screen with the LA92 Logo and National Geographic banner at the premiere at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Historian/documentarian Timothy Goldman and Mexican photographer Abraham Torres, in front of a photo wall at the LA92 premiere at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

VICE News

Mexican photographer Abraham Torres and community activist John Torres

Interview by Messiah Rhodes

Abraham Torres: The VICE Interview

NHK

Japan Broadcasting Corporation

Interviewed by NHK Television Reporter and Interpreter, 2018

On location interview at Florence and Normandie in South Los Angeles of Mexican photographer Abraham Torres by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) television reporter and interpreter, 2018. The image is black and white.
Mexican photographer Abraham Torres at Florence & Normandie with NHK news crew

Japan’s national public broadcasting organization sent a news crew from Japan for an on-location interview in South Los Angeles and an in-home interview regarding Mexican photographer Abraham Torres firsthand experience as the only photographer in the world to document the uprising from the ground on the first night in South Los Angeles.

Home NHK news crew interview of Mexican photographer Abraham Torres
(Home) NHK news crew interview of Mexican photographer Abraham Torres

Monthly Photography Magazine of South Korea

Published interview and 8 (image) photo spread, April 2019

Cover of the April 2019 issue of Monthly Photography Magazine of South Korea
Cover of Monthly Photography Magazine of South Korea, April 2019 Issue

The focus of the interview was to gain insight into Mexican photographer Abraham Torres first-person historical experience, and how his unique point of view was different from the mainstream media’s portrayal of the historical 1992 Los Angeles uprising for the article “1992 Los Angeles Riots Historical Perspective”. The interview includes (8) images from the Los Angeles Riots (Revolution) Fine Art Collection, published in a 4-page photo spread as part of a historical showcase of life in 1990s Los Angeles. The renowned publication was established 1966 and the article firmly cements Abraham Torres as a published Mexican International Fine Art Photographer, as the magazine is the oldest, most esteemed, leading photography magazine in South Korea with a subscriber list that is a who’s who of photographers, artists, curators, museum directors, art critics and art educators.

First 2 pages of a 4-page photo spread in Monthly Photography Magazine of South Korea of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots (Revolution) Fine Art Collection by Abraham Torres
First 2 pages (4 images) photo spread of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots (Revolution) Fine Art Collection in Monthly Photography Magazine of South Korea
Second 2 pages of a 4-page photo spread in Monthly Photography Magazine of South Korea of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots (Revolution) Fine Art Collection by Abraham Torres
Second 2 pages (4 images) photo spread of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots (Revolution) Fine Art Collection in Monthly Photography Magazine of South Korea

Usc Annenberg Media

Reporter Alana Bracken interviews Abraham Torres for USC Annenberg Media "Sound Portrait" audio interview as the only photographer to capture the first night of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.

Reporter Alana Bracken interviews Mexican photographer Abraham Torres for USC Annenberg Media “Sound Portrait” audio interview as the only photographer to capture the first night of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots in South Los Angeles.

 (Press play) to listen to the vivid NPR-stlye audio interview.

South Los Angeles Community Coalition

“Re-Image Justice” exhibit commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.

Abraham Torres stands in front of some his never-before-seen-photographs from the 1992 Los Angeles Riots (Revolution) Fine Art Collection at the 25th anniversary South Los Angeles Community Coalition "Re-Image Justice" exhibit.
Debuting his never-before-seen 1992 Los Angeles Riots (Revolution) Fine Art Collection, Mexican photographer Abraham Torres stands in front of his partial collection at South Los Angeles Community Coalition “Re-Image Justice” exhibit. Anchoring the exhibition as the only photographer on the ground to capture the first night of the rebellion in South Los Angeles.

LA WEEKLY:

“The Most Powerful Exhibition on the 1992 Los Angeles Riots”.

Interview by Gwynedd Stuart

LA WEEKLY magazine declares the South Los Angeles Community Coalition "Re-Imagine Justice" exhibit: "The Most Powerful Exhibition on the 1992 Los Angeles Riots". Abraham Torres is interviewed by Gwynedd Stuart as the featured photographer for the exhibition.
Abraham Torres is the featured Mexican photographer for the South Los Angeles Community Coalition exhibit.

 KPFK, 90.7 FM

Enfoque Latino: The Los Angeles Uprising 25th Anniversary Radio Special, hosted by Ruben Tapia.

Mexican photographer Abraham Torres is on a panel discussion, as a featured guest, to discuss the incredible moment in U.S. history, that has now been classified as a modern-day Civil War, as government police powers could not be enforced for several days, on a live radio broadcast commemorating the 25th anniversary.

The live broadcast was carried across 40 radio stations (home page).

 

Abraham Torres is a featured guest on a panel discussion on the radio talk show Enfoque Latino hosted by Ruben Tapia for KPFK, 90.7 FM Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Uprising 25th Anniversary Radio Special. The live broadcast was carried across 40 radio stations.
Mexican photographer Abraham Torres speaking during the live on-air radio special broadcast inside KPFK 90.7 FM studios, Hollywood, California.

LA CityView 35

LA This Week is channel 35 City of Los Angeles government access television media station. An Emmy award-winning weekly news program interview of Mexican photographer Abraham Torres about his rare 1992 Los Angeles Riots (Revolution) Fine Art Collection at South Los Angeles Community Coalition exhibit.

LA CityView 35 (Channel 35's Emmy award-winning weekly news program) LA This Week interviews Mexican photographer Abraham Torres at South Los Angeles Community Coalition "Re-Image Justice" exhibit.
Mexican photographer Abraham Torres interview by “L.A. This Week”

 NBC4 News, Los Angeles

A “Powerful Display”, Mexican photographer Abraham Torres anchors the South Los Angeles Community Coalition”Re-imigine Justice” exhibit with the debut of his never-before-seen 1992 Los Angeles Riots (Revolution) Fine Art Collection.

Screenshot of "Stormtroopers" from the 1992 Los Angeles Riots (Revolution) Fine Art Collection by Mexican photographer, Abraham Torres, showcased on NBC4, Los Angeles news broadcast.
“Stormtroopers” from the 1992 Los Angeles Riots (Revolution) Fine Art Collection by Mexican photographer Abraham Torres, showcased on NBC4, Los Angeles news broadcast.

LAist

“Revisits the Chaos of The 1992 Riots At This Haunting South L.A. Art Exhibit”, with featured Mexican photographer Abraham Torres.

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Partial display of 1992 LA Riots (Revolution) Fine Art Collection at Community Coalition exhibit from LAist online magazine article: "Revisits the Chaos of The 1992 Riots At This Haunting South L.A. Art Exhibit", of featured Mexican photographer Abraham Torres
Image by LAist of the partial display of 1992 LA Riots (Revolution) Fine Art Collection at Community Coalition exhibit by featured Mexican photographer Abraham Torres

25th Anniversary of the 1993 Ucla Hunger Strike(s), Symposium

Mexican photographer Abraham Torres debuted the premier collection, the 1993 UCLA Hunger Strike Fine Art Collection, which now jockeys back and forth against legacy media (LA Times/ NY Times) for ranking on Google’s First-Page search queries.

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Hunger Strike Pride from the 1993 UCLA Hunger Strike Fine Art Collection printed for 25th anniversary symposium pamphlets.
Abraham Torres “Hunger Strike Pride” photograph from his 1993 UCLA Hunger Strike Fine Art Collection printed for the cover of the 25th anniversary symposium pamphlets.

Google Knowledge Panel, 2019

Only image of Sal Castro on the campus of Ucla during the 1993 Ucla Hunger Strike(s)

Only image of Sal Castro on the campus of Ucla during the 1993 Ucla Hunger Strike(s)
Google AI (independently) awarded the photograph, “Sal Castro connecting East L.A. to Ucla”, from the 1993 UCLA Hunger Strike Fine Art Collection by Mexican photographer Abraham Torres a covet placement on Google’s Knowledge Panel, on the campus of UCLA, during the 1993 Hunger Strike(s).

Legendary Mexican American educator and historical figure, Sal Castro, is the center photograph of four images on Google’s coveted Knowledge Panel. Google only showcases the four (4) best images for the search query “ucla hunger strike”, indicating a domination in global search results.

Google mysteriously confirmed the historical significance of the photograph without identifying Mr. Castro by name nor any SEO association by Rumbleskout3.com. At the time, the site was only a portfolio, time passed before all the proper identification protocols were in place and more so, when the photography was confirmed by visiting UCLA professor Dr. José M. Aguilar-Hernández, as he was researching for his academic Ph.D. thesis and future publication, reviewing the 1993 Ucla Hunger Strike Fine Art Collection. Dr. Hernández made the incredible discovery of Sal Castro at Ucla during the Hunger Strike(s) which came as a great shock because no historical record/knowledge of Mr. Castro supporting the Hunger Strikes had been found. Thus, for the first time connecting a historical Mexican-American 1960s educator to a 1990s educational Ucla historical event, that involved student social activism.

Through Google AI’s mysterious ways and academic Ph.D. level research, renowned Sal Castro is now finally linked to the 1993 UCLA Hunger Strike and the historic 1968 East L.A. Walkouts (film poster) organized by Mr. Castro.

CNN Latino

(Home) CNN Latino interview with cameraman and lights of Abraham Torres on his experience in the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.
(Home) CNN Latino interview with cameraman and lights of Mexican photographer Abraham Torres.

June 2020, bilingual Spanish video interview, Mexican photographer Abraham Torres is asked to compare The 2020 Black Lives Matter/George Floyd Protests in Los Angeles to the 1992 Los Angeles Riots and the impact Latinos had on both social seismic events. The interview also expanded on documenting two Los Angeles historic social national events, serving as bookends to the lived experience Torres and his adopted City of Los Angeles have shared. 

Fox 11, Los Angeles 

Interview by Hal Eisner, May 2020

Instagram screenshot of Mexican photographer Abraham Torres interview with Fox 11: Voices of the community: Remembering the LA Riots.
Sister Instagram screenshot of Mexican photographer Abraham Torres interview with Fox 11.

Interviewed for the segment “Remembering the LA Riots”, which aired on local and national Fox stations, Mexican photographer Abraham Torres is asked to compare the 2020 Black Lives Matter/George Floyd Protests in Los Angeles to the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, of which there is no comparison, 2020 was a protest— 1992 was a full-blown dangerous riot, that killed more than 50 innocent people. 

Google AI Overview, 2025

Mexican photographer Abraham Torres “is often cited as key documenter of the first night of the riots”.

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