A MAN OF MANY HATS, MOST OF THEM FITTED, LOS ANGELES VETERAN TOUCH IS THE CREATOR, CEO, AND SOLE PHOTOGRAPHER AT OG SICK FLICKS. TOUCH IS AVAILABLE NOW FOR PHOTOSHOOTS CONTACT HIM DIRECTLY AT MYSPACE.COM/OGSICKFLICKS or E-MAIL DIRECTLY This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

WITH TRADEMARK BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY TOUCH HAS BEEN ABLE TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF THE CLASSICK L.A. AND HAS DELIVERED IT WITH CHILLS UP YOUR SPINE. HIS WORK IS CURRENTLY SOUGHT AFTER FROM THE U.S. TO THE U.K. AND HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED THROUGHOUT THE INDUSTRY. WITH AN EVER GROWING FAN BASE AND UPCOMING PROJECTS TOUCH HAS PROVEN TO BE A FORCE BEHIND THE LENS.

CREATED IN 1999 SICKFLICKS.COM BECAME AN ONLINE PORTFOLIO FOR PHOTOGRAPHER TOUCH AND ONE OF THE FIRST WEBSITES OF ITS KIND. BEFORE MYSPACE, FACEBOOK, OR PERSONAL WEBSITES HIT THE INTERNET, TOUCH BROUGHT US THE “SICK FLICK”, A SOUTHSIDERS ANSWER TO THE “SNAP SHOT”. A COLLEGE PROFESSOR TURNED TOUCH ON TO PHOTOGRAPHY AT AN EARLY AGE AS A POSSIBLE ESCAPE FROM THE STREETS. AFTER NUMEROUS ASSIGNMENTS TOUCH FOUND A WAY TO INCORPORATE HIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOMIES INTO THE PHOTOS AND THUS HELPED FURTHER THE EXPANSION OF “URBAN PHOTOGRAPHY”.

INSPIRED BY SUCH ARTIST AS ESTEVAN ORIOL AND SICK JACKEN, TOUCH HAS DEDICATED MOST OF HIS CAREER TO HIP HOP AND THE GANG CULTURE. “WE DON’T DO THIS FOR A LIVING, WE DO THIS FOR A LIFESTYLE” SAYS TOUCH. WITH OVER 10 YEARS INVESTED BEHIND THE LENS, PROJECTS VARY FROM HIP HOP ALBUM COVERS TO TIME MAGAZINE LAYOUTS.

HAVING PHOTOGRAPHED MOST OF YOUR FAVORITE RAPPERS, IT IS NOT UNLIKELY TO HAVE COME ACROSS TOUCH’S WORK ON THE INTERNET. MANY TIMES SOUGHT AFTER BY THE ARTIST THEMSELVES THE “OG SICK FLICKS” BRAND SYNONYMOUS WITH TOUCH HAS BECOME AN ICON IN THE SICK SIDE MOVEMENT

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