Latino Street Gangs In Los Angeles By Robert Yager

Robert Yager grew up in London, England and is a Los Angeles based, freelance photographer. Interested in street culture and having studied Latin American Studies in the UK & Mexico as well as Photography in the US, he decided to delve into the world of Latino street gangs in Los Angeles. He has been documenting the lives of gang members ever since. Yager has been photographing gang members since January of 1992.
For nearly two decades Yager has been a contributing photographer, doing covers and features, of portraits and reportage, for a host of magazines. Among them are The Observer, The Independent, The Telegraph, The Guardian Weekend, The Sunday Times, Marie Claire and The Face in the UK and US publications: The New York Times Magazine, Fortune, Fader, Esquire, Interview, Rolling Stone, Newsweek and TIME.
Among other accolades, Yager was awarded a fellowship from the Aaron Siskind Foundation at the School of Visual Arts in New York and best photo essay from the International Photography Awards.