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Robert Yager
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Robert Yager is a British born freelance photographer based in Los Angeles. Studying photography in the US, Yager decided to start documenting Los Angeles street gangs in 1991. From there, Yager has been a contributing photographer to a host of magazines.
Robert Yager grew up in London, UK England and is a Los Angeles-based photographer. With an interest in anthropology, particularly street and counter-culture and having studied Latin American Studies in the UK & Mexico, as well as Photography in the US, Yager decided to delve into the world of Latino street gangs in Los Angeles. It was 1991 and he has been documenting the lives of gang members ever since..
Among the accolades he has received, Yager was awarded a fellowship from the Aaron Siskind Foundation at the School of Visual Arts in New York.
Yager published a book of photographs with great Circle Books, titled 'a.k.a. BooBoo', which covers a 14-year time span in the life of Cindy Martinez, a female gang member. An exhibition of this work led to becoming David Lee Roth's personal photographer, documenting his return to touring the USA & Canada in Van Halen, during 2007, 2008 and again in 2012.
Awards and achievements
2012 – Finalist for the W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography
2008 – PDN Music Photography Award: 2nd place – David Lee Roth & Eddie Van Halen
2008 – International Photography Award: 3rd place- People/Lifestyle – David Lee Roth
2005 – International Photography Awards: 1st place – Editorial/Photo Essay – Playboys Gang Life
2004 – AOP Zeitgeist Award for editorial photography
1998 – 'Award of Excellence' Communication Arts
1996 – ‘Individual Photographer’s Fellowship’, Aaron Siskind Foundation, School of Visual Arts, NY.
1994/95 – 'Southern California Journalism Award', Los Angeles Press Club -'Best Photo Essay' in a weekly newspaper.
1994 – Finalist for the W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography
Exhibitions
2012: Mariposa Nocturnal – Smoking Mirrors, Pomona, CA. August–September
2011: Land of the Lost Angels – Canal Club, Venice, CA. April
2011: Valley of the Dolls – L.A. Design Center, Los Angeles, CA. February
2010: Tonanzin – Smoking Mirrors, Pomona, CA. December
2010: Callajeros – Smoking Mirrors, Pomona, CA. February
2009: Document" – Paul Bright Gallery, Toronto, Canada. May
2007: a.k.a BooBoo – A&I Photo Lab, Los Angeles, CA. June–August Solo Show
2006: Gang Life – Jennie Ricketts Gallery, Brighton, England. September Solo Show
2006: Vice Show – Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY. July
2005: Create:Fixate (Deluxe) – HD Buttercup, Los Angeles, CA. May
2005: Park Your Art (curated by Ethan Cohen) – Art LA, Santa Monica, CA, January
2004: Create:Fixate (The Photography Show) – Spring Arts Tower, Los Angeles, CA. July
1999: Remembrance: The Eternal Present- Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX. March–May
1997: Visa Pour L’Image festival of photojournalism – Perpignan, France. September
1997: The Cross in a Contemporary World – Sag Harbor Picture Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY. March–May
1996–1997: Wedding Days: Images of Matrimony in Photography – Japan. May–March
1995: P.L.A.N. (Photography in Los Angeles Now) – Unity Arts Center and Spring Street Galleries, Los Angeles, CA. July–September
1995: Pulp Fact – The Photographers’ Gallery, London, England. May–June
1995: Artists For Chiapas – Julie Rico Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. May
1994: Current Works – Leedy Voulkos Art Center Gallery, Kansas City, KS. September–October
1993: Wings of Change -The Directors’ Guild of America, Los Angeles, CA. November–December
