BEST OF LIFE

As a child Contreras remembers meticulously digesting the iconic, black and white photographs of his parents’ Life Magazine special edition Best Of Life compilation book;  Neil Armstrong's landing on the moon,  MLK's assassination,  Salvador Dali's gravity defying photo shoots. Today, his Best of Life series holds a direct connection to those powerful images, with a contemporary take by using current event images that captures today’s galvanizing issues.

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4900, 2014-15
 
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El Nino Con Flores, 2010
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Change (white), 2007
 
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Stalking, 2010
 
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La Campesina, 2010
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Change (blue), 2007
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El Compesino, 2010
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Live Show, 2009
 
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Felvis, 2005
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El Mejor, 2010
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Change (red), 2007
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Support, 2005