LA Babe: The Real Women of Los Angeles 1975-1988

(Hardback)

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Moshe Brahka's singular and dynamic portraits of various famous and unknownwomen of Los Angeles during the late 1970s and early 1980s, which appeal to awide range of demographics. His work has been featured in music and fashionpublications and advertising campaigns for luxury fashion brands. At the sametime, L.A. Babe was a labor of love: as a former devotee to the Los Angeles punkscene, his photos of women have a strong in-your-face sensibility; people of allstripes who orbit fashion, celebrity, music, and indie subcultures will love L.A. Babe.

From Beverly Hills High School cheerleaders to the punk band The Runaways,L.A. Babe features crazy, sexy, and cool women of all ages, both recognizable andunknown, initially found on the club circuit and shot in Los Angeles in the late '70sand early '80s, evoking Los Angeles at its sunniest, coolest, grittiest glam andpunk peak.

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"That love and passion appears on every page of L.A. Babe: The Real Women of Los Angeles 1975-1988 (Rizzoli New York), his phenomenal first book that showcases the sexy, stylish beauty of the era."
Crave Online

"Israeli-born photographer Moshe Brakha has spent his long career shooting slews of celebrities, from Madonna during her earliest L.A. club appearances to, much more recently, millennial stars like Chris Colfer and Joe Jonas."
LA Weekly

Author Bio

Moshe Brakha arrived in Hollywood from Israel in 1969, and spent the next three decadesphotographing rock 'n' roll legends and Hollywood A-listers. After launching CommercialHead Films in 1985, he shot and directed his way through countless commercials and printads for brands like Motorola, Best Buy, Toyota, Skyy Vodka and Martini & Rossi. He hasphotographed Black Flag, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Keanu Reeves, and Devo, among manyothers.