Beyond South Central: Rap legends N.W.A. as seen thru the lens of Ithaka Darin Pappas (1988-1990)
Beyond South Central, by Greek-American photographer and artist, Ithaka Darin Pappas, is a collection of rarely seen black and white sometimes candid photographs of iconic gangsta rap superstars N.W.A. Between the years of 1988 and 1990. Ithaka Darin Pappas was a regular freelance photographer for Priority Records in Los Angeles. During this time, he worked […]
Beyond South Central: Rap legends N.W.A. as seen thru the lens of Ithaka Darin Pappas (1988-1990)
サウスセントラルを越えて：ラップレジェンド N.W.A.イサカ・ダリン・パパスのレンズを通して見たもの（1988-1990）
“Floral Attraction” by Ithaka Darin Pappas (2020)
“Floral Attraction” a photograph by artist Ithaka Darin Pappas © 2020 @photographer_ithaka.d.pappas ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Photo: Ithaka Darin Pappas © 2020 Note: This image is not Public Domain, it is absolutely necessary to acquire authorization before reproducing this picture in print, online or merchandising. Please contact ithaka.art@gmail.com – thank you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAKASHI MURAKAMI “Murakami Yawns At Mars” photographs by Ithaka Darin Pappas (1992)
Rare Early Images Of Takashi Murakami Discovered. Photos by Ithaka Darin Pappas
I merc I found this images just yesterday in one of my analog film files. It is Takashi Murakami with his piece entitled “Polyrhythm”, I took it on his thirtieth birthday (Februrary 1st 1992) just hours before the opening of his exhibition at Galerie Mars. During this period, Murakami was much more openly political…and admittedly emulating […]
“Colibrí Gigante en el Monumento a la Revolución” (Giant Hummingbird at the Monument to the Revolution) by Ithaka
Ithaka Darin Pappas in Jaipur, India (February 2018)
Artist, Ithaka Darin Pappas in Jaipur, India (February 2018). Photo Yadz
Thrasher Venice Crew (T-Shirts & Sweatshirts)
On February 24th 1989, songwriter and artist Ithaka Darin Pappas photographed this iconic image of Eazy E with some of Venice California’s notorious hardcore local skateboarders; Pep Williams, Josh Bagel Klassman, Aaron Murray, David Katz, Ricky Reynaga and Barnall Weathersby. It has been one of Thrasher best-selling T-Shirts for years.
Ithaka featured in The Hundreds – Magazine
Meet the Greek-American Artist Who Shot N.W.A’s Earliest Promo Photos By Manos Nomikos / Source: http://thehundreds.com/blog/ithaka-interview/ Ithaka (aka: Ithaka Darin Pappas) is a prolific, multifaceted Greek-American artist and surfer based in Los Angeles. Back in the day in the late ’80s, he was the photographer responsible for the first official publicity and record cover shoots […]
The “Taro Reef” Series #03
The “Taro Reef” Series “Since 2010, I have become more and more involved with photographing the miniscule, specifically insects. And as I have been occupying my time with documenting these tiny creatures, I sometimes see other things I might normally not even pay attention to (if I didn’t have my eye line looking out of […]