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Title: La vida loca
Review: I saw this book and grabbed it at the bookstore. Even though I am no youngster, I found the images in this book to be so tantalizing and alive, that I wanted to go out dancing. Ben Watts' ability to document culture with a non biased view really took me aback. An avid reader of fashion magazines, I have always been a fan of his work. I had no idea that someone of his stature ( I see his work in Elle) would be able to touch the soul of inner city youth. Most people would be afraid to photograph the subjects he has so beautifully presented in this diary of life. Growing up as a Puerto Rican in New York , I am proud to see that there is finally an art book which celebrates the diversity present in our culture. The fact that Ben Watts reaches out and shows us this classically demonished part of society in a jubilent and non judgemental way makes me want to shout. I look at these images and remeber what it is like to be so fearless,so brave and so young.
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