9 9 8 ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁hard back ▁compilation ▁of ▁Gran nis ' ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁photos ▁entitled ▁Ph oto : G ran nis , ▁and ▁his ▁work ▁was ▁later ▁featured ▁in ▁St acy ▁Per al ta ' s ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁award - win ning ▁document ary ▁of ▁the ▁sport , ▁R iding ▁Gi ants . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁M + B ▁Gallery ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁gave ▁Gran nis ▁his ▁first ▁art ▁gallery ▁exhibition ▁and ▁since ▁then , ▁his ▁photograph s ▁have ▁been ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁gall eries , ▁art ▁fair s ▁and ▁museum s ▁both ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁abroad , ▁including ▁New ▁York , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁Paris , ▁London ▁and ▁Ant werp . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁T AS CH EN ▁published ▁Le Ro y ▁Gran nis : ▁B irth ▁of ▁a ▁Culture ▁as ▁a ▁limited - ed ition , ▁signed ▁collect or ' s ▁edition ▁mon ograph . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁extreme ▁popular ity ▁of ▁the ▁book , ▁T AS CH EN ▁has ▁since ▁released ▁two ▁additional ▁popular ▁ed itions ▁of ▁the ▁book . ▁ ▁As ▁said ▁by ▁Jason ▁Bor te , ▁" L ero y ▁Gran nis ▁wasn ' t ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁dep ict ▁the ▁California ▁l ifest yle ▁with ▁his ▁photos . ▁It ▁wasn ' t ▁his ▁idea ▁to ▁begin ▁shooting ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁place . ▁His ▁contributions ▁to ▁sur f ing ▁phot ography ▁occurred ▁over ▁a ▁brief ▁ 1