BOSOZOKU

Estevan Oriol is a Mexican-American photographer made legendary by his
work featuring brilliant black and white photos of Los Angeles urban,
low-rider and gang culture. His new book, Bosozoku, collects both
color and black and white photos featuring the Japanese youth
motorcycle subculture known as ‘Bosozoku’. Devotees ride insanely
customized motorcycles, mainly Japanese road bikes, embellished with
extravagant paint jobs and super-modified, often illegal mufflers,
fairings and other modifications. Bosozoku motorcycles offer an
aesthetic nod to American chopper culture, but with a highly unique look
found only in Japan. This collection is a culmination of Oriol’s
photographs captured during many trips to Japan over the past 20 years.