Giancarlo Esposito photographed ny Ithaka Darin Pappas (Tokyo 1991)

Giancarlo Esposito photographed ny Ithaka Darin Pappas (Tokyo 1991) 

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 Some of Ithaka Darin Pappas' more recognizable entertainment subjects have included; Bob Vylan (Mobo Award recipient), Barry Miller (Tony Award winner), Brian Wilson (2x Grammy Award recipient), Chuck Liddell (UFC Light Heavyweight champion), Dr. Dre (8x Grammy Award recipient), Eazy E (Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient), Gabriel o Pensador (Latin Grammy Award recipient), Giancarlo Esposito (Critics' Choice Award recipient), Ice Cube (BET Comedy Award recipient), Marlee Matlin (Oscar recipient), Scott Weiland (2x Grammy Winner), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Emmy recipient), Takashi Murakami (world-renowned contemporary artist), Teddy Reilly (2x Grammy Winner) Images can be licensed via ithaka.official@gmail.com

Bobby Vylan and Keith Morris

 Bobby Vylan and Keith Morris backstage at Coachella 2025. 

Photograph by: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Bobby Vylan (2025) photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Lyricist, vocalist Bobby Vylan backstage at the Coachella Music festival in Indio, California on April 20th 2025 immediately following the Bob Vylan set. Photo by Ithaka Darin Pappas

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Several outlets including BBCd a statement from Avon and Somerset police in the U.K. announcing an inquiry into sets by the rap-punk group Bob Vylan and the Northern Irish rap group Kneecap.

During Bob Vylan’s set, the band’s singer Bobby Vylan (born Pascal Robinson-Foster) led Glastonbury crowds in chants of both “free, free Palestine” and, more controversially, “death, death to the IDF.”

Pascal Robinson-Foster

Bob Vylan with Keith Morris (Circle Jerks) backstage at Coachella '25 - photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Left to Right Bobby Vylan, Keith Morris, Bob Vyla,  Bobbie Vylan photographed backstage at Coachella 2025 by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Book: "Beyond South Central" legendary N.W.A. photographs by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Beyond South Central: Rap legends N.W.A. as seen thru the lens of Ithaka Darin Pappas (1988-1990) 

The second edition of the 2016 photography book Beyond South Central (Sweatlodge Publishing) is now available on amazon.com. The book is the result of the three years Ithaka Darin Pappas freelanced for Priority Records, capturing the primary imagery of N.W.A., documenting almost the entire lifespan of the group, from their obscure South Central beginnings to their meteoric rise to controversial super-stardom. This publication includes iconic images such as The Miracle Mile Shot, The Bleacher Shot, Backstage In Phoenix and also rarely seen candid images of Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy E, MC Ren, DJ Yella and The D.O.C.

Ithaka Darin Pappas began experimenting with his father's 35mm and medium-format film cameras as early as age 5. He started assisting professional photographers immediately after high school, and within a year, began publishing much of his own work. Perhaps the most published (and republished) commercial photographic works by IDP are his early archival images of the influential LA Gangsta rap group NWA. Pappas worked for the West Coast record label Priority Records between 1988 and 1991 and documented almost the entire lifespan of the group, from their obscure South Central beginnings to their meteoric rise to controversial super-stardom.

"Colibrís Gigantes En El Puente De La Calle Sexta" (Giant Hummingbirds at Six Street Bridge) by Ithaka Darin Pappas

 "Colibrís Gigantes En El Puente De La Calle Sexta" 

(or Giant Hummingbirds at Six Street Bridge) by Ithaka Darin Pappas

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

"Colibrís Gigantes en el Puente de la Calle Sexta" is a 2024 mixed-media artwork by photographer/artist Ithaka Darin Pappas for his international photo-collage series, Urban Nektar. Created on wood with ink, paper and acrylic paints, the original piece measures 120cm x 80cm.

"Colibrís Gigantes en el Puente de la Calle Sexta" portrays two gigantic hummingbirds feeding on fluorescent-colored cactus flowers growing directly out of the cement arches of the Sixth Street bridge in downtown Los Angeles (designed by architect Michael Maltzan).

During late 2024, Ithaka Darin Pappas made hundreds of reproductions of the image "Colibrís Gigantes en el Puente de la Calle Sexta" on long rolls of canvas panel and hung them throughout the downtown Los Angeles area surrounding the bridge, including; Boyle Heights, The Arts District, Skid Row and Little Tokyo. Graffiti artists quickly recognized the potential of surfaces and proceeded to tag upon, transforming them into new unsolicited 'collaborative works'.

"Chiapas Heart Expedition", travel photography book by Ithaka Darin Pappas

 "Chiapas Heart Expedition", the new photography book 

by Ithaka Darin Pappas highlighting rural Southern Mexico. 

The street-style travel images were created during a travel 

to remote areas near the Guatemalan border.

 "Chiapas Heart Expedition", the new photography book 

by Ithaka Darin Pappas highlighting rural Southern Mexico. 

The street-style travel images were created during a travel 

to remote areas near the Guatemalan border.

Purchasable on Amazon here:

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