TEDDY RILEY - Los Angeles 1991 - Photo by: Ithaka Darin Pappas

TEDDY RILEY

photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas

(Los Angeles 1991)

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Edward Theodore "Teddy" Riley (born October 8, 1967) is a Grammy Award–winning American singer-songwriter, musician, keyboardist and record producer credited with the creation of the New jack swing genre.^[2] Through his production work with Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown, Doug E. Fresh, Today, Keith Sweat, Heavy D., Usher, Jane Child, etc. and membership of the groups Guy and Blackstreet, Riley is credited with having a massive impact and seminal influence on the formation of contemporary R&B, hip-hop, soul and pop since the 1980s.^[3] Riley is reputed to be worth $80 million due to his productions."^[4][5]

Rapper, WC - Photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Rapper/lyricist WC (aka: William Loshawn Calhoun, Jr.) 

photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas in Los Angeles (1991)

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William Loshawn Calhoun, Jr. (born February 3, 1970),^[2] better known by his stage name WC (pronounced "Dub-C"), is an American rapper. He was born in Houston, Texas,^[3] but moved to South Central Los Angeles at an early age. He originally was a rapper in the group Low Profile, and later formed his group WC and the Maad Circle, who first succeeded with the single "Curb servin'". He later started a solo career and has released four solo albums. He is also well known for being a member of the rap supergroup Westside Connection with Ice Cube And Mack 10.

EAZY E: Cover Of POLLSTAR Magazine - Feb. 1989 / Photo: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Eazy E - aka Eric Wright (1963-1995) - Photo: © ithaka darin pappas 

Cover of Pollstar Magazine - February 1989

http://www.pollstar.com/

Shot from my infamous Miracle Mile shoot 

with Eazy-E, N.W.A & Big Lady K - in 1988.

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GIANCARLO ESPOSITO photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas (Tokyo 1991)

Giancarlo Esposito photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas in Tokyo 1991 - for Switch Magazine.

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Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (born April 26, 1958) is a Danish-born American actor, director, and producer of African-Italian descent. He is best known for his portrayal of Gustavo "Gus" Fring on the AMC series Breaking Bad, for which he won the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama award at the 2012 Critics' Choice Television Awards and was nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series award at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards. He is well known for his roles in Spike Lee films such as Do the Right Thing, School Daze, and Mo' Better Blues. Other notable films include The Usual Suspects and King of New York. He has portrayed Sidney Glass/Magic Mirror on ABC's Once Upon a Time and Major Tom Neville in the NBC series Revolution.

ICE CUBE Photographed By Ithaka Darin Pappas in Hollywood (1991)

Ice Cube photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas in Hollywood (1990).

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EAZY E - "We Want Eazy" - cover by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Eazy E photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas 

in Los Angeles (1988) 

for the cover of his 12" single "We Want Eazy"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eazy_E

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CHUCK LIDDELL - Photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas (Santa Monica, Ca)

Chuck Liddell photographed in Santa Monica, California 

by Ithaka Darin Pappas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Liddell

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CARMEN PICCINI Photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas - Los Angeles 1990

Actress, director, writer, CARMEN PICCINI 

Photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas - LA 1990

Star of: The Fortune Teller (2016)

http://foreign.movies.com.pk/people/1771961-carmen-piccini

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TAKASHI MURAKAMI - photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas (1992)

Takashi Murakami - photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas 

in Shibuya-Ku - Tokyo japan in 1992.

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EAZY E - 1988: Photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Eazy E - aka Eric Wright (1963-1995) - Photo: © ithaka darin pappas 

One of the original proof sheet from my infamous Miracle Mile shoot 

with Eazy-E, N.W.A & Big Lady K - in 1988.

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NWA in Downtown L.A. - Photgraphed By Ithaka Darin Pappas

NWA in Downtown Los Angeles - Photographed By Ithaka Darin Pappas

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ICE CUBE Photographed By Ithaka Darin Pappas in Hollywood (1990)

Ice Cube photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas in Hollywood (1990).

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EAZY E Photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas in Los Angeles 1990

Eazy E photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas in Los Angeles (1990).

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DR. DRE Photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Dr. Dre Photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas in Los Angeles (1988) using Hasselblad ELX.

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DJ ALADDIIN - photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas - Los Angeles (1990)

The one and only DJ Alladin -Hollywood, California - Feb. 5th 1990 

foto: @_ithaka_(ithaka darin pappas) 

This was a promo shoot for Low Profile's album, "We're In This Together". 

The company didn't have any pictures of Alladin by himself 

so they sent me over to his place to shoot 

while he performed an in-house solo-set:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We%27re_in_This_Together_(album)

ITHAKA DARIN PAPPAS: The Photographer (Self-Portrait) 1992

Ithaka Darin Pappas, self-portrait in 

Bairro Alto - Lisbon, Portugal July 13th 1992

The Photographer

Ithaka Darin Pappas' commercial photography work is often overshadowed by his art and music projects. He began dabbling with his father's 35mm and medium format film cameras as early as age five. He started assisting professional photographers immediately after high school and within a year began publishing much of his own work. His primary early focus was on portraiture, mostly musicians and actors. As a regular free-lancer for hip hop labels Priority Records, Ruthless Records and Quality Records, he helped document the early West Coast urban music scene. He has also worked sporadically in the fashion world, mostly for Fairchild Publications'Women's Wear Daily and Daily News Record. In addition, his photographs have appeared in; Essence (magazine), Elle (magazine), Glamour (magazine), Surf Portugal, Fluir, Deja-Vu (Japan), Los Angeles Times,^[22]Los Angeles (magazine)^[23] North Shore Magazine, Publico (Portugal), Speak Magazine, Revista Super Som (Portugal), Switch (Japan), Teen Vogue, Orange County Register, The Beach Reporter, Thrasher, OnFire (Portugal), Vibe (magazine)^[24] and Water. His celebrity subjects have included; Brian Wilson, Chuck Liddell, Eazy E,^[25] Ice Cube, Giancarlo Esposito, Lea Thompson, A Lighter Shade of Brown,^[26] Marlee Matlin, N.W.A.,^[27]Scott Weiland, Takashi Murakami(artist), Teddy Riley, WC (rapper) His advertising clients have included Young Chang Pianos, Independent Truck Company, Priority Records, Quality Records,^[28] EMI Records, Polygram Records, Redley Shoes (Brazil) and Ocean Pacific clothing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaka_(musician)

BRIAN WILSON Photographed In Santa Monica by Ithaka Darin Pappas (1990)

Portrait of Brian Wilson I made for Young Chang pianos in Santa Monica, California (1990). 

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NWA Photographed In Los Angeles by Ithaka Darin Pappas (1988)

Publicity photograph I took of N.W.A. 

at my apartment in Los Angeles in 1998

on a Hasselblad ELX with 105mm lens.

This was the first of many shoots 

that I did for Priority Records between 1988 and 1991.

We also shot Big Lady K during that same session. 

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