Photographer Jerry Buttles may be based in New York, but he can often be found anywhere but. Finding inspiration through diverse cultures, his global travels directly inform his aesthetic.
Yet Buttles did not begin as a photographer; he was born in California, and attended California State University, studying art. After which he travelled Europe and worked Paris Fashion Week, shooting backstage. This is where he began to develop his unique style of photography: intimate and distinctive, drawing from the authentic power of a location.
Mexico City had long seduced and alluded Buttles, the location being very close to home for a California native. The densely populated city often gets a bad rep due to the media’s exaggerated stereotypes of danger and violence, however the truth is that it’s a place boasting a fierce cultural identity and incredible pre-Hispanic underpinnings. In the Spring of 2017 Buttles finally travelled there, documenting an authentic picture of the city in his latest photo-diary. Upon returning, Buttles talked us through his travels, inspirations, and the resulting photo-diary.
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