RUNNING TOWARDS DANGER
The adventures of international documentary photographer Riaz S. Mesbah.

A dear friend.

This is a portrait I took of me friend Armando Sanchez. This is about a year old and I just found it. I think it may be one of my new favorites.. Taken on a Leica with a 50mm cron.

Rock in a hall.

Took a stab at editorial style music photography. was going for an old school rolling stone look, now if only they would hire me.

More after break.

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Old Chrome

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Slam poet Black Swan from Charlotte NC

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Slam poet Tavis Brunson from Columbia, SC.

This is some really old chrome that I thought I had lost years back. Turns out that it was in the back of my fridge. These where taken in Asheville NC about four years ago at the LEAF festival.

Pool hall

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pool hall

From Shake Rag. Sometimes I really love my leica.

On why the south isn’t so bad sometimes.

Sunset over Franklin Kentucky
Sunset over Franklin Kentucky

Seen on the way to a Corb Lund show in Nashvegas. God I love it when I get evenings like this.

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Ballgag
Ballgag

Sometimes I just see things.

Horses and the racing thereof.

There are certain things that you have to like if you become a resident of Kentucky. Bourbon is one, horse racing is the other, closely followed by drinking on ones porch midday and saying things like mam, do what, and yes em’. here are a couple of older photos of horse racing at Kentucky Downs. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s Been A While.

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so I haven’t posted in a while, Peru and then a new school year have taken precedent. so here is some of what I have been working on recently. This is stuff I shot in Peru.

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The things I do for a good nights sleep.

So my doctors think I may have sleep apnea so they ordered a sleep study to see if I do. What I find ironic is that in ordered to get a good nights sleep I am going have to endure what will undoubtedly be on of the worst nights sleep I have ever gotten. As you can see they make sure to wire you up pretty well.

Huancayo

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Here are three portraits: a blind beggar and two photographers who make money on the street.

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