Created Equal: A Stunning Photo Series Exploring Cultural Difference in America

Detroit-born Photographer Mark Laita explores social and cultural clashes between different social backgrounds by juxtaposing people of United States in his stunning series “Created Equal”. By contrasting social inequality, Laita invited the viewers to think about how and why they took these different directions.

People born equal but turned out totally different in real life. Mark Laita in his photo series compare different people from all walks of life such as a bank robber and a policeman, a high school dropout and a college graduate, a company president  and a janitor etc. It took almost 8 years for Mark Laita to complete the project.

Company President / Janitor

Amish Teenagers / Punk Teenagers

Marine / War Veteran

Vegetarian / Butcher, 1999 / 2004

 CEO / Messenger, 2006 / 2005

Mind-blowing Photographs of Colorful Slithering Beasts by Mark Laita

Wildlife photographer Mark Laita has captured some stunning photographs of snakes. He belongs to Los Angeles. Serpentine is his new project on photography which is full of gorgeous and stunning studio photographs of various snakes. To complete his project, he visited dozens of locations including various zoos, workplaces of snake breeders, anti-venom labs and enthusiasts all around the States and Central America.

During his project, he has been bitten many times by different snakes. Serpentine has nearly 100 portraits of the slithery beasts. He used snakes as a subject to explore shape, color and movement of this amazing beast. Through his photography, he highlighted those species which has danger of extinction due to the destruction of their natural habitat. Take a look!