| Rico Mejia
| Genre Erotic, Fashion, Lingerie, Swimwear | Photographers | Los Angeles, California | | Rico Mejia is an L.A. based fashion, beauty & advertising photographer who has a passion for life, art & music. \\\"Photography has been a big part of my life since early on & became a photographer to travel & see the world. Photography has allowed me that freedom\\\". Early influences were Irving P......Read Moreenn, Ernst Hass, Ansel Adams, Julius Shulman & Helmut Newton.
A graduate of Loyola Marymount University with a B.A. in Communications, Rico has since worked in the Film, Television & Fashion Industry for Sony, Warner Bros., Disney, MCA & renowned fashion photographers such as Patrick Demarchelier, Jean Baptiste Mondino, Gilles Bensimon, Andrew Eccles & Matthew Ralston. Rico assisted these artist on numerous editorial fashion campaigns for Vogue, Elle, Marie-Claire, W, Harper\\\'s Bazaar, Cosmo, & many other publications before stepping out on his own as a fashion & beauty photographer.
Rico is a contributing photographer to GenLux and has contributed to Inland Empire, Cinematographer, Windplayer and many other publications. He has worked with top models from all over the world & with such agencies as Ford, Next, Elite, Wilhelmina, Photogenics, LA Models & various others. Rico has also worked as a still photographer on numerous films, TV shows and award winning commercials.
Rico is busy working on his next project, including a coffee table book of his personal work. In addition to being a busy full time photographer, he teaches photography in the inner cities to troubled & at risk youth because he believes that everyone should have an opportunity to create art. \\\"I want to support & inspire that same creative spirit in others. It is said that the indigenous people of Guatemala hold their artists above priests, doctors & community leaders. They believe it is the artists who inspire a new generation & long after they are gone, their contributions echo into the next generations. Let us all be echoes!!!
Rico Mejia
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