Welcome
Marcos Carrizo is a Los Angeles–based documentary and street photographer whose work explores movement, density, and the layered nature of public space.
Working primarily in environments such as Downtown Los Angeles and Venice Beach, his images examine moments where structure and unpredictability collide—where gesture, light, and timing converge within a single frame. His compositions often emphasize silhouettes, spatial depth, and the tension between order and chaos.
"I genuinely feel that life is the artist and I am merely a witness with a camera."
He began photographing extensively during the pandemic and subsequent civil unrest, driven by a need to witness and document moments of collective significance. This period continues to inform his approach, grounding his work in observation, immediacy, and cultural memory.
"Some of my inspirations would are Robert Capa, Don McCullin, Margaret Bourke-White, Gilles Peress, Henry Cartier-Bresson and Josef Koudelka."
Operating with minimal equipment and a fluid, responsive process, Forever Abstract avoids staged imagery in favor of instinctive movement through space. His practice is rooted in anticipation—reading environments in real time and constructing images through positioning rather than intervention. He works across digital and 35mm film, with an increasing focus on black and white to distill form, contrast, and composition.
Recurring subjects, including skateboarders in Venice Beach, reflect an ongoing interest in freedom, expression, and the informal architectures of creative communities.
His work has expanded into commissioned projects and interdisciplinary collaborations across fashion, music, and live events.
Available for exhibitions, commissions, and collaborative projects.
"I am very grateful that my parents are as creative as they are. I remember them always taking pictures and recording home videos anytime we were out on a trip.
When I was in elementary school, they gifted me and my brother Diego our first cameras before we went on vacation. They were 35mm film cameras for kids made by Fisher Price - huge, red, with handles and all. That is the first memory I have of me actually trying to take pictures. They even taught us how to replace a roll of film without exposing it and everything. They're the best. I love them. I wish I still had that camera, or even knew where the pictures ended up. I reckon they were probably not that great."
I am happy you are here!
I'll share more with you soon,
MC"