ROCCO CESELIN - Photography - Fashion, Lifestyle, Portrait

The new Gareth Emery's Album "Drive" is available since April 1st. In the meantime I'm proud to share the cover shot and some other pictures I've photographed in the Mojave Desert on the legendary Route 66.

Ready Go ! Los Angeles River Hot Rod !!

Back in the 50’s TIME magazine did several features on the Hot Rod culture.

It was an American past time & phenomenon that showcased vibrant, powerful classic cars that competed with their stand out, stylish drivers all across the U.S.

Tuning up at the Downtown LA Garage

One of the most iconic locations for this four wheeled sport was Southern California ~ specifically Los Angeles.

LA River Classic Cars

Downtown and the Los Angeles River area were the main spots where these classic cars would compete and the 6^th street bridge was the place where the drivers would get together.

American Style, Classic Car Preparation for Hot Race !

3^rd & Army Apparel was inspired to not only recreate the event but to re-enact the Time Magazine photos taken back in the 50’s.

The race is featured by 3rd &Army Apparel

It's all about the race

It's getting darker and the race is almost over

The winner takes the pretty girl home. It's the end of a beautiful day

Thanks to the handful of local enthusiasts, the City of Los Angeles and the photographer Rocco Ceselin for making these historic hot rod moments revealed to our current generation.

I'm being honest. Venice, Italy is one of my favorite cities in the world. I'm lucky to be born one hour away from it. I spent most of my life in a small city in Northern Italy and I have visited Venice many times. Yes, it can be overwhelming, crowded, noisy... sometimes smelly, but nobody can take away the fact that it is a romantic and very unique place. Everyone should visit.

Last time I really wanted to capture something unique, different and tell a story of real Venetians. Was this possible with all the amount of tourists walking around, everywhere ?

I thought this was a challenging task, but I finally decided to walk away from the crowd and just get lost between Venice and the island of Burano which was a pleasant surprise.

I just wanted to share some of the photos I took that day.

A Gondoliere at the end of his shift. Texting his wife or...

Women playing "tombola" a sort of italian bingo in the island of Burano (Italy)

Granfather (nonno) and his granson (nipotino) playing soccer on the street of Burano (Italy)

The Queen Mary is such a staple here in Southern California. A beautiful retired ocean liner anchored in Long Beach (www.queenmary.com) that sailed primarily in the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967.
I always had a dream to do a photo shoot on this iconic ship. It's so majestic and well preserved. You can actually book a room and have a romantic dinner, visit the boat and get "scared" by their ghost stories. I also spent a New Years Eve here once. Very fun !

The occasion happened when the producers of LA HAIR (www.wetv.com/shows/la-hair), a very popular reality show on WE TV, asked me to photograph Kim Kimble's new wig collection. She is most likely one of the most famous hair stylists in Hollywood.

I was very excited to be part of the project. We had a full team of professionals to create something very unique and original.

Here is a video piece of some behind the scenes footage with some of my favorite images from the shoot!