Low, Book I Paperback

By René Amado, text by Carolina Martinez, Eliana Morales, and René Amado Engaged in lowrider culture most of his life in one way or another, Racine-based artist René Amado showcases the cars, bicycles, and community through photography that is both stunningly intimate and awe-inspiring. His photography transports the viewer to the streets of lowrider culture. Both a photographer and a teacher, Amado has focused on a broad range of subjects in his work—whether by professional necessity or personal interest—from street photography to portraits to culinary themes. Part poetry book, part pin-up, part lowrider street festival, part classic car show, and part cultural pride, this first book in the series is a celebration of community identity and everything with wheels.    Who are we if we don’t say it ourselves? Gangsters? Illegals? A project for you to photograph? Nah homie…these cars—the patterns in the paint, the brushstrokes of the pinstripes, the details of the engine, every chiseled c