Photojournalist Elsa Cantu’s Exhibition At Inside The “O” Of Love Debuts March 4
Photojournalist Elsa Cantu debuts a career spanning retrospective at Inside the “O” of Love at the Arts Factory on Friday, March 4, 2022. The photo exhibition will be a tribute to her 10 years of photojournalism work in Las Vegas. The night will also feature music by Robert Stokes.
The “O” of Love inside the Arts Factory at 101 E. Charleston is a art gallery owned and curated by Clarice Tara.
“Photo journalism
gave me
many opportunities, getting to know celebrities that I admire, (getting to) know them more; and of course opening more doors for myself in this field.”
Guillermo Del Toro by Elsa Cantu
President Barack Obama by Elsa Cantu
“I started in 2011, with my Editor Gricelda (Guardian Express), “ Elsa stated, “my first assignment was Obama’s campaign and from there a lot of conventions, concerts, red carpets, interviews.”
“My favorite moments were interviewing Salma Hayek (at Cinemacon), Guillermo del Toro (at CES convention) and a press conference for Tim Burton at the Lost Vegas at Neon Museum exhibition” Elsa Cantu added. “Photojournalism gave me many opportunities getting to know celebrities that I admire, (getting to) know them more and of course opening more doors for myself in this field.”
A closing reception is set for March 25 featuring talks with Shahab Zargari of GC Records and Jorge Lara, Editor In Chief of VIM Magazine.
“Elsa’s work captures the essence of art and artists, Shahab Zargari commented about Elsa Cantu. “She makes a difficult job seem effortless. Easily one of the best event photographers in Vegas.”
“Elsa’s work captures the essence of art and artists”
”Elsa Cantu has accomplished so much in just these last couple of years. Always with camera in hand at press conferences and high profile events,” Jorge Lara of VIM Magazine stated,
”She photographed iconic alternative Japanese rock band Shonen Knife for VIM Magazine a couple years back and showed them rocking at one of the last concerts at the Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas,” Jorge added, “ I look forward to talking about Elsa Cantu and her influence on local photojournalism at the closing reception of her exhibition.”
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Penelope Cruz by Elsa Cantu
Photo by Elsa Cantu
Photo by Elsa Cantu
Photo by Elsa Cantu
