{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":"Alex Fakso - Graffiti Photography Book","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/alex-fakso-graffiti-photography-book/alex-fakso-fast-or-die1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2011-05-09T15:23:16Z","description":"Alex Fakso is probably one of the best graffiti action photographers worldwide. After his first graffiti book “Heavy Metal” he recently published “Fast or Die” showing more writers in action...","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGraffiti Photography\u003c/em\u003e | \u003cstrong\u003eAlex Fakso\u003c/strong\u003e is well-known around the world and with good reason part of my \u003ca href=\"/top-urban-art-photographers/\"\u003etop urban art photographers\u003c/a\u003e list!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough his astonishing graffiti action photographs have already been featured in the nice \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8889431490?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=berlinstreeta-21\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=1638\u0026amp;creative=6742\u0026amp;creativeASIN=8889431490\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Heavy Metal”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e book, Fakso recently published a new book called \u003cem\u003e“Fast or Die”\u003c/em\u003e! And although this is something like a successor \u003cem\u003e“Fast or Die”\u003c/em\u003e focuses not just on the atmosphere of plain graffiti, but also on subways\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe whole book doesn’t share it’s pages equally between graffiti exploits and other subjects as it’s still heavy on the graffiti theme; there’s just a little seasoning of other apparent non-graff substance. That being said, the non-graff looking subject matter certainly gives another flavour to his work as it appears occasionally. In fact, it’s only on close inspection that you realise that even these images are firmly cemented in the scene. Even the non-graff images are set among the same environment; the subway. (\u003ca href=\"http://www.ektopia.co.uk/ektopia/2011/05/03/alex-fakso-fast-or-die-review/\"\u003eEktopia\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’m pretty sure, friends of photography, graffiti action and subway tunnels will love \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8862081642/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=berlinstreeta-21\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=1638\u0026amp;creative=6742\u0026amp;creativeASIN=8862081642\"\u003ethis book\u003c/a\u003e! For more info, visit \u003ca href=\"http://www.fastordie.net/intro.html\"\u003efastordie.net\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 876\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"876\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"876\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/alex-fakso-graffiti-photography-book/alex-fakso-fast-or-die_hu_f0d475f471f00052.avif 480w, /alex-fakso-graffiti-photography-book/alex-fakso-fast-or-die_hu_ef6bb77401b6534.avif 960w, /alex-fakso-graffiti-photography-book/alex-fakso-fast-or-die_hu_b64322b6fd278cf6.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/alex-fakso-graffiti-photography-book/alex-fakso-fast-or-die_hu_a7cb8b8c57072469.webp 480w, /alex-fakso-graffiti-photography-book/alex-fakso-fast-or-die_hu_c9c50dbef1eff708.webp 960w, /alex-fakso-graffiti-photography-book/alex-fakso-fast-or-die_hu_c6a7d016674084cf.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/alex-fakso-graffiti-photography-book/alex-fakso-fast-or-die_hu_569be371fbd7c165.jpg\" srcset=\"/alex-fakso-graffiti-photography-book/alex-fakso-fast-or-die_hu_97a80749273d369b.jpg 480w, /alex-fakso-graffiti-photography-book/alex-fakso-fast-or-die_hu_db3f1982e0409c95.jpg 960w, /alex-fakso-graffiti-photography-book/alex-fakso-fast-or-die_hu_569be371fbd7c165.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"485\" alt=\"alex fakso - fast or die\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ealex fakso - fast or die\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n*Graffiti Photography* | **Alex Fakso** is well-known around the world and with good reason part of my [top urban art photographers](/top-urban-art-photographers/) list!\n\nAlthough his astonishing graffiti action photographs have already been featured in the nice [*“Heavy Metal”*](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8889431490?ie=UTF8\u0026tag=berlinstreeta-21\u0026linkCode=as2\u0026camp=1638\u0026creative=6742\u0026creativeASIN=8889431490) book, Fakso recently published a new book called *“Fast or Die”*! And although this is something like a successor *“Fast or Die”* focuses not just on the atmosphere of plain graffiti, but also on subways...\n\n\u003e The whole book doesn’t share it’s pages equally between graffiti exploits and other subjects as it’s still heavy on the graffiti theme; there’s just a little seasoning of other apparent non-graff substance. That being said, the non-graff looking subject matter certainly gives another flavour to his work as it appears occasionally. In fact, it’s only on close inspection that you realise that even these images are firmly cemented in the scene. Even the non-graff images are set among the same environment; the subway. ([Ektopia](http://www.ektopia.co.uk/ektopia/2011/05/03/alex-fakso-fast-or-die-review/))\n\nI’m pretty sure, friends of photography, graffiti action and subway tunnels will love [this book](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8862081642/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026tag=berlinstreeta-21\u0026linkCode=as2\u0026camp=1638\u0026creative=6742\u0026creativeASIN=8862081642)! For more info, visit [fastordie.net](http://www.fastordie.net/intro.html).\n\n![alex fakso - fast or die](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/alex-fakso-graffiti-photography-book/alex-fakso-fast-or-die.jpg\u003e)\n\nalex fakso - fast or die ","tags":["Subway Art","Alex Fakso","Art Book","Graffiti Photography"],"title":"Alex Fakso - Graffiti Photography Book","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/alex-fakso-graffiti-photography-book/"}