Michael Rababy

Lebanese-American documentary / street photographer, filmmaker Michael Rababy likes to create pictures of people.  He studied art history at the University of San Diego before spending time in Paris. taking influence from Henri Toulouse-Lautrec and Henri Cartier-Bresson.
His ethnographic documentary book “american bachelor” details the highs and lows of the single male, followed by “folsom street food court”, an irreverent take on the annual street fair in san francisco. He is also the photography curator of the Hive Gallery in the downtown Los Angeles arts district since 2015 and created the book “california love – a visual mixtape” (2020). His latest book “CASINOLAND – tired of winning” (2024) documents 30 years of casino culture.