Vinyl - it's for life

Photographer Elon Paz was born and raised in Israel, and left in 2008 in search of his creative success in New York. During his ordeal in search of work, he met with many people, including collectors of old vinyl records. It was then that he was born the idea to do about these people, passion for music and collecting records sharp report.





80-year-old Philip Osei Kojo, did not listen to my record collection for over 30 years because it does not have a quality player. Ghana in 2012.



Alessandro Benedetti from Monsummano (Italy) hit the Guinness Book of Records as the owner of the largest collection of vinyl records. The photo Alessandro holds a vinyl copy of the album Ozzy Osbourne's "Bark at the Moon».



Andy Carty, also known as the thermistor Shruff, Manchester, UK.



Miriam Lina and Billy Miller in Brooklyn, New York.



Collector vinyl records, Oliver Van, writer and music journalist from Los Angeles, was photographed with his vinyl collection at his home.
Over time, the radius of the project Paz has gone beyond just New York. He began photographing collectors plates in Israel, in Europe. just so he could take a picture of the collector there. Now Elon Paz even published a book, which includes more than 130 collectors, with whom he met around the world.



Shoe Darg lives in the Philippines, but works in London. He is in constant motion between London and the Philippines.
Elon Paz met with collectors of all kinds. Among his favorites were the ones who collected the special collections, such as the plate only Beatles or who collects unique concert recordings of Frank Sinatra. Elon Paz says: "When people collect vinyl, it is much more complicated than just collect record MP3. Firstly it is expensive. Second platinku weigh much and take up much space. Third, they require careful handling and care. I think that people who collect vinyl deserve respect - they are true connoisseurs of music ».



Joey Altruda - vinyl collector from Los Angeles.



Ethan Eylapatt, better known as Egon, Egon, collector vinyl records from Los Angeles.



DJ "Shame" at his home in Worcester, Massachusetts.



Peter Julian Brewer and his father, worked as a foreman service coffee machines, for the past two generations collect vinyl records. They wanted to be photographed in a cafe, because in addition to the plates they can not live without a cup of coffee.



Source: terraoko.com