Photographer, filmmaker and writer who loves Los Angeles. OnTay has published several articles across the web and in print ranging from social issues, business-related issues and even video games. Right now, he’s working on his first feature film, “OMG, That’s So Ghetto!”© a documentary about the use of the word “ghetto”. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-17035206-4’]); w’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @ontay)http://ontay.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7fc1dcd32ab83d29f7bbd028905f054a/tumblr_mmuhtcvNbS1qjosy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pier Under</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/50498629061http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/50498629061Wed, 15 May 2013 08:03:11 -0700liveanddieinla<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/36421c6a7a0be36c4cd71f11d1cea0d2/tumblr_mmuhnfLbuP1qjosy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pier Under. (at Santa Monica Pier)</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/50498460326http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/50498460326Wed, 15 May 2013 07:59:39 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/967fb8154000173d759d42493e2ac807/tumblr_mmtg3qNsmu1qjosy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bike Row</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/50463127480http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/50463127480Tue, 14 May 2013 18:28:38 -0700liveanddieinla<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c91fd237c1484adc7abf6f04dfef98f2/tumblr_mlgwsaVtK81qjosy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Streaking on the 405” (at Mountaingate)</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/48298874112http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/48298874112Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:26:00 -0700liveanddieinlaphotographylosangeles<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1975155926e0e81855903a1ec08818ca/tumblr_mlfwleEVFt1qjosy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Drummer Boy” (at CSUN)</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/48265299575http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/48265299575Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:24:00 -0700liveanddieinlaphotographylosangeles<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/45094cfd9aeb0b3679b1bf81eaa2ed20/tumblr_mlesmwvRaf1qjosy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Solitude Dock.”</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/48207495099http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/48207495099Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:01:00 -0700liveanddieinlaphotographylosangeles<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4002352fb38c7ec40e3c03882b7955fe/tumblr_mld5aoSRAx1qjosy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Foundation upon the Sand” (at Venice Pier)</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/48138225282http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/48138225282Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:39:59 -0700liveanddieinlaphotographylosangeles<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d3a9303ca9f1c92f01b8ec7e628c0ec1/tumblr_mlcqm1C8KI1qjosy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Fly Kid” (at Santa Monica Pier)</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/48120957394http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/48120957394Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:22:49 -0700liveanddieinlaphotographylosangeles<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/842ef05841282da24f630ba2bc5c914b/tumblr_mkcxaf1xzG1qjosy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Inception Beach.” My dreams at night sometimes have this feel…they seem to have this hazy surrealism…wanted to capture it in this pic. (at Will Rogers State Beach)</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/46489485709http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/46489485709Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:13:27 -0700liveanddieinlaphotographylosangeles<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/410962ca478e3617188ac2161bf67ebf/tumblr_mkccnn0pUW1qjosy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Went guerrilla shooting last night in DTLA. Shot this from atop some lofts. Call it, “Night Light”. (at Downtown Los Angeles)</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/46455298567http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/46455298567Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:47:47 -0700liveanddieinlaphotographylosangeles<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1d70cb2e2b2684402cf823a259b6ff0e/tumblr_mk96xq6hte1qjosy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I call this “Silhouette Beach”.</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/46319832677http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/46319832677Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:51:26 -0700liveanddieinlaphotographylosangeles<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cfd41908ed4ea6cf46dcc6249f20be90/tumblr_mk52ztY0Gm1qjosy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Took this earlier in the day. Love me some Santa Monica. #igla #igdaily #ignation #insta #instagood #instamood #instadaily #instagramhub #instagrammers #beach #santamonica #losangeles #california #californiaigers #liveanddieinla #photo #photography #picoftheday #bestoftheday #ocean #pier #santamonicapier (at Santa Monica Pier)</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/46117194816http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/46117194816Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:35:53 -0700photoinstainstadailyinstagoodinstagramhubliveanddieinlabestofthedaysantamonicapierbeachpicofthedayiglacaliforniapiersantamonicainstagrammersignationoceancaliforniaigersigdailyinstamoodphotographylosangeles<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/38d0242298ae48cd1f39ac8a0c626844/tumblr_mk3wld9Tqm1qjosy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just got Lightroom, here’s an edit of a re-post I uploaded 33 weeks ago taken with my 4s. Added a little more color what yall think of my editing skills? #igla #igdaily #edit #lightroom #insta #instagood #instamood #instagramhub #instagrammers #photography #photooftheday #iphonesia #trees #nature #liveanddieinla #repost #westwood #webstagram #picoftheday #bestoftheday (at Los Angeles National Cemetery)</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/46060452333http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/46060452333Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:20:00 -0700repostliveanddieinlapicofthedayinstagrammersnatureeditphotographyiglatreesinstagoodinstagramhubinstawebstagramigdailybestofthedaywestwoodiphonesialightroominstamoodphotooftheday<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7c3e59585c45d1e6f64462a3f8bb7afa/tumblr_mk1ur2hu8j1qjosy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pic #3 from today’s shoot out in Marina/Playa Del Rey.</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/45977172003http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/45977172003Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:45:02 -07003<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/18a729cfcd8e7f02facc1945ef8c66a1/tumblr_mk1tz4zOop1qjosy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pic #2 from today’s cam catches. “Birds of a feather…” #liveanddieinla #photo #photography #picoftheday #photooftheday #webstagram #insta #instagood #instamood #instadaily #instagramhub #instagrammers #sky #sunset #igla #igdaily #ignation #birds #rocks #silhouette</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/45976583985http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/45976583985Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:28:16 -0700rockssilhouettewebstagraminstagramhubinstagrammersphotophotographyskyiglainstagoodignation2instabirdsigdailyinstamoodinstadailyliveanddieinlasunsetpicofthedayphotooftheday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8367f87cb8a6323d9dd9ae17afc47282/tumblr_mibzzzSPJG1qjosy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Going for that ad look. #photography #photo #igla #audi #ignation#instagram#liveanddieinla#photooftheday#bestoftheday#instahub#cars#losangeles#webstagram (at Audi Beverly Hills)</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/43253172479http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/43253172479Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:07:11 -0800losangelesinstagraminstahubphotophotographyiglawebstagrambestofthedayphotoofthedaycarsliveanddieinlaignationaudi<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0faf45d595278d16cf0764a671e918a2/tumblr_mhg7nziJOV1qjosy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Took this a couple nights ago before I escaped Death twice. #igla #igers #ignation #losangeles #losangeles #hollywood#photo #photooftheday #picoftheday #bestoftheday #insta #instahub #instagood #instagram #instamood #instadaily #instagrammers (at Lexington & Highland)</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/41872774969http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/41872774969Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:09:35 -0800losangelesinstagraminstahubinstadailyphotoinstagrammersiglapicofthedaybestofthedayigersinstahollywoodinstagoodignationinstamoodphotooftheday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3230670aae0132f25469ae37a7ba010a/tumblr_mgoe1y9FhZ1qjosy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Good Morning LA! View from the run this morning at Inspiration Point. #photo #picoftheday #photooftheday #igers #igla #insta #ignation #instahub #instagood #instagram #instamood #instadaily #iphoneonly #instagrammers #sunrise #runner #liveanddieinla #losangeles #sun#sky</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/40606479596http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/40606479596Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:34:46 -0800liveanddieinlainstagrammersinstagraminstahubrunnerphotoiphoneonlyskyiglaignationlosangelesinstaigerssuninstamoodinstadailyinstagoodpicofthedaysunrisephotooftheday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4c1cc121de98413c5f087b4162d9576f/tumblr_mga8ynymZ11qjosy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Outside of the gig in Westwood. On Santa Monica Blvd. #insta #instahub #liveanddieinla #sunset #igla #igers #photooftheday #picoftheday #bestoftheday</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/39972958790http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/39972958790Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:18:23 -0800instahubiglabestofthedaysunsetigersinstaliveanddieinlapicofthedayphotooftheday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mchdjlnjni1rb2pc6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://kickstarter.tumblr.com/post/34528927799/fashionparamour-a-feature-documentary-exploring">fkickstarter</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fashionparamour.tumblr.com/post/34341310250/a-feature-documentary-exploring-the-history-of-the">fashionparamour</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>A feature documentary exploring the history of the word “ghetto”.</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span>LA-based writer and photographer OnTay Johnson hears it all the time. But what do we mean when we call something “ghetto?” Johnson’s new doc swerves from inner-city teens to college professors to unpack the many meanings of this historically significant word that carries a lot of baggage.</span></p> <p>Johnson is currently working to fund the film with a <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/omgthatssoghetto/omg-thats-so-ghetto">new Kickstarter project</a> and sparking more than a few conversations in the process.</p> </blockquote> <p>My project!</p>http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/35627209346http://ontay.tumblr.com/post/35627209346Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:36:00 -0800filmfilmingkickstarterghettomoviedocumentaryprojecthoodratchetomgtumblrdreams