The analogies that Mark Laita creates to achieve this dialogue are formal, for example in the double-image in which an old white lady and a young black man, so different in essence, have in common things so picturesque as hair rollers and a cigarette in their right hand. Mark Laita grew up in the Midwest cities of Detroit and Chicago, where he discovered photography at the age of fifteen. Greenhouse gases are emitted at each stage of the plastic lifecycle—extraction and transport, refining and manufacture, and waste management. Also, according to him, it happened by chance as they were in pursuit of a subject for his book, Created Equal.

However, after clarifying his intentions to him, he calmed down and agreed to let him photograph them. If this labor has made your own life more livable in the past year (or the past decade), please consider aiding its sustenance with a one-time or loyal donation. Ultimately, it was through conversations with auto mechanics, barbers, or police officers that led to some serendipitous meeting where a bootlegger, farmer, or pimp was unearthed.

For over 20 years, advertising agencies worldwide have asked Mark Laita to bring his expertise, problem solving abilities and signature style to their most important campaigns. Other than his work in advertising, Mark Laita has also developed several series of original artworks including the outstanding collection “Created Equal”. It seemed that the act of being photographed somehow made them finally feel appreciated and validated.

All of the black and white images were made using a traveling "studio" with an 8x10 camera, a single light and a grey backdrop, which help maintain neutrality and consistency in the paired images.Each paired set of portraits compares or contrasts elements of its diverse range of subjects creating interesting, poignant or even humorous juxtapositions. His album Created Equa lis a a study of social and cultural clashes, as well as the influence of different background, schooling and upbringing. During this period, he visited forty-eight American states, taking photos of all kinds of people he met along the way. Completed over the course of seven years, with each of the lower 48 states represented, these images explore themes such as religion, power, sex, wealth, and beauty.

Laita, who is better known as a commercial photographer, chose the title of his book, Created Equal, to indicate that his aims go beyond cataloguing American archetypes. Young Man with Boom Box, Billy Monroe, Venice, California, April 26, 1999 / Sunbather, Joey Caveseno, Coney Island, New York, August 3, 2002.Mark Laita has done a lot of good for the Whitaker family, including creating a GoFundMe fundraiser on behalf of the family. Mark Laita grew up in the Midwest cities of Detroit and Chicago, where he discovered photography at the age of fifteen. Examining the images, finding the subtle and not-so-subtle similarities between the subjects leads you on a journey that's quintessentially American. In this project, known as "Coastal Odyssey", Paul Bihr strives to depict the delicate symphonies of French beaches, extending from the Opal Coast to Hendaye. This naturalism is what I have tried to capture and it is my hope that this collection becomes a partial archive showing the spectrum from the innocent to the extreme in American culture”.