Alain Levitt

Born in 1974, Alain grew up free range on the west side of Los Angeles. Skateboarding, Graffiti, Raving- the trifecta of 90’s subcultures- helped inform his world view and and gave him a home amongst the outcasts. The same world he would focus his lense on after moving to New York in 2000. Not yet a photographer, Alain picked up a camera out of necessity. His first job in NY was shooting street fashion for his sister’s, Danielle Levitt, Sunday style column in the New York Post- a job that required carrying a camera 24/7. His second job, at the infamous gay bar The Cock, gave him a front row seat to a wild NY that was quickly being choked out by Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Alain quickly found his community on the Lower East Side. Alife by day, Max Fish at night, and after starting a bi weekly party, with Spencer Sweeny, at The Hole, Alain planted his seed in the downtown scene, where he still lives today with his wife Kama, and their two girls Ludivine and Rima.