PRETTYPUKE
PRETTYPUKE
Pretty Puke, or prettypuke, pseudonym of Miller Rodriguez, [undefined] is an American photographer and music video director. He has said in interviews that he’s heavily influenced by photographers Nan goldin, Dash Snow and Larry Clark.
Miller Rodriguez was born in Columbia and raised in Los Angeles, California by a single Columbian immigrant. His learning of photography began as a child with his mother, Luz Velez, taking portraits of Miller and his two younger sisters. He did attend California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in experimental animation before gaining popularity as a photographer under the alias Prettypuke. He’s a product of his environment, translating real, spontaneous moments into images that make comments on contemporary youth culture. From an artistic standpoint, his images communicate the attitude of today's youth generation; by working with all types of body shapes and personalities, Pretty Puke’s photography also breathes a distinct social commentary on this mixed bag generation.