Interview with Joli Robinson!

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For all you graffitti, photography heads, you might be familiar with this lady's work!

The Civil Fam got the opportunity to ask model Joli Robinson a few questions. You may have seen her in Estevan Oriol's famous pictures or probably already knew about her. But I'm almost positive you didn't know this much about her..

CIVIL: Joli Robinson.. How are you doing today..?

Joli: Doing great-spring is here, you can breath fresh air in the city once again. CIVIL: So what nationality are you?

Joli: I'm a hapa mix - mother is from Hong Kong and father is a mix of a couple euro nationalities. CIVIL: How did you get into modeling?

Joli: My mom modeled for a bit when she was young n lived in Europe. She used to make me and my brother pose all the time as little kids. I hated it. I grew up a real tom boy, but did a real small gig with a department as a teen, and started doing it here and there for fun, and eventually used it as a way to get past being shy. It was always more for fun and getting to travel more than anything.

CIVIL: How was it like working with Estevan?

Joli: Estevan is great. I had a lot of his published work I tore out to use as visual reference and inspiration for my own art. After shooting with another photographer in L.A., Este saw pics and wanted to shoot. I pretty much said hell yeah. He's a no bullshit kind of guy. Plus who the hell else is shooting bw portraits like him? He's real dedicated and loyal to his art, and he's got a great heart. He's true to himself and the culture he loves. Plus, he looks like he could rip an organ outta you with his bare hands.

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