FAN FEATURE FRIDAY #220 - AGENT GOMEZ 1975 EDITION

When the city gets messy, Agent Gomez gets moving.

Sharp as ever and never without his crew, Gomez is back on the scene—handling mobsters, mysteries, and mayhem with style to spare. Whether it’s back-alley deals or rooftop chases, your shots proved one thing: no one does it like Gomez.

Big thanks to Jason, Ian, Gabriel, and Robert for bringing the heat this week🔥

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Name: Jason (@jasonbmichael)
Location: Canada
Inspiration: The inspiration for the photo is Frazetta’s Conan the Barbarian, but with a twist. Frazetta’s work was beloved by the counterculture of the '60s and '70s because it was a rejection of the cultural norms seen in mainstream media at the time. I tried to channel that into my photo. When the film was released in 1971, Shaft, as a main character, subverted the depiction of Black characters in films. He was independent and questioned authority rather than being subservient. The twist is Tangerine looking away and blowing bubble gum rather than hugging Gomez’s leg. I wanted to highlight how independence was key in the Black Power movement for both men and women.

Name: Ian (@ian_saunders_photography)
Location: Tennessee, US
Inspiration: I wanted to combine 2 popular film genres of the 70s, blaxploitation and Kung Fu. I thought it would be cool to set the scene in a Japanese dojo with an armed villain. Although Agent Gomez has a katana and a pistol, he’s so cool and calm under pressure that he knows that all he needs is his Funky Palms of Righteous Vengeance to complete the job.

Name: Gabriel (@gbalda)
Location: New York, US
Inspiration: For this set, I imagined Agent Gomez 1975 struggling to piece together his memories—a soft Memento, if you will. Depending on how the viewer sequences the shots, different stories emerge. Of them all, this frame captures his stillness and calculated calm. He’s been spooning out the life out of that wall, as the floor reveals—and just behind that poster lies his path to freedom. The jail cell was conceived and printed by my friend, and I had the honor of bringing it to life with paint.

Name: Robert (@toyetic40s)
Location: Kentucky, US
Inspiration: This shot was inspired by the awesome 70s posters and VHS covers that would always catch my eye as a teenager in my local video store, such as Shaft, Coffey, and Truck Turner. Those heroes always looked so badass and iconic and I was just trying to get even a fraction of that feeling with my pic. They were always so gritty and no-nonsense, and that’s the way I see this Gomez!

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