Beginning in 1980, Merrick Morton set about going to East and South Central Los Angeles, and as far as San Diego, to document street gang culture. An outsider from the San Fernando Valley, he was always interested in cultures different from his own, and the people of these neighbourhoods took to him and his quizzical eye, allowing him to move among them freely and giving him unrestricted access to their lives. Clique, his first monograph, comprises two decades of photographs of communities that have been largely ignored by the mainstream media, rendering their stories in poignant black-and-white and colour photography and keeping the cultural identity of the neighbourhoods and their inhabitants intact; their family heritage is unmistakable in the still yet moving moments. Inspired by the work of Danny Lyon and Antonin Kratochvil, Morton developed his own style, rooted in breaking down the stereotypes of these proud communities and presenting them as they are. Through Instagram and Facebook he has recently reconnected with many of his subjects and their families.