NO. 22 — CITY OF STARS
danny rozenblit written by REBECCA POOLE photography by DANNY ROZENBLIT
Behind the lens that captures Orange County sunsets, the exuberant vibes of a model, and the overarching theme of a carefree youth is photographer Danny Rozenblit. As I point out that Danny is still in high school—balancing tennis with homework— the phrase “age is but a number” might come to mind. Not in the way that it’s usually used, but relevant nonetheless due to the impressive body of work to his name. Danny’s already shot for mega-popular California brand Brandy Melville multiple times, worked with a multitude of influencers (does the name Amanda Steele ring a bell?), while still keeping what he loves most about his craft alive…the fun of it. Not exactly everyone’s typical “extracurricular activity” after the last bell sounds. But for Danny, it’s what he loves and pursues full force…regardless of social media pressure or adolescent structure. Embodying the new generation of photography, we chatted with the Southern California Instagram aficionado on everything from muses to the backdrop of Orange County and following your heart in the “City of Stars”.
Hi Danny! Thanks for taking the time to talk to Mad Sounds. To start off, can you walk us through a typical “day in the life” for Danny Rozenblit? Hey, yes! I’m actually currently still in high school, so my typical day right now probably isn’t as exciting as I might like. After getting back from tennis practice after school, I’ll walk my dog (who I’m absolutely obsessed with, by the way) and usually spend the rest of my night studying (exciting, I know). Balancing photography with my academics has been more and more difficult with each year of high school, but I try my hardest to have some sort of balance between the two as school is my first priority right now, but photography is my passion and something I cannot see myself giving up anytime soon. It gets pretty hard sometimes, but I guess that’s just being in high school.
How did you first get into photography? I first started photography when I was about 13 years old, after downloading Instagram originally for the filters, not even knowing what it was. Looking back it’s pretty embarrassing, but I remember running around my street taking pictures of flowers and clouds with my iPod touch; so proud of those grainy, low quality images. After a while, my uncle, who is into photography as well, recommended I upgrade from my iPod touch to a “real” camera. At the time I didn’t understand why, but I’m so glad he encouraged me, or else I would probably still be using that low quality iPod camera. From there, I started shooting more and more and eventually asked some of my friends to shoot, and that’s where it all started for me.
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