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German Fanarraga, also known as, Redd & Ed Nuñez

"Redd", born German Fanarraga on January 5th 1986 in Brooklyn, New York, in an American Photographer, Author and Poet. His father, Juan Fanarraga was born in Lima, Peru and migrated to the United States in the early 1970's. German's mother, Evelyn Bonilla was born in Puerto Rico and relocated to Brooklyn, NY in the late 1970's. He has three siblings, a twin sister, Vanessa Fanarraga, a brother, Alvin Torres and his older sister, Siomara Torres. He was primarily raised in the Park Slope and Sunset Park sections of Brooklyn, New York. He now resides in the state of Pennsylvania. His photography work has been publicized in various websites and magazines since 2005. He has been published in XXL Magazine, The Source Magazine, Blackmen Magazine among many other urban magazines. He is best known for writing "Culture of Violence: A Redd Summer" under the writer pseudynom "Ed Nuñez". The book is inspired by the events of his life and traumatic upbringing in domestic violence, and crime. He has been recognized in the art and fashion industry as a highly skilled photo editor and photographer.

Early Life and Career
Born, German Fanarraga to Juan Fanarraga a plumber with New York City's Teamster's Union, and Evelyn Bonilla a homemaker. German was raised in a home full of drugs, alcohol and domestic violence. He took to the streets as a young teen joining the street gang, Latin King Nation. He climbed the ranks and committed many crimes for which he was arrested for and spent much of his juvenile years on the streets. After some years in his early 20's German Fanarraga earned his G.E.D. and went on to CUNY's Brooklyn College where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He was hired into the New York City Police Department as a police officer, almost immediately being forced to resign because of his prior gang ties. He was recruited by New York City Correction Department where he served as a Correction Officer working closely with the youth and gang members. After many years of working in New York City's toughest jails, German Fanarraga relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania where he there became a Correction Officer for Lehigh County Prison. In 2005 with the help of a friend and business be opened up, H&R Management, a company that provided photography services of all kinds, out of his Williamsburg loft studio. The company was dissolved when German relocated to Pennsylvania in 2013. He is now focused and available for booking as a photographer, digital editor author and poet.

Writing Works
"Culture of Violence: A Redd Summer" is set to be released October 1st 2018, published by Akashi Books.

Resources
www.facebook.com/picsbyredd

www.xxlmag.com