Who are these people, and where did they come from. The finders and guardians of this treasure, Houseplant Picture Studio explain:

...To make a medium story almost non-existent, we purchased two hefty photo albums filled-to-the-brim with family photos of a hitherto unknown family. We haven't yet taken the time to look at the back of every photo to try to figure out the family's name. We have noticed that a lot of the photos feature family members standing in orin front of a nice-looking, fully-stocked liquor store. It's quite obvious that the family pictured in the photo albums owned the liquor store. HOWEVER... It's entirely possible that the "unknown family" simply liked having their photos taken in and around the liquor store.

The artist's name is Shag. Though many claim his work depicts the "celebration of consumption and consumerism", Shag himself prefers that you create your own story line, and relate his work to your own experiences and perspective. Enjoy!

The Art of Shag 

Photo Gallery: Mexico City from Above

"One of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the world, Hong Kong has an overall density of nearly 6,700 people per square kilometer. The majority of its citizens live in flats in high-rise buildings. In Architecture of Density, Wolf investigates these vibrant city blocks, finding a mesmerizing abstraction in the buildings' facades."

Link: Architecture of Density

"With everything—from fine art to conceptual illustration and beyond (including the making of objects)—I hope to convey a personal and skewed sense of humor and style…where the conceptual playpen quotient is high…and replete with irony, wit, and the resonance of word against image. I delight in roaming around this cartoon-based surreal estate with its illusion and allusion…always relentlessly seeking a meaningful absurdity to the larger world; something like that, anyway." —Jere Smith

"In my paintings I see the world as a cosmic stage for human activity. I'm in the audience like a court reporter taking notes with my sketchbook and brushes, playing the critic, here to observe and make comment." - Mark Bryan

Link:The Art of Mark Bryan