7 Images
An entrepreneur at the margins
Rafael Lopez buffs the sole of a shoe he has just repaired. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Lopez talks to client Nok Phattamasiri. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Lopez trims the sole of a boot. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Lopez’s workshop. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Fancy shoes sit on the front seat of Lopez’s van. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Lopez accepts a boot from client Ishmael Hernandez. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Lopez glues a sole onto a boot. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
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