Mark Laita
Former advertising photographer turned documentarian, Mark Laita runs the YouTube channel Soft White Underbelly as a one-man project. Since 2016, he has conducted thousands of candid interviews with people often overlooked by society — residents of Skid Row, substance users, sex workers, gang members, and the unhoused — in a simple, emotion-driven format. His black‑and‑white portraits and silent listening style humanize difficult stories and give a voice to the marginalized