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Robert Hemedes

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2013

In addition to being a Field Agent for the LA Chapter of the Obscura Society, I also regularly host events for the MeetUp groups Gay Foodies and Pleasure Palate.
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Photographs from Mexico's Day of the Dead, Where Candles and Heaps of Marigolds Draw out the Spirits

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Photographs from Mexico's Day of the Dead, Where Candles and Heaps of Marigolds Draw out the Spirits

By Robert Hemedes
Disneyland of Poop: Tour of the Los Angeles Water Treatment Plant

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Disneyland of Poop: Tour of the Los Angeles Water Treatment Plant

By Robert Hemedes
Death and the Year of the Horse at the Hsi Lai Temple and Buddhist Columbarium

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Death and the Year of the Horse at the Hsi Lai Temple and Buddhist Columbarium

By Robert Hemedes
The main altar of Templo Santa Muerte is filled with colorful statues of the saint along with fresh flower offerings.

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Society Adventures: A Visit to Templo Santa Muerte, the Temple to the Skeletal Saint

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Society Adventures: Touring the Gibbon Conservation Center

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Society Adventures: Touring the Gibbon Conservation Center

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Every front porch can wish they looked as fabulous as this

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Society Adventures: The Mosaic Tile House of Venice Beach

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Obscura Society LA members building Level One Menger sponges.

Society Adventures: Making Fractals Fun at the Institute for Figuring

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