How did The Cobrasnake become the Y2K digital archive? Fresh out of high school, Mark Hunter spent the early 2000s ready to dive headfirst into the burgeoning indie scene of Los Angeles with nothing but a love for music, nightlife and a digital camera. Little did he know the moments he was capturing would be a precursor for what would come in the now social media-dominated age, where everything and everyone is on display. The Cobrasnake website was essentially proto-Instagram, where you could see the events of a wild night unfold before what we now consider commonplace with Instagram stories or Snapchat. We sit down with Mark Hunter to relive the era of pouty poses, low-rise jeans, and various studded belts – live on altpress.com now. 📷 Mark Hunter @thecobrasnake