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L8S ANG3LES: Perspectives of Eleven LA Photographers

March 29, 2009 - June 30, 2009

Thumb John Baldessari
Throughout his prolific career, John Baldessari (born 1931) has approached his art through adamantly non-traditional paths. Since the late 1960s, Baldessari has combined snapshots that he takes himself or images from popular culture to make large scale works. More >
Thumb Carolyn Cole
Working for the  Los Angeles Times s ince 1994, Carolyn Cole's photographs of many of the world's armed conflicts convey harsh realities far removed from the illusions of Hollywood. More >
Thumb Greg Gorman
For four decades, Greg Gorman (born 1949) has photographed celebrities in his signature black and white style. "For me a photograph is most successful when it doesn't answer all the questions, and it leaves something to be desired." More >
Thumb Lauren Greenfield
Lauren Greenfield's work features the dark side of the idealized world of stardom and celebrity. More >
Thumb Lawrence Ho
Born in Canton China in 1950, immigrated to the United States in 1972. He earned a B.A. degree in Communications from Long Beach State University in California, and began his career as a photojournalist at the  Herald Community News. More >
Thumb Douglas Kirkland
For five decades, Douglas Kirkland (born 1934) has photographed celebrities and fashion. His lifelong love affair with the camera, whether still or motion pictures, has been applauded with the most prestigious awards the industry can bestow, including several for lifetime achievement.   More >
Thumb Kirk McKoy
Kirk D. McKoy (born 1957) is the Senior Features Photo Editor and Deputy for the  Los Angeles Times. More >
Thumb Genaro Molina
Genaro Molina was born in San Francisco in 1960. His career as a photojournalist included working for the San Francisco Chronicle, the  San Jose Mercury News, the  Claremont Courier and the  Sacramento Bee, before joining the staff of the  Los Angeles Times in 1995. More >
Thumb Catherine Opie
Describing herself once as "a kind of twisted social documentary photographer," Catherine Opie (born 1961) probes questions of how identity is perceived and shaped. More >
Thumb Julius Shulman
For over 72-years Julius Shulman (born 1910) has played a seminal role in architectural photography. 
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Thumb Tim Street-Porter
British born photographer Tim Street-Porter visited Los Angeles in the early 1970s and fell in love. Over the past three decades Street-Porter (born 1939) has photographed the city’s modernist architecture, often working with the same homes photographed by Julius Shulman. More >

Raised Eyebrows/Furrowed foreheads: (Blue Eyebrows and Yellow Eyeglasses), 2008 Three dimensional archival print, laminated with lexan and mounted on shaped form with acrylic paint ©John Baldessari courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
Astronauts and Businessmen, 1988 Gelatin Silver photograph with applied paint The Museum of Fine Art, Houston, Texas Gift of Manfred Heiting. The Manfred Heiting Collection
Mijanou “Fast Forward”1997 Mijanou and friends from Beverly Hills High School spending their Senior Beach Day at Will Rogers State Beach in Los Angeles. Mijanou won the title of "best physique" at Beverly Hills High.
Phoebe, “Fast Forward” 1997 Three-Year-Old Phoebe at the VIP opening of Barneys Department Store in Beverly Hills, California
The Damas, “Girl Culture” 2002 The damas (maids of honor) in a limousine on the way to a Quinceañera party in Huntington Park, California, for Ruby, 15. Ruby’s parents saved for five years and spent 16 thousand dollars on the traditional Latin American comingof- age celebration. “I wanted my damas to look like little princesses, Cinderella-style. They had their own little crowns. Every girl dreams about being a princess and being pampered. You want to grow into being pretty and loved. I have really mixed feelings about the story of Cinderella. Of course, it’s every girl’s dream to find Prince Charming and marry and have a nice life. But Cinderella can’t do anything for herself. She’s dependent on the fact that Prince Charming’s gonna come and take her, and if it weren’t for him she would probably stay there.” said Ruby.
Alli, Annie, Hannah & Berit (left to right) “Girl Culture” 2002 Alli, Annie, Hannah, and Berit, all 13, dressed up before the first big party of the seventh grade in Edina, an affluent suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The most popular girls at school, these friends spent three hours helping each other get ready for the party. Only a few miles from the biggest mall in America, 7th graders here are not worried about gangs or school violence but with being popular and fitting in.
Shelly, “Thin” 2006 Shelly near her home in Salt Lake City, Utah, 6 months after leaving treatment at Renfrew. Following 6 months of residential treatment that she estimates cost 100,000 dollars, she lost 17 pounds and underwent electric shock therapy to treat her depression
Emmanuel, “Kids + Money” 2007 Emanuel, 17, in his bedroom, Los Angeles. He attends the exclusive private school Harvard Westlake and wants to look “rich” like the other kids. He saved up to buy the designer items displayed on his bed when his family could no longer afford to buy luxury goods.
DEFENDING MONROVIA- July 2003 A young Liberian fighter defends the Liberian capital, Monrovia, as rebel militia attempt to take control of the country. The world's attention turned to Liberia in July 2003 at the climax of the civil war, which ended President Charles Taylor’s rein.
BETHLEHEM, THE CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY: BETHLEHEM BATTLE-May 2002 Palestinians crouch in the Door of Humility for a glimpse of the world outside the sacred Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The 39-day battle between the Israeli military and Palestinian militia left numerous dead and wounded.
IRAQ: DETAINEES - August 2004 During the battle of Najaf, U.S. Marines watch over Iraqis detained during a raid on a police station in Kufa, a known gathering place for militias. The holy city of Najaf became a battleground as the Al-Sadr's Mahdi Army refused to surrender power to the Iraqi Army.
IRAQ: WAR PAINT - August 2004 A U.S. Marine wears camouflage face paint during the battle for Najaf, Iraq where American forces spent weeks bombing and fighting their way to the city’s holy Imam Ali Shrine, before a negotiated end to the fighting.
SUDAN: DARFUR DAUGHTER- Sept. 2005 Ten-year-old Fatna Adam takes cover from the sun under a small shelter, her family forced from their home in Darfur. Over 2.5 million people have been displaced since the beginning of the conflict, one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world.
SUDAN: SLA SOLDIERS - Sept. 18, 2004 Sudanese Liberation Army soldiers patrol with their weapons in an area of North Darfur, where they control 80 percent of the territory. Fighting over scarce fertile land is a major cause of the civil conflict.
Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood, 1961
Bjork, Florence, Italy 1998
Hugh Jackman, 2007 On the movie set of Baz Luhrmann's “Australia” Kununurra, Australia
Nicole Kidman, 2007 On the movie set of Baz Luhrmann's “Australia” Kununurra, Australia
Morgan Freeman, Hollywood, 1998
Brigitte Bardot, Mexico, 1965
Andy Warhol, Paul Morrisey, Jane Forth and Joe Dallesandro, 1961 Movie set of the film “Trash” Chateau Marmont Hotel, Los Angeles
Judy Garland, New York, 1961
Bette Davis, Los Angeles, 1988
Leonardo DiCaprio, Los Angeles, 1994
“Tony Bent Over,” Los Angeles, 1988
Andy Warhol, Los Angeles, 1988
Djimon Hounsou, Los Angeles, 1991
Philip Johnson, New York, 2000
M.L.K. Parade, Los Angeles, 2005 “In and Around Home” C-Print ©Catherine Opie, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, California
The Bloods, Memorial, 2004 “In and Around Home” C-Print ©Catherine Opie, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, California
Neighborhood Restaurant, 2005 “In and Around Home” C-Print ©Catherine Opie, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, California
Stolen Red Converses, in front of My House, 2005 “In and Around Home” C-Print ©Catherine Opie, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, California
Christmas West Adams, 2004 “In and Around Home” C-Print ©Catherine Opie, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, California
My Studio, Suzanne’s Work, 2005 “In and Around Home” C-Print ©Catherine Opie, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, California
Portrait of Julia and Myra, 2004 “In and Around Home” C-Print ©Catherine Opie, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, California
Days, Thumbs Up and Judge Dykes, 2004-05 “In and Around Home” 3 Polaroids ©Catherine Opie, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, California
Evening News, 2005 “In and Around Home” 4 Polaroids ©Catherine Opie, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, California
Julius Shulman House and Studio, Los Angeles, 1950 Raphael Soriano, Architect © J. Paul Getty Trust. Used with permission. Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at the Getty Research Institute
Case Study House #22, Los Angeles, 1960 Pierre Koenig, Architect © J. Paul Getty Trust. Used with permission. Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at the Getty Research Institute
Kaufmann House, Palm Springs 1947 Richard Neutra, Architect © J. Paul Getty Trust. Used with permission. Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at the Getty Research Institute
Raymond Loewy House, Palm Springs, 1947 Frey and Loewy, Architects © J. Paul Getty Trust. Used with permission. Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at the Getty Research Institute
Los Angeles International Airport, Theme Building 1961 Welton Becket and Associates, Pereira and Luckman Associates, and Paul R. Williams, Architects © J. Paul Getty Trust. Used with permission. Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at the Getty Research Institute
Fashion Show, Los Angeles, 2006 Actors Stuart Townsend, Charlize Theron, Adrian Brody, Kate Capshaw and director, Steven Spielberg attending the Children's Action Network fashion show, hosted by Gucci designer Frida Giannini hosted at the home of Michael and Eva Chow.
East Los Angeles Downpour A man with an umbrella passes a colorful mural on the wall of an East Los Angeles are neighborhood during a rainstorm. The moment resembles a Cezanne Painting when viewed through the waterlogged car windshield. Rain is always a news event in Los Angeles.
Gustavo Dudamel, 2007 Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel leading the LA Philharmonic orchestra, in a three part program that includes pianist Yefim Bronfman at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. He will begins his tenure as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in fall 2009.
Maple Avenue, 2008 A woman and her daughter make their way through the garment district framed by a bubble gum machine along Maple Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles
Ojos, 1999 Artist Ruben Brucelyn touches up his self-portrait mural in a tunnel along Glendale Blvd. in Echo Park. Brucelyn has been touching up his murals in the area that has been tagged by graffiti.
Spheres, 2002 A youngster's figure is cast in a reflection surrounded by floating gold balls that make up the sculpture titled, “The Aerial,” at the entrance to the California Science Center in Exposition Park. The sculpture was created to inspire visitors to think about the origins of the universe
Ellison Revisited A young customer looks inside a North Hollywood barbershop to see if it's his turn to have his hair cut.
East Los Angeles, 1997 A resident of East L.A. shows off his tattoos at Fourth Street. Tattoos are one way that Los Angeles Police Department officials determine gang affiliation.
“The Fun Bunch” , Marina del Rey, 1996 On a hot August Saturday, a group of friends from Inglewood took a trip to Marina del Rey to spend the day playing in the cool water.
Martin Luther King Day, 1987 On the first annual celebration of Martin Luther King Day, a group of Crenshaw High School students celebrate the moment with a candle light vigil on Crenshaw Boulevard.
“A Huggies Run” Los Angeles Riots, 1992 On the second day of the rioting, flames overtake a Jon's supermarket a looter runs past the the building with a cart loaded with Huggies. The building, which was at 3rd Street and Normandie Avenue, had been looted before the blaze was started. I affectionately call this image "A Huggies Run".
The Bible, 1996 A parish member thumbs through her Bible at St Brigid's Catholic Church during Mass.
The Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 2006 Frank Gehry, Architect “Los Angeles” Book
The Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, 2006 Marcus Priteca, Architect “Los Angeles” Book
“Dawnridge” the residence of Tony Duquette, Beverly Hills, 1967 Ornate Interior with Italian Baroque screen
Kaufmann House, Palm Springs, 2008 Richard Neutra, Architect “LA Moderne” Book
Kaufmann House, Palm Springs, 2008 Richard Neutra, Architect “LA Moderne” Book
Kaufmann House, Palm Springs, 2008 Richard Neutra, Architect “LA Moderne” Book
Wolff House, Los Angeles, 2007 John Lautner, Architect “LA Moderne” Book
Schnabel House, Brentwood, 1991 Frank Gehry, Architect “LA Moderne” Book
Los Angeles Times Archives, 1933 Visitors at Inspiration Point on Mt. Lowe of the San Gabriel Mountains, named after Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe, whose “Railroad to the Sky” opened in 1893 and ran until 1936.
Los Angeles Times Archive, 1962 Dodger Stadium seen before it opened, was built on a hill away from mass transit and surrounded by residential neighborhoods.
Los Angeles Times Archive, 1949 The Ocean View, an exclusive 110-room hotel in Santa Monica, was the former estate of actress Marion Davies, built by newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst. The estate will be open to the public this year as part of the Annenberg Community Beach House restoration.
Los Angeles Times Archive, UCLA Library, 1938 Workers build framing for concrete and digging during reconstruction of the Los Angeles River.
Los Angeles Times Archive, 1900 Visit of Major Gen William R. Shaftey to 11th Annual Tournament of Roses at Pasadena on January 1st, 1900. With him are President Patten of Pasadena Board of Trustees, left, and General Harrison Gray Otis, second from right, who gained control of the fledgling Times.
Los Angeles Times Archive, UCLA Library, 1973 Mayor-elect Tom Bradley reaches out to greet his jubilant supports at a victory celebration at the Los Angeles Hilton. Bradley defeated Mayor Sam Yorty in a landslide.
Los Angeles Times Archive, UCLA Library, 1939 Los Angeles Union Station's opening day parade.
Los Angeles Times archive, 1936 The intersection of Olympic Boulevard, Fairfax Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard, one of the then busiest intersections in Los Angeles at the time.
Los Angeles Times Archive, UCLA Library, 1953 Italian immigrant Simon Rodia poses with his artistic creation, popularly known as the Watts Towers, in the background. Rodia single-handedly created the artwork over a period of 34 years on a triangle lot at 1761-1765 East 107th Street in Los Angeles.