Photographer’s Powerful Portraits of LA’s Notorious Skid Row
A photographer has spent the last decade documenting the people who live in Los Angeles' Skid Row -- a notorious area known for its homeless population.
Photographer’s Vibrant Portraits from LA’s Black Market Flea
A photographer from the LA Times took a series of bold and beautiful portraits at Black Market Flea -- part of a wider project celebrating the city's Black community.
Video of Tornado in Los Angeles Shows Extremely Rare Weather Phenomenon
An extremely rare tornado has battered part of Los Angeles with video footage showing debris flying through the air.
Pioneering LA Street Gang Photographer Kicked off Instagram
Los Angeles street gang photographer Merrick Morton has been kicked off Instagram for promoting "dangerous organizations."
Photographer Follows Pregnant Homeless Woman in LA Over 4 Years
The Los Angeles Times recently published an article that was over four years in the making, documenting the trials and tribulations of a pregnant homeless woman as she prepared for the birth of her daughter and looked for a permanent home.
Country Star Kacey Musgraves Gives Struggling LA Photo Shop a Big Boost
Multiple Grammy-winning country star Kacey Musgraves earned kudos from the entire photo industry last week when she took to social media to help a struggling mom-and-pop photography shop in LA, breathing new life into the small business.
The Street Photography of Rinzi Ruiz
Rinzi Ruiz is a talented photographer who discovered his passion for street photography on the sidewalks of downtown Los Angeles. Here's a great 4-minute interview with Ruiz by StreetShootr about his mindset and work.
Like Father, Like Son: Can Iconic Photography Be Passed Down?
Are great photographers born, or made? Hearing the story of street and portrait photographers Eriberto Oriol and his son Estevan, you'll find plenty of evidence for both.
Trail Camera in L.A. Captures Mountain Lion Above City Lights
A National Park remote camera has captured a picture-perfect shot of a mountain lion at night with the city lights of Los Angeles as the backdrop.
Fun Portraits of a Man and His Dog Doing the Same Things
Photographer Mik Milman is an event and creative portrait photographer. Dog Brixton Milman is a dog. Together, they've captured the heartwarming connection between a man and his dog (or is it a dog and his man?) in the series Us: Mik and Brix Doing Things.
A Split Screen Tour Through Downtown Los Angeles Captured 70 Years Apart
The New Yorker recently had an interesting idea. They asked filmmaker Kevin McAlester to recreate a 70-year-old drive through downtown Los Angeles—a then and now video that shows just how much the city has changed since the 1940s.
This Timelapse Shows Thousands of Fireworks Exploding Across L.A.
While most photographers captured this year's July 4th fireworks from below, Los Angeles-based photographer Aaron Keigher decided to find a different vantage point. He ventured up Mount Wilson, which rises over 5,000 feet above LA and create this dazzling time-lapse showing fireworks exploding across the landscape.
Guy Smashes $70,000 Camera While Using Stabilizer
If this video doesn't make you cringe, nothing will. In the middle of what looks to be a presentation at Cine Gear Expo, disaster struck. While testing out a powerful and pricey stabilizing rig, a $70K camera smashed to the ground.
LA to Pay $50K to Detained Photographers and Teach Deputies That Photography is Not a Crime
Los Angeles has agreed to pay a $50,000 settlement to three photographers after they were detained by LA County Sheriffs while taking pictures in public places. As part of the settlement, the city will also teach its sheriff deputies that photography is not a crime.
Photographer Accused of Sexually Assaulting Model, Threatening Deportation If She Didn’t Comply
Los Angeles Police yesterday arrested Jung Park, a photographer who allegedly assaulted at least one Korean model and threatened her with deportation if she refused to comply with his sexual demands. Only one victim has spoken up thus far, but authorities are looking for additional victims.
Super Trippy Abstract Time-Lapse Covers Everything from Riots to Decaying Roadkill
There are times where words don’t do a piece of artwork justice. Such is the case with Circle of Abstract Ritual: a trippy, creepy and downright weird time-lapse by artist Jeff Frost.
It consists of 300k photos captured over the course of two years. In it you’ll see riots, wildfires, decaying roadkill, abandoned houses turned into giant canvases and far more, all of it combined into an abstractly contextualized piece of time-lapse artistry.
LA Time-Lapse Relies On Fantastic Color & Composition to Stand Out from the Crowd
Photographer Chris Pritchard recently took it upon himself to pay a time-lapse tribute to a city he loves. The city of Los Angeles. The final product is called Above LA, and it manages to capture our attention in an over-saturated genre thanks to its fantastic compositions, beautiful use of movement and vibrant (but not overwhelming) colors.
Beautiful Time-Slice and Time-Lapse of the Full Moon Rising Over Los Angeles
Here's a little bit of photographic inspiration for those of you not currently glued to your television sets watching the World Cup. Last month, LA-based photographer Dan Marker-Moore went out for the second year running in search of the perfect vantage point from which to shoot the full moon rising over the skyline of LA.
Leica’s ‘Let Us Roam’ Film Series Looks at the Lives of Skateboarder/Photographers
An incredible short film series is coming to life thanks to the production prowess of Helio Collective and iconic camera brand Leica. Called "Let Us Roam," the series tells the stories of photographers, artist, filmmakers and musicians, all within the subculture of skateboarding.
Adios Yellow Glow: How LED Streetlights Will Change the Look of Night Photography
LED streetlights are the wave of the future, but in addition to being the environmentally friendly choice, doing away with high-pressure sodium streetlight has one other significant (at least to photographers and filmmakers) side effect: it completely changes the look of night photography.
Photojournalist Gives First-Hand Account of Photographing the ’92 LA Riots
Back in 1992, photojournalist Hyungwon Kang was the only Korean-speaking photographer employed with the LA Times. So when the riots broke out after the infamous Rodney King verdict, he was sent to cover things in Koreatown.
In this short Reuters TV interview, he tells us what it was like to go in with only a camera, photographing looters and firefights and trying to stay safe in the meantime.
Confrontation Between a Police Officer and Photographer in Los Angeles
The above video was recorded by Shawn Nee for Discarted, a blog that fights for photographers' rights to shoot in public locations. It shows Nee getting into a verbal exchange with a police officer over whether or not he can legally photograph the officer.