main from east 75th

looking north on main, from the intersection of east 75th. when making this triptych I had to give special attention to where the edges of each frame would land within the over all panoramic view. the intention being the least intrusive as possible without sacrificing the initial view.

main and 111th pl

 I think it worth noting that as you look at this diptych keep in mind that as this appears to be a pretty straight forward document of a moment in time, it is actually a false sense of reality. individually these two 4x5 frames, on their own, represent exactly what was happening at this particular moment in time. But when the frames are placed next to each other, as intended, they present a single unified picture of a reality that never happened, being that there was about a two or three minute difference in time between the cyclist passing by the man selling objects on the street.

south broadway at 98th

washington and central

 slightly odd looking sign. 

(the sign and lot no longer exist and the space is now occupied by a generic looking structure)  

43rd and Olive

 window and satellite dish configurations attracted me to this corner apartment 

Budlong and 57th

 a man about to do something in his yard down on Budlong in South LA

auto shop Slauson Ave

 a group of cars sit waiting to be tended to on Sluason ave near Western.

mckinley and 53rd

 

new casa motel

 

A&J liquor store, vernon ave

 

broadway and 69th

 

hong kong express, vernon ave mall

 

around 58th and central

 

49th & san pedro st,

 

astro motel

 

vernon ave RV

 
between 2004 and 2014 I made photographs around central Los Angeles with my view camera, in the form of single frames, diptychs, triptychs and polyptychs.

south park

 

western ave

 

east 110th at main

broadway and vernon

central and around 50th

main and 75th

MLK and mckinley

xochilt market on broadway

eating out

 


Taken on the corner of San Pedro st and Vernon ave.
All around south Los Angeles you can find little kiosks that people have set up serving various kinds of authentic food. This one happens to be next door to an auto upholstery. I admire the bravery of these vendors who breath life into the hum drum of the streets.

prisoners of the sun

at 51st and broadway, a memorial for a boy that was shot and killed.

darkroom complete!

new work coming soon.

baptist molder

banksy posted up on a wall on washington and longbeach just a block away from this.
a strange old church with a house attached.
if only he knew, i guess it makes no difference.

river tributaries

LA river is a big concrete wonderland. in certain parts the tributaries are open and you can travel
along with the rats deep under the belly of the city. its pretty damn creepy.

tams #7

good eats in this OG spot, 51st and central. tams #7.
facing in the direction of south LA now.

jewelry district

looking out of an alley around 7th and hill

el gavilan

 these were taken on the corner of washington and central.

make of it what you can

somebody had placed these objects on the ground by the side of a building portal in the vicinity of 6th and crocker.

turning point

drove by this old theater builing on broadway a few days back and noticed its undergoing a face lift.

broadway around 6th

before this building was restored i would marvel at the condition of the paint.
it was left to run its course for the longest period of time, until maybe a couple of years back when it was painted yellow.

temple of the sun

around 98th and broadway.

fallas peredes

there was a scaffolding around this building, put there after i had taken these shots, and i thought "uh huh, here we go, they are going to wreck another nice little piece of history, a microcosm of LA life down the toilet with new landlords and all that bullshit", but no, i was wrong, fallas peredes has expanded to the second floor, now three levels, and the building just looks cleaner. 

hurricane

stuff

i was at aud's and derek's old place, a top floor loft facing main st. we watched a battalion of police officers cuff some dude, and haul him away. he had a plastic bag with him that he dropped by the sidewalk.
when i left aud's i grabbed the bag, carried it home and photographed the contents.

cadence

 row of cadilacs on imperial in south LA.

commonplace

for years this building on 9th and Hill stood slowly collecting grime, soot, syringes, broken windows, graffiti, used rubbers, blood, and families and families of rats, as well as serving as a valuable source for parking has now joined the dandy lot, the prancing pony club.
sandblasted, fresh paint, new windows and blah blah blah. basically fucked it.
i know i know, that sounds kind of negative, but call me sentimental. i like the way time leaves its mark. especially on something so glorious as downtown los angeles.

HAIKYO
this is a Japanese word that describes a sentiment and fascination with the decay of architecture.

wabash

I took this picture on Wabash st in east LA. I am afraid I could not let this
architectural oddity pass me by. I thought the add-ons to the initial structure
were really worth photographing. its two 4x5 b/w frames stitched together
in photoshop.

flower district

there used to be regulars that would spend time in the shade on the wall

inmo

side A



side B

found object at 4th and spring

two corners

two corners that have forever changed. both of these frames were taken around mid 2004.
its so different on both of these corners now,

the image below is 5th and broadway, now there is a rite aid drug store, and the building is gentryfied.




and this is 8th and broadway, also a new loft gentryfication job, with a necklace of biege planters and cute mini pines.



I suppose I should be thinking about reshooting these two corners, but now that they are glammed up they don't have the same appeal.