An ongoing art project by Justin Bettman, #SetintheStreet consists of elaborate interior room sets created and built in public places.
Learn More#ThisIs18 aims to capture what life is like for 18-year-old girls across oceans and cultures. The project was shot entirely by other young women, ages 17 to 22.
East Side Stories puts a human face to gang members in Los Angeles while in their homes and with their families.
The distinctly American sport of baseball was introduced to Uganda in the 1990’s by missionaries and it attracted large numbers of youngsters eager to pick up bats and balls.
Following the Los Angeles River from its origin to the sea, A Possible River is a meditation on Southern California’s most poignant symbol of human efforts to dominate the natural environment in the pursuit of development.
In Alchemic, Cassils presents their gold-painted, muscular body as a philosophical homage to Robert Mapplethorpe’s classically beautiful Male Nudes and Statuary series.
ALTAR: Prayer, Ritual, Offering engages photography as a practice containing attributes and religious traditions of Africa and its diaspora.
Learn MoreAt Home: In the American West, an extension of The California Sunday Magazine’s December 2018 issue, features work from 20 emerging and established photographers exploring the theme of Home across the American West.
Learn MoreBecoming an Image is a piece that works at the interstices of performance, photography, and sculpture.
Learn MoreBetween represents work by Venice Arts advanced photography students who, for over a year have been working on intimate storytelling.
Learn MoreDuring the past two years, California has experienced some of the deadliest calamities in the state’s 169-year history.
Learn MoreWomen and children suffer war in ways that men don’t. Humanitarian assistance is not just the provision of food and water in war time.
Learn MoreTim’s photography reflects our planet’s beauty from the unique perspective of space.
Learn MoreThe series Clubhouse Turn (2013-2016) is the final documentation of the historic landmark of a quickly vanishing Los Angeles—Hollywood Park-and its community, before its demolition.
Learn MoreCalArts presents a collection of individually-made animated short films made by Character Animation Students.
Learn MoreLara Jo Regan’s large-scale environmental installation takes the viewer on an noirish spin, disrupting our perspective of minimum wage workers and the fast-food experience.
Learn MoreEsta Soy Yo is a landmark retrospective of Las Fotos Project’s youth self-portraits created over the course of eight years, reflecting each girls’ individuality and photographic creativity.
Learn MoreEUSA is a series of photos of American themed places around Europe and European themed places in the U.S. and is a reaction to the homogenization of European and American cultures, a direct result of globalization.
Learn MoreFaces Never Forgotten offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of Somalis living in Somaliland, a nation shrouded in misconceptions and myths.
Learn MorePhoto reportage and portraiture highlighting the common humanity among those fleeing violence south of California and environmental refugees arriving from the north.
Learn MoreThe mission of the Fourth Grade Project is to achieve greater empathy and understanding by documenting and sharing the hopes and fears of fourth graders around the world.
Learn MorePhotos of California state prison inmates, both male and female, engaged in making art—including visual, performance, and literary forms.
Learn MoreFumi’s piece explores how the often discarded images and objects of the everyday engage with visual strategies of reality, make believe, desire and detachment.
Learn MoreA glasshouse of wet plate collodion portraits of New American immigrants illustrating that we are all immigrants and “those in glasshouses should not throw stones.”
Learn MoreKatie’s New Face takes viewers inside the groundbreaking face transplant that gave a young woman a second chance at life.
Learn MoreKings & Queens in Their Castles has been called one of the most ambitious photo series ever conducted of the LGBTQ experience in the USA.
Learn MoreIn Los Angeles, street vending food is at the center of political marginalization while also bridging lives together.
Learn MoreA long-term project documenting individuals living in sanctuary across the US––the last alternative for keeping families together while they fight for a suspension of deportation.
Learn MoreMade in LA celebrates photography created by members of the Los Angeles Center of Photography including work from the street and fine art arenas.
Learn MoreFor my portrait series, I wanted to create photographs that are free of cultural, ethnic, racial, and gender boundaries.
Learn MoreLynsey Addario’s Of Love and War is a photography book with stunning images she has made while reporting from crisis and war zones all across the world.
Learn MoreOYAKO, a series on Japanese parents and children, explores how culture changes and adapts as it moves from one generation to the next.
Learn MoreAuthority Collective presents queer artists of color who are re-visioning the lexicon that imagines the queer form: framing it as beautiful, strong, complex and multi-faceted.
Learn MorePast Tense: California is the first project from the archival storytelling project of The New York Times.
Learn MoreAndré Feliciano will present a new Photographic Greenhouse where nature becomes the photographer and we are free to pose without being judged.
Learn MorePit Bull Flower Power questions the way humans have abused pit bulls while it aims at rebranding these misunderstood dogs and finding them homes.
Learn MoreClaire Rosen offers a new perspective on tradition with portraits of creatures photographed against complementary historic reproduction wallpaper popular during the Victorian Era.
Learn MoreRolling Through Life shares the portraits and stories of seniors who express themselves physically and creatively through the art of Artistic Roller Skating.
Learn MoreA short excerpt of a long-term photo documentary, Senior Love Triangle that shadows three senior citizens in a romantic conflict and questions the nature of relationships and intimacy.
Learn MoreThe Los Angeles based artists featured in this ongoing series of portraits have helped shape art, education, and public space in our city.
Learn MoreThe project is about R&B, funk and soul music as seen through the lens of a young African American photographer at the start of his career.
Learn MoreThe ESPN BODY Issue. Explore ten years of iconic images, all dedicated to the power of the athletic form.
Learn MoreTestament is a collection of photographs and writing by late photojournalist Chris Hondros spanning over a decade of coverage from most of the world’s conflicts since the late 1990s.
Learn MorePhotographer Janette Beckman and artist Cey Adams are co-curating The MASH UP. Four West Coast artists were selected to mash-up/paint/remix Beckman’s old school hip-hop photos.
Learn MoreSam Comen and Michael Estrin photographed and interviewed dozens of new citizens at two naturalization ceremonies in Los Angeles during February and March of 2017.
Learn MoreHaddon documents the collaboration where the human figure as armature helps to breathe life into the original stories that the clothing is longing to tell.
Learn MoreThere is Only One Paul R. Williams highlights the work of a brilliant and prolific black architect who made a name for himself in pre-Civil Rights Movement America.
Learn MoreEstevan Oriol had a lowrider before he had a camera. Lowriding is one of the main reasons he became a photographer.
Learn MoreIn the Pull-Up series, close-up photographs of the waist area become landscape inspired compositions: bands of color formed by shirt, underwear, and low-slung pants.
Learn MoreThe TRANSFORMATION: Water as Art project’s intent is to inspire and motivate us to protect this most valuable resource for life, and to view it in a new light.
Learn MoreTypecast is a satirical portrait series addressing cultural stereotypes perpetuated by the entertainment industry presented as a Photo Cube exhibition and day portrait session.
Learn MoreUNDER THE STARS encompasses explorations of the American West under the night sky, from moon-filled canyons to remote mountaintops devoid of light pollution.
Learn MoreInterested in the intersection of race, class, and food, Underground Chefs of South Central is an exploration of black culinary creativity and ingenuity.
Learn MoreUndocumented represents ten years of photojournalism by Getty Images special correspondent John Moore on the issues of immigration and border security.
Learn MoreViewfinder: The Art & Craft of the Film Still offers a glimpse behind the scenes of motion picture sets and the archives of the Society of Motion Picture Still Photographers.
Learn MoreThis exhibition is an overview of Asian Pacific American (APA) community and activism, as seen through images culled from the organization’s Asian Pacific American Photographic Archive.
Learn MoreWe build experiences that showcase the future of fun. In combination with big, fun games that get people playing together, the exhibit will also feature the incredible artwork of SHWALAMI.
Learn MoreWith Water/Without Water is a group exhibition that collectively tells the story of the importance to California of this vital but limited resource.
Learn MoreA collection of images by Women Photograph members that shows the importance of women as champions and storytellers in the American west—a space where they are often excluded or forced into the background.
Learn MoreInfuse the beauty of poetry and emotion with photography in a photowalk with photographer and artist Bil Brown.
Learn MoreJoin us for a discussion of #ThisIs18 an exhibition featuring photographs of girls aged 18 around the world.
Learn MoreFor the purposes of #YOURTURN students have used the medium of photography to cross the external physical borders in the city of Los Angeles and identify the borders created within themselves.
Learn MoreChallenge your creativity to make photos unique to your visual signature.
Learn MorePlease join Adobe on an educational 90-minute Photo Walk led by Chris Orwig. Explore the art of shooting with the camera you always have with you–your phone.
Learn MorePlease join Adobe on an educational 90-minute Photo Walk led by Ford Lowcock. Explore the art of shooting with the camera you always have with you-your phone.
Learn MorePlease join Adobe on an educational 90-minute Photo Walk led by Lauren Randolph. Explore the art of shooting with the camera you always have with you–your phone.
Learn MorePlease join Adobe on an educational 90 minute Photo Walk led by Pei Ketron. Explore the art of shooting with the camera you always have with you–your phone.
Learn MorePlease join Adobe on an educational 90-minute Photo Walk led by Pei Ketron. Explore the art of shooting with the camera you always have with you–your phone.
Learn MoreJoin ESPN Photographers, Editors and very special guests for an evening you will never forget! ESPN The Magazine’s BODY Issue was born in October of 2009 with a singular mission: to celebrate the incredible power of the athletic form.
Learn MoreJoin us for an evening celebrating the visual legacy and power of Hip-Hop.
Learn MoreLos Angeles Times photographers discuss the challenges of covering the West Coast on multiple fronts – the crisis on the Mexico border, the devastating California wildfires, the increasing homeless population in the Los Angeles area and the Hollywood Industry.
Learn MoreJoin us as two celebrated Photojournalists sit down for a conversation about their impactful work traversing the globe from the current humanitarian crises in Syria to U.S. Mexico immigrant crossings during the Trump administration.
Learn MoreJoin National Geographic’s award-winning photographers and editors as they discuss how they build relationships to create impactful visually led storytelling.
Learn MoreJoin Laura Roumanos and Katie Hollander for a behind-the-scenes tour of Photoville, featuring guest appearances by members of the team including the master behind all the container stacking and logistics!
Learn MorePanelists will present and discuss their projects, which range from: coming of age as an LGBTQ person, escaping domestic violence, and a young person growing up on the cusp of two cultures, Oaxacan and American.
Learn MoreA conversation with Bruce T. Talamon on a decade-long project celebrating Soul, R&B, and Funk.
Learn MoreJoin photographer and educator Mary Mayer for an afternoon of exploring various classic cameras.
Learn MoreHave your portfolio reviewed by Leica Gallery Manager and Curator Paris Chong at the Leica Pavilion.
Learn MoreMelanie Pullen’s talk will cover the taboo subjects that she explores in her work, including the self-imposed boundaries that she adheres to when delving into controversial subject matters and series.
Learn MoreLearn how to use harsh light to add depth to your photos through shadows in a photowalk with photographer Stephen Vanasco.
Learn MoreJoin Joseph Rodríguez, Ruben Martinez, Dr. Jesse De La Cruz, and Rubén Martínez for a powerful educational discussion on gang violence, juvenile justice and re-entry into Los Angeles communities.
Learn MorePush your creativity to make compelling imagery that stands out from the rest in a unique photowalk with photographer, film maker, and makeup artist Mynxii White.
Learn MoreLas Fotos Project’s teen photographers welcome you to bring your full self and join this interactive self-portrait making workshop.
Learn MoreHear from teen photographers featured in the Esta Soy Yo exhibition at Photoville Los Angeles and join a conversation on understanding identity, learning photography, and affirming the importance of creative expression.
Learn MoreHear from our featured middle-school students who have learned the skills of Street Photography as a way to know their world, and the world around them, better.
Learn MoreFind the unusual in the ordinary with photographer as you go undercover in a street photography photowalk with photographer Mathieu Bitton.
Learn MoreJoin Mimi Haddon and Aline Smithson for a workshop that celebrates play and imagination. Both instructors have a photographic legacy of considering the performative nature of photography by using costumes and props to create new realities.
Learn MoreInspired Live provides a platform for a unique group of cross-disciplined artists and industry professionals to reveal their sources of inspiration.
Learn MoreJoin artist and activist Muna Malik as she hosts a workshop on portrait photography and discusses how photographers can use their practice to bridge cultural divides and cultivate greater inclusion and awareness of vulnerable and underrepresented communities.
Learn MoreLife’s complicated; let Lauren Koplowitz show you how slowing down & seeing beauty where others many not can create meaningful photos from the mundane.
Learn MorePete and Andrew will lead a walk along The Avenue of the Stars to the Century City Mall, and create a photo assignment to help extend your eye and street photography skills.
Learn MoreJoin us for an afternoon of learning how to draw and collage with artist Cey Adams using the iconic images of Hip-Hop legends made by photographer Janette Beckman!
Learn MoreA panel discussion moderated by MFON co-founders Laylah Amatullah Barryan and Adama Delphine Fawundu will feature contributing photographers sharing perspectives on photography and spirituality.
Learn MoreWet plate tintype portraits by local artists Michael Chylinsku and Brian Cuyler at the special price of $75 just for Photoville LA guests!
Learn MoreThis family activity will demonstrate step by step, how to make paper from mushrooms and recycled materials including dried flowers and newspapers.
Learn MoreJoin us at Photoville LA where we celebrate legendary New York street photographer Ricky Powell for a intimate conversation about his iconic images from the Golden Era of hip-hop.
Learn MorePast Tense: California is the first project from the archival storytelling project of The New York Times.
Learn MoreSharing photos via social media is becoming the norm for photographers, but how do you effectively shoot, select, and edit for social media?
Learn MoreIn this activity we will transform photographs into puzzle pieces by way of mysterious images and enigmatic locations. Every image will create a clue that adds to an immersive experience as we collectively generate the treasure trail.
Learn MoreThis panel will use coverage of the US/Mexico border as a case study to delve deeply into the issues photographers face while trying to work safely and effectively.
Learn MoreJoin us for our first-ever workshop dedicated to exploring the cameras we carry right in our pockets! We all have great cameras with us wherever we go, but how many of us use them to their fullest potential?
Learn MoreDiscover the elements of storytelling and learn how to apply it to photography with Leica Akademie Instructor Philip Cuenco in a photowalk designed to ignite your creativity.
Learn MoreThis event is designed for actors of color who are interested in being photographed twice; once in the role they tend to get typecast, and again in their idea of a “dream” role.
Learn MoreJoin Aline Smithson, artist and editor-in-chief of Lenscratch, as she leads a tour of her top exhibitions at Photoville LA.
Learn MoreJoin staff photographer Carolyn Cole as she leads a tour of California Calamities: A State of Emergency, as well as the 5 photographers to watch selected by The Los Angeles Times Photography Department.
Learn MoreJoin Jacqueline Bates, photography director of The California Sunday Magazine as as she leads a tour of Photoville LA.
Learn MoreTour Photoville with Mengwen Cao, artist and co-curator of the exhibition by Authority Collective, a group of womxn, femmes, trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming people of color reclaiming their authority in the photography, film, VR/AR industries.
Learn MoreJoin curator Vikki Tobak and photographer Janette Beckman as they share their exhibitions Contact High and The Mash Up, and visit many of their other favorites around Photoville LA.
Learn MoreIn this family activity we will explore what plants have to teach us about migration, borders and our diverse identities utilizing a cyanotype photographic process.
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