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"I Love LA" Exhibition - Lenscratch
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Feb 14, 2025
Though I don't live there anymore, I spent nearly a decade living in Los Angeles, and the city will always hold a special place in my heart. It's been devastating watching the fires and their aftermath from afar, with many friends who still live in the area directly affected by them. Aline Smithson put together an "I Love LA" exhibition on Lenscratch, asking photographers to share their favorite image from the city.

Looking back through the work I made over the years there, so much of it feels like a love letter to LA: its people, unique places, quirky moments, and extraordinary light. But in the end it was easy to select this image, a quick snapshot from my phone, which was made in my first weeks living there when I was still getting a feel for the city. One David, clothed in a rainbow speedo, standing out in a crowd of Davids, stashed behind one of the major studios in Hollywood. It now feels to me like an echo, or a premonition, of images I've seen from a number of colleagues, showing one of the homes that burned but still had a David replica standing, almost identical to this one.

Lenscratch & Photo LA have joined together for a fundraiser to help photographers who lost everything in the fires. If you're able, please consider making a donation here.  

You can see the full exhibition on Lenscratch here.
The I LOVE L.A. Exhibition - LENSCRATCH
Recently, Los Angeles has been through its own kind of hell, but the city is filled with wonderful people who are trying to make a difference and support those who have lost so much. Today is our love letter to Los Angeles. A few years ago, Kris...
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