Remembering Frank Cancian

By Gerhard Clausing • It is an especially sad moment to take leave of a fellow photographer who was also a genuinely nice person. Frank passed away this month at the age of 86. We fondly remember him as a wonderful friend, who shared his expertise and experiences in documenting communities, especially in connection with...

Mark Gerald – In the Shadow of Freud’s Couch: Portraits of Psychoanalysts in Their Offices

Review by Gerhard Clausing • When I was being trained in the field of psychotherapy, I always marveled at the physical spaces in which my mentors helped clients achieve progress in self-understanding and dealing with the world. I could see connections between the manner in which these facilitators set up  their places of work and...

Submissions Open through July 8: CALIFORNIA LOVE Book Publication

The Los Angeles Center of Photography is soliciting submissions for a 304-page book, California Love - A Visual Mixtape, to be published in November of 2020. The juror will be Michael Rababy. He says: “2020 is a big election year, so let’s focus on celebrating our progressive bubble in California by highlighting what makes us...

Photo LA 2020 and Open Show LA: Observations

By Gerhard Clausing • Even when you have only one day available to visit this annual show, the benefits are great. Galleries, individual photographers, and publishers and book authors and editors are available to discuss their various creative efforts with photo and book collectors and fans. Associated events, especially Open Show LA, are a shared...

Thomas Livingstone – Historic Treasures of the San Juan Mountains

R­­eview by Bill Edwards • Thomas Livingstone’s Historic Treasures of the San Juan Mountains provides a visually stunning journey through the abandoned mines and ghost towns of Southern Colorado. The historical anecdotes provided by Stephen F. Rich, P. David Smith and Beverly Rich equally engage with tales of vast mineral discoveries defining these remote often...

Rick Albertson – Documentary Portraits, Retrospective

Guest review by Ellen Friedlander • I met Rick Albertson this past February before a Street Photography Panel discussion at the Los Angeles Center of Photography. Little did I know that our few moments of like-minded conversation on how we became photographers would lead me to help Rick realize this book, exhibition, and ultimately a...

Classic Photographs Los Angeles 2019

By Debe Arlook • For its 10-year anniversary, Classic Photographs Los Angeles christened ROSEGALLERY’s new space in Bergamot Station Arts Center in Santa Monica. Rose Shoshana (shown above, photo by Brittany Neimeth) and her team were in high gear hosting the weekend event before officially opening the doors to their new location just days later....

Linda Troeller – Leica Gallery Exhibit, Living in the Chelsea Hotel, October 24 – December 2

By Gerhard Clausing  • This exhibit of iconic images by Linda Troeller opens on Thursday, October 24, at the Leica Gallery in Los Angeles, and runs through December 2. The gallery is at 8783 Beverly Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA. Hours are Mondays through Saturdays 10-6 and Sundays 12-5. More details here. The vernissage, with your...

Marta Weiss – Making It Up: Photographic Fictions

Review by Paul Anderson • Making It Up: Photographic Fictions by Marta Weiss is an historical survey of photographic works that have been staged or constructed to replicate some scenes of historical significance, or to make a cultural or personal statement. All images come from the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London....

LACP Photo Book Competition – Deadline August 8

Photo Book Competition Call for Entries • The Los Angeles Center of Photography is pleased to announce its first Photo Book Competition. Prize winners and selected books from each category will be shown during the Portfolio Walk on Friday, September 13th of EXPOSURE Weekend at the Hotel MdR in Marina del Rey and will be on view at the...