Aaron Farley
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THIS Gallery

Photography brought Aaron to Los Angeles in 2000, where he now lives with his wife Michelle and daughter Lyla.

Adam Levey
"Pro'jekt LA 4: Ad-Nauseam: Un-Commercializing the Commercial"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

April 20 | Adam Levey's history is as colorful as the photography he produces.

Adrian Mueller
"PDN Emerging 30"

I grew up in Lucerne, Switzerland, where I initially studied constructional engineering.

Alejandro Cartagen
"PDN Emerging 30"

Alejandro lives and works in Monterrey, Mexico.

Alex Prager
"PDN Emerging 30"

Alex Prager was born in Los Angeles in 1979

Aline Smithson
"Diversity in Development / 4 X 14: Uncommon Imagery"
The Loft at Liz's - 453 S. La Brea Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036

April 10 | After a career as a New York Fashion Editor and working along side the greats of fashion photography, Aline Smithson discovered the family Rolleiflex and never looked back.

Amanda Keller Konya
"Diversity in Development"
The LOFT at Liz's - 453 S. La Brea Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036

April 10 | Southern California native Amanda Keller Konya received an MFA from Otis College of Art and Design, a BFA from California Institute of the Arts and an MA from California State University, Northridge.

Amanda Marsalis
"Pro'jekt LA 3: Dear Diary"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

April 13 | Amanda Marsalis was born in San Francisco.  Her mother was a flight attendant and her father a pilot.

Andy Spyra
"PDN Emerging 30"

Andy Spyra, born 1984 in Hagen, Germany, is a freelance photographer currently based in Hannover, Germany.

Anna Skladmann
"PDN Emerging 30"

Anna Skladmann is a freelance photographer that lives and works between New York and Moscow.

Anthony Redpath
"Pro'jekt LA 4: Ad-Nauseam: Un-Commercializing the Commercial"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

April 20 | Anthony Redpath has spent his whole life enjoying everything the west coast has to offer, be it favorite surfing spots off of Vancouver Island down to California or savoring the urban culture in between.

Ben Hoffman
"PDN Emerging 30"

Born in Milan, grew up in Germany until nine.

Ben Roberts
"PDN Emerging 30"

I came to photography via an MA in Fine Art

Bill Sosin
"City Rain"
DNJ Gallery - 154½ N. La Brea Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90036

Driving around Chicago in a downpour I had glazed over momentarily at a stop light as the droplets of rain gathered on the windshield and the chromium vapor of the streetlamps blurred behind them.

Brent Lewin
"PDN Emerging 30"

I graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in Psychology and planned to continue with it but after 4 years of exploring the psyche and human behavior I decided to get out and explore the world

Cathy Immordino
"Pro'Jekt LA 2: LA Intrigue: Sights + Scenes / 4 X 14: Uncommon Imagery"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

Cathy Immordino grew up in the suburbs of Minneapolis where she was exposed to the arts before she even spoke a word.

Chloe Aftel
"Pro'jekt LA 3: Dear Diary"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

April 13 | Chloe’s work initially consisted of one-frame movie stills, but after she got her Masters from USC film school, her images evolved into less production design-heavy, but still highly evocative, scenes with a strong narrative.

Christine Caldwell
"Staff Exhibiton"
Translight Photography Center - 618 Moulton Ave Ste E Los Angeles, CA 90031

April 17 | Christine M. Caldwell was born and raised in St. Louis Missouri.

Clémence de Limbourg
"PDN Emerging 30"

After initially studying illustration and sociology, Clémence graduated from the International Center of Photography in 2007.

Comrade
"Pro'jekt LA 4: Ad-Nauseam: Un-Commercializing the Commercial"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

April 20 | Comrade started as a creative outlet for two Art Center College of Design school buddies; co-founded by photography majors, Michael Rodriguez and Andrew Coleman.

Corina Gamma
"New Photo Projects by DEN Artists"
den contemporary art at Pacific Design Center - 8687 Melrose Avenue, Suite B275, West Hollywood, CA 90069

April 1 | Corina Gamma was born in Altdorf, Switzerland and educated at Kunstgewerbeschule (School for the Arts) in Zürich and the École des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne.

Cyril Christo & Marie Wilkinson
"Pro'jekt LA 5: Sustenance angend Sustainability: Photographers Focused Projects to Raise Awareness and Affect Change"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

Cyril Christo is a poet, Marie Wilkinson is an architect.

Dan Monick
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THIS Gallery

Dan Monick grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He now lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. His work has been commissioned by and featured in numerous publications including Interview, Paper, Swindle, enRoute, ESPN, Dwell, XXL, Out, Rolling Stone, Foam, The Journal, Arkitip, and Fortune.

Danfung Dennis
"PDN Emerging 30"

Danfung Dennis graduated from Cornell University with degrees in Applied Economics and International Agriculture in 2005.

David Bacher
"Pro'jekt LA 5: Sustenance and Sustainability: Focused Projects to Raise Awareness and Affect Change"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

David Bacher is an American/Austrian photographer living near Paris, France.

David Healey
"SnapShop! Instructor"

David Healey began taking pictures in 1968 during the War in Vietnam as an infantry soldier.

David Hume Kennerly
"If Only O.J. Had Called Me..."
Frank Pictures Gallery - Bergamot Station A5 2525 Michigan Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90404

Opening Night: April 3 | Kennerly has been shooting on the front lines of history for more than 40 years. He has photographed eight wars, as many U.S. presidents, and he has traveled to dozens of countries along the way.

Deborah Hamon
"PDN Emerging 30"

My work explores the construction of identity of girls. I explore these ideas in both painting and photography.

Eliza French & Jeff Charbonneau
"Playground"
Bergamot Station - 2525 Michigan Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90404

Opening Night: April 3 | Jeff Charbonneau and Eliza French have been working together since 2004, when a mutual interest in the photographic medium brought them together.

Elizabeth Weinberg
"PDN Emerging 30"

Born and raised in Massachusetts, Elizabeth Weinberg graduated with a Photojournalism degree from Boston University in 2004.

Eman Mohammed
"PDN Emerging 30"

Eman Mohammed a 22-year-old Jordanian/Palestinian photojournalist & reporter based in the Gaza strip.

Eric Coleman
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L.A. born artist Eric Coleman began taking pictures at the age of twelve.

Estelle Hanania
"PDN Emerging 30"

Photographer Estelle Hanania is a lyrical storyteller, weaving tender and sometimes perplexing plots into her fashion photo series, integrating still life and landscape images to create visual rhythm and narrative complexity.

Eva Kolenko
"Pro'jekt LA 4: Ad-Nauseam: Un-Commercializing the Commercial"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

April 20 | Eva Kolenko, a California-native born 1982 in Redwood City, grew up with the sun, sea, mountains and desert, all of which played a significant role in inspiring her creativity.

Evelyn Hofer
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RoseGallery - 2525 Michigan Ave G5 Santa Monica, CA 90404

Evelyn Hofer (1922-2009) began work as a photographer in the mid 1940’s after fleeing from her native Germany and beginning a tutelage under two Swiss photographers.

Frank Jackson
"SnapShop! Instructor"

As a teenager Frank Jackson trained himself in the fundamentals of photography, developing a subtle, simple and unique technique that would mature into a distinctive style.

Franklin Londin
"Diversity in Development"
The Loft at Liz's - 453 S. La Brea Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036

April 10 | Franklin Londin is a two time Academy Award winner for his animation work on the visual effects teams of Titanic and Spiderman 2.

Gabriele Stabile
"PDN Emerging 30"

I was born in Palermo, Italy, and grew up in downtown Rome, where I graduated with an essay on African-American movies from the 70’s, at L’Universita’ La Sapienza, our city college.

Ginny Mangrum
"Night Lights"
DNJ Gallery - 154½ N. La Brea Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90036

Ginny Mangrum was Born in Redlands, California 1955 and is currently working in the San Francisco Bay Area as an artist and adjunct professor at Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, California.

Gratiane De Moustier
"PDN Emerging 30"

After studying in Economics and Finance, Gratiane graduated from the International Center of Photography in 2007 and from the London college of Communication in 2009, where she achieved her Master in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography.

Gwen Samuels
"Diversity in Development"
The Loft at Liz's - 453 S. La Brea Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036

April 10 | Gwen Samuels is a Los Angeles based artist.

Helen K. Garber
"Venice/Venezia"
DNJ Gallery - 154½ N. La Brea Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90036

Helen K. Garber is known for her night urban landscapes taken in cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Venice, Italy. Her images are exhibited internationally and are in permanent collections of museums, private and corporate collections nationwide. Venice/Venezia will be presented at DNJ Gallery, Los Angeles during MOPLA, 2010.

Hugh Kretschmer
"Pro'jekt LA 4: Ad-Nauseam: Un-Commercializing the Commercial"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

April 20 | Hugh Kretschmer is an idea factory.

Jad Najjar
"Diversity in Development"
The Loft at Liz's - 453 S. La Brea Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036

April 10 | Los Angeles based artist Jad Najjar creates all of his work from sense of his own spiritual awakening.

Jamey Stillings
"Pro'jekt LA 4: Ad-Nauseam: Un-Commercializing the Commercial"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

April 20 | Jamey Stillings’ work as a photographer spans fine art, documentary and advertising.

Jeff Antebi
"Pro'jekt LA 1: MEXLA: Our Neighbor Mexico"
Bergamot Station - 2525 Michigan Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90404

Opening Night: April 3 | Jeff Antebi is best known for his blending of art photography and photojournalism, especially in wars and conflict areas.

Jeremy & Claire Weiss
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THIS Gallery

A photographic duo that shares credit under one name is a rare thing if not completely unheard of.

Joao Canziani
"Pro'jekt LA 2: LA Intrigue: Sights + Scenes"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

Jon Johnson
"Pro'jekt LA 3: Dear Diary"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

April 13 | Hailing from the Northwest, Jon tends to keep an easy going attitude amongst the hustle and bustle of the industry.

Lauren Dukoff
"PDN Emerging 30"

Born and raised in Los Angeles, photographer Lauren Dukoff got her start documenting her surroundings, including long time friend and musician, Devendra Banhart.

Levi Brown
"PDN Emerging 30"

Originally from Washington State, I moved to New York City in 2003 after graduating from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Leyla Cardenas
"New Photo Projects by DEN Artists"
den contemporary art at Pacific Design Center - 8687 Melrose Avenue, Suite B275, West Hollywood, CA 90069

April 1 | Leyla Cárdenas was born in Bogotá, Colombia and currently lives there.

Livia Corona
"Pro'jekt LA 1: MEXLA: Our Neighbor Mexico"
Bergamot Station - 2525 Michigan Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90404

Opening Night: April 3 | Livia Corona was born in Ensenada, Mexico and is a graduate of Art Center College of Design.

Marc Smith
"Pro'jekt LA 1: MEXLA: Our Neighbor Mexico"
Bergamot Station - 2525 Michigan Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90404

Opening Night: April 3 | He developed a deep fascination of the people and the stories they tell with just there body language.

Marcelo Gomes
"PDN Emerging 30"

Marcelo Gomes is a Brazilian born photographer who lives in New York City.

Mark Edward Harris
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Mark Edward Harris has traveled and photographed in more than 80 countries.

Matt Eich
"PDN Emerging 30"

Matt Eich is a freelance photographer and founding member of Luceo Images, currently based in Norfolk, Virginia.

Matthieu Gafsou
"PDN Emerging 30"

Matthieu Gafsou lives and works in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Meg Madison
"SnapShop! Instructor / Rightsizing Narrative"
Kristi Engle Gallery - 5002 York Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90042

Photographer artist, Meg Madison, was born and raised in New York City, studied film at San Francisco State University, and moved to Los Angeles where after a traumatic event she delved into photography as a method of exploring the connection between image and memory.

Michael Gotz
"Staff Exhibition"
Translight Photography Center - 618 Moulton Ave Ste E Los Angeles, CA 90031

April 17 | After reviewing a life of no artistic endeavor, Michael entered the world of traditional film photography in 2004.

Michael Napper
"New Photo Projects by DEN Artist"
den contemporary art at Pacific Design Center - 8687 Melrose Avenue, Suite B275, West Hollywood, CA 90069

April 1 | Michael Napper was born in Pasadena, California and lives in Los Angeles.

Mike Saijo
"Diversity in Development"
The Loft at Liz's - 453 S. La Brea Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036

April 10 | Mike Saijo was born in 1974, he attended Pasadena Art Center College of Design, and grew up in the suburbs outside of Los Angeles.

Morgan Silk
"Pro'jekt LA 4: Ad-Nauseam: Un-Commercializing the Commercial"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

April 20 | Born in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England in the summer of 1970, Morgan Silk was raised by his mother and was an only child until the age of 12.

Natalie Franco
"SnapShop! Instructor"

Natalie Franco is a Los Angeles based photographer. She is a graduate from the Academy of Art University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Ryman Arts Alumni.

Nick Onken
"PDN Emerging 30"

In a baby picture that documents Nick Onken’s first encounter with photography, he’s holding a Kodak 110 Instamatic.

Noah Kalina
"Pro'jekt LA 3: Dear Diary"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

April 13 | Noah is a photographer living and working in Brooklyn, NY.

Paul Papanek
"Diversity in Development"
The Loft at Liz's - 453 S. La Brea Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036

April 10 | Born in New York, I was introduced to art and photography at a very early age.

Peter van Agtmael
"PDN Emerging 30"

Rayne Roberts
"Pro'jekt LA 3: Dear Diary"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

April 13 | Rayne Roberts is a photographer and a producer. After growing up in California, Rayne headed east to study photography at NYU. That led to a career producing photography for magazines, which she loved.

Reed Young
"PDN Emerging 30"

I was born on March 19th 1982. My hometown is Minneapolis, Minnesota and I lived there for the first 18 years of my life.

Robert Buelteman
"Cameraless Photographs"
A&I Photographic - 933 N. Highland Ave, Hollywood, CA 90038

April 15 | Robert Buelteman is committed to the transcendent qualities of life as reflected in his photographs, which portray the universe as designed and life as purposeful.

Robert Stivers
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Voila! Gallery - 518 North La Brea Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90036

April 15 | Stivers' life as a dancer was abruptly thrown to a halt when he suffered a traumatic back injury, shifting his artistic focus to choreography, and then ultimately to photography.

During his prolific photography career, his work has been exhibited in prestigious galleries and museums worldwide, including a recent show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Rose-Lynn Fisher
"Pro'jekt LA 5: Sustenance and Sustainability: Focused Projects to Raise Awareness and Affect Change"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

Rose-Lynn Fisher’s fine-art photography explores biological, cultural, and metaphorical thresholds, ranging from the microscopic realm of bees to the liminal spaces of Morocco to the cast-out couches of Hollywood.

Sam Comen
"Pro'jekt LA 3: Dear Diary"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

April 13 | When Sam Comen was 19 he threw a party at his parent's' house that got out of control. When the cops eventually showed-up and the revelers disappeared, with them went the keg of beer, two bottles of booze, and the family's 35mm camera.

Sara Jane Boyers
"Pro'jekt LA 2: LA Intrigue: Sights + Scenes"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

A former music industry attorney/executive and personal manager of performers, Sara Jane Boyers changed direction to write and create books, and to photograph.

Sarah Rossiter
"Illuminating Devices"
den contemporary art at Pacific Design Center - 8687 Melrose Avenue, Suite B275, West Hollywood, CA 90069

April 1 | Sarah Rossiter was born in Ithaca, NY in 1970.

Scott Conarroe
"PDN Emerging 30"

Scott Conarroe has a BFA from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design (Vancouver BC, 01) and an MFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (Halifax NS, 05).

Sohrab Hura
"PDN Emerging 30"

Sohrab Hura was born on 17th October 1981 and he grew up changing his ambitions from one exciting thing to another.

Steven Lippman
"Pro'jekt LA 4: Ad-Nauseam: Un-Commercializing the Commercial"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

April 20 | Steven Lippman was born in Los Angeles in 1964 and raised on a steady diet of tv dinners and soda pop.

Sumit Dayal
"PDN Emerging 30"

Born 1981, Sumit Dayal grew up in a small neighborhood of Kathmandu where his parents, who moved here from Kashmir about thirty years ago, continue to reside.

Susan Burnstine
"SnapShop! Instructor"

Susan Burnstine is an award winning fine art and commercial  
photographer originally from Chicago now based in Los Angeles.

Thomas Prior
"PDN Emerging 30"

b. Los Angeles 1979. Raised in London and New Jersey. Lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Tom Paiva
"SnapShop! Instructor"

Tom Paiva is a professional, freelance photographer based in California where he has had his business for over 15 years.

Tony Duran
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Guy Hepner - 300 N. Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90048

Touted as “the most famous non-famous photographer in the world,” Tony Duran has photographed a virtual who’s who of the Hollywood and fashion set.

Wayne Lawrence
"PDN Emerging 30"

Wayne Lawrence is a documentary photographer of West Indian heritage based in Brooklyn, New York.

Willa Mamet
"Diversity in Development"
The Loft at Liz's - 453 S. La Brea Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036

April 10 | Willa Mamet was born in Cabot, Vermont, and raised in New England and Los Angeles. As a kid she studied under Zelda Zinn and went on to learn under Dana Salvo, Lori Sebastian, Henry Horenstein, Jim Sheldon and Brigitte Lacombe.

Yang Yi
"PDN Emerging 30"

Yang Yi was born in 1971 in Chongqing, Sichuan Province.

Zachary Scott
"Pro'jekt LA 4: Ad-Nauseam: Un-Commercializing the Commercial"
Space 15 Twenty - 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028

April 20 | Zachary Scott shot his first national advertising assignment the week after graduating from Art Center College of Design and hasn't slowed down in the eight years since.