I love to adventure through my hometown, Los Angles. We have so many small enclaves and neighborhoods, it is fun to find different restaurants, bars, and alleyways to shoot. Often, we will visit the same neighborhoods over and over because they are filled with so many unusual and interesting places.
One of my favorite neighborhoods is Los Feliz. While parts of Los Feliz are filled with mansions and expensive shops, some of this lovely village is filled with hip bars and great independent boutiques.
I recently went on an adventure there with a new friend. We have so much in common and it is easy for us to just be together. While stomping around the small streets of Los Feliz with her, I began to noticed something. She was finding alleys I hadn’t seen. She knew of small shops I hadn’t entered. It was as if I had never been.
“The real voyage of discovery consists of not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.”
– Marcel Proust
It can be hard to find new ways of seeing the same thing, but with the help of fellow photographers and adventurers, we can begin to find the new in the old and the exciting in the mundane.
Do you find yourself shooting at the same place over and over? How are you discovering the new landscapes around you?
All photos were taken with my Mamiya 645 on Ilford film.
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This is great, Staci. I know what you mean — sometimes we feel like we need to go somewhere new in order to find inspiration. It can be challenging to look at the same place with new eyes, but often that can yield such treasures! My favorite place to photograph is my neighborhood (http://photosbychinwe.tumblr.com/tagged/bolton-hill). All I have to do is step out the door of our house, and I’m inspired…on most days 😉
It really is a challenge worth taking! I love the photos of your neighborhood! Such lovely views!
Your LA photowalks make me desperate to hop on a plane and have you show me around. I think your love and enthusiasm for your city shows up in the images every time & it’s contagious.
And that Proust quote, it’s one of my favorites.
I just found that quote! It is a good one. If you every come to LA, I will be happy to show you around my city. It is a gem!
I so want to do a photowalk around your neighbourhood! With you. Obvs.