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War dead, marked by crosses
Every Sunday since February 2004, volunteers place red and white crosses (and stars of David and crescents) on the sand to remember the fallen and wounded soldiers from the United States’ wars, and to acknowledge the human cost of war. The local chapter of Veterans for Peace sponsors the project; there is a separate section with purple crosses of military members who have died by suicide.
It is a stunning, sobering sight.
I spoke with the gentleman who was in charge (he was wearing a red ball cap that said IMMIGRANTS MAKE AMERICA GREAT); he told me his organization was starting a new project aimed at combating the recent rise of Islamaphobia.
If you want to learn more about the crosses project, there are interesting articles here and here.
Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica, California
photographed 2.19.2017
Platform. Passengers. Pigeons.
I can’t say that I was ready for this array of pigeons and people. But I had composed my shot and was ready for something to happen.
And it did.
Union Station
Los Angeles, California
photographed 2.18.2017
Squashed like a bug
Seriously, those people need to hurry, or that giant shoe is going to squash them.
I have to give my good pal Ehpem credit for spotting the potential of this shot before I did. Which is just a nice way* to say I stole it right away from him.
Los Angeles, California
photographed 2.17.2017
* Right? I was nice about it, wasn’t I?
This particular orange
It was a stunning reversal.
I first shot this in black and white. But even I could tell that was wrong, so I switched cameras to get a portrait of this orange peel, bathed in misty light.
Santa Monica Pier
Los Angeles, California
photographed 2.19.2017
The light in the top-floor room
When I made this image, I thought the story was the sign for the Hotel Rosslyn. But I’ve come to think I was wrong, and that the story is actually that one room with the light on…
Los Angeles, California
photographed 4.14.2012
PS – After I looked up Hotel Rosslyn and read the reviews (Actual sentence: The lobby is still behind a bulletproof glass and you have to leave your id to visit someone upstairs.), there’s a chance my first impression about the story location was correct.
One Day | One Image 