Los Angeles

Ivar Hagendoorn -

The first time I visited Los Angeles I hated it. The second time I liked it. The third time I loved it. Los Angeles is difficult to crack. You really need a car to explore the city, which I didn't have on my first visit. There is no centre as in Paris or New York. It is more a collection of neighbourhoods. But if you take your time it is in fact an amazing city. I also found it far more inspiring than "beautiful" cities such as Florence or Venice, where everything is presented on a plate. I can't wait to go back.

Coming soon? Maybe. Downtown Los Angeles
Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles

Vernon, Los Angeles

Yes, trees in full bloom in downtown LA

Top row: Downtown, LA; Middle row: Oakwood, LA; Bottom row left: view of downtown from USC; Bottom row right: Koreatown, LA

The Inglewood Oil Field in Los Angeles is still operational
The Inglewood Oil Field in Los Angeles. I found it photogenic. The people living across the oil field probably not so.
Looking down S. Figueroa St to downtown LA
Dirty realism in Little Venice

The owner of a vintage clothes store got creative (left), so did the owner of a drug store (right)

Venice, Los Angeles