5th x Broadway by Elliott Grogan
Downtown Los Angeles, 2016
Edition: 15/15
This photo is one of the images that made me want to pursue photography as a fine art. It captures a specific moment while waiting at the intersection of 5th and Broadway, but more than that, it represents the energy of Downtown Los Angeles at that time. As I have developed as a photographer, I continue to come back to this photo as the standard for how to capture intersections as both a personal experience and an embodiment of the city as a whole.
For the viewer, the photo is immersive. They are placed on the sidewalk through a first person perspective. Their focus may jump from the signs in front of them...