Claudia Laffranchi, Swiss journalist was 49
Project months behind scheduleGary Leonard has been photographing Los Angeles for 40 years. He first made a name for chronicling the city's punk clubs and nightlife. He's centered mostly in Downtown now, and has a gallery called Take My Picture on the same block of Broadway as the Orpheum Theater and Broadway Bar.
His long-running series Take My Picture Gary Leonard is now based at LA Observed, appearing on Thursdays. Click to enlarge any photo.
Public comment - plastic bag ban
Take my picture Gary Leonard. Gary Leonard archive at LA Observed
Two Boots Pizza
Take My Picture Gary Leonard: Panhandler
Take My Picture Gary Leonard: Panhandler at Hollywood and Highland
Take My Picture Gary Leonard: New owners
April 1992
Rock settles in
Opening day
Dream Center
Expo Line drivers
Highland Park
Take My Picture Gary Leonard appears every Thursday at LA Observed.
Echo Park boat house
Freak show
Take My Picture Gary Leonard
Car wash
Ed Reyes in Highland Park
Wong and Quon
Skid Row music festival
Levitated mass
Hahn and LaBonge
Hahn and LaBonge go for a swim
Rep. Janice Hahn and City Councilman Tom LaBonge show no fear (of the cameras) and head for the Pacific at Cabrillo Beach on New Year's Day. Click to embiggen. More Take My Picture Gary Leonard.
Karaoke night
Chanukah at City Hall
William H. Macy with bandage
Bill Tapia, R.I.P.
Commander Andy
Opening night
Metro's Lady Gaga
Richard Durado
Halloween downtown
Tyrus Wong at 101
Dia de los Muertos
Occupy Los Angeles
Charles Phoenix
Spam in Little Tokyo
Alex Trebek
Remembering 9/11
Mayor cuts the cake
Ezat Delijani Square
Community Dance, Little Tokyo
Go-Go's at The Masque
Paul Greenstein
Bert Boeckmann at Galpin Ford
Roz Wyman
On the empty 405
Ian Whitcomb's 70th birthday
Ticket lawyers
The Palace
Time capsule
Homeboy Cafe in City Hall
George Barris
Felix Chevrolet
Original Tommy's
Soapbox races
Riordan and Beutner
Tom Schieffer
O'Malley and McCourt
El Classico Tattoo
Bob Zoell
Luxuria
Labor rally
Rib contest
Caravan
Borders
Lakers
Van Nuys centennial
Hate signs at Grammys
Chinatown parade
Leiweke and football
Maxine Waters
Eli Broad
Polar Bear Club
Phil Alvin at the Redwood
Christmas morning
Women's Center
Rockettes
Marijuana activists
First day of Hanukkah
Gary Leonard: Skid Row
Stanley Sheinbaum
Jerry the Doorman
Rose Court finalists
Tyrus Wong
Lady Gaga
CicLAvia
San Pedro Labor Day
Shepard Fairey
Muscle Beach
Exene Cervenka and Ann Summa
Beck and McCourt
National Go-Topless Day
Nisei Week
Guadalupe Wedding Chapel
