As the final addition to a photo book trilogy I've been creating, Los Angeles Snapshots highlights a series of photos that were shot in May 2004. With several samplings from the city itself, it should come as no surprise that on vacation there was a lot captured in Disneyland, Universal Studios, and other theme parks in the area. In the same style as my Vegas and Mt. Rushmore books were constructed, I continue the Polaroid framed layout here once again to create almost a parody of the traditional photo album - there are no personal or family shots included. The goal being to showcase, in a very casual way, the stereotypical depictions of these popular locales. While most will recognize the places, the point is to create a timeless sense or even imagined recollection of what these trips were really like. It's a personal experience, and at the same time there is a unique connection for anyone when you can look through these pictures and see that you've also stood in the exact same spot.
As I expected when I found myself making an elaborate photo book of my Indio, California road trip from August, the progress with the accompanying video slowed down. It didn't help the Indio project that my deadlines at work also became more demanding and that I was hired to make another independent promotional video this month. In any case, Indio Outio - the travelog/personal documentary/movie - is still being made and will just be completed at a later date (instead of September as the trailer said).
For those of you who forgot or didn't know this project was underway at all, check out the promo of original footage below. You can also see the posters for this project here. I'm not giving much away, but you can get a sense of how diverse the trip was. When all is said and done, I think the video will be worth the wait.
Rushmore Snapshots is a continuation of the photo books I've been creating lately to finally display some of the shots I've snapped on my travels. This book features the pictures I took in 2007 on a road trip to Mount Rushmore and the surrounding areas. Footage of that trip can be viewed here. You can also preview this entire book below.
