Los Angeles by Photo Wall Decoration

For work, I got to go to Los Angeles again. A city I have visited many times now, but where I always try to make some time to go out with my camera. It comes along with my tripod as standard, as photography is and remains my passion.

This time I had a few days to spare and decided to capture the city itself. Los Angeles is not all palm trees and busy boulevards, but also offers impressive contrasts. From a higher vantage point, I had a view of the skyline, with the snow-capped peaks of the San Gabriel Mountains beyond. A surreal image: the warm glow of the sun on the buildings, while the mountains in the distance still look wintry.

I deliberately chose the moment around sunset. The light is soft then and the colors are a bit warmer. With my tripod firmly positioned, I could work in peace. The image I ended up with was shot with a zoom lens, so the landscape is visually more pulled together. The compression of perspective brings the Los Angeles skyline and the snow-capped mountains in the background closer together, creating a powerful and layered image. This technique gives it a more compact look, while maintaining depth and scale.

At home, the second part of the process began: selecting and editing the images to make them suitable for my shop at Werk aan de Muur. This takes time and attention, but when the end result matches what I was feeling at the time, I know it's right.

A piece of Los Angeles, captured in a moment of peace and beauty. Maybe it will bring some Californian flair to your wall too.

You can find more works from Los Angeles in my shop here at Werk aan de Muur :

https://www.werkaandemuur.nl/nl/shopalbum/Los-Angeles/12178/13212