Gallery

The light in Los Angeles

Golden hour is a work schedule out here. A growing gallery of the places this site is about — the hills above Glendale, the desert, the forest, and the city at dusk.

Downtown Los Angeles skyline at dusk from the Griffith Park hills, under a coral and violet sky — **LA at dusk**Downtown from the Griffith hills — the view that named this site's colors.

San Gabriel Mountains above Glendale at golden hour, ridgelines layered in violet haze — **San Gabriels**The home range — layered ridges above Glendale at golden hour.

Angeles National Forest trail at sunrise with fog filling the canyon below — **Angeles Forest trail**Sunrise above a sea of canyon fog — worth every early alarm.

Joshua Tree National Park at sunset, silhouetted Joshua trees and boulders against an orange and violet sky — **Joshua Tree**Desert rules: arrive before sunset, stay for the colors after it.

Opening collection: digital artwork editions of Seth's favorite Southern California light, generated for this site. His own photographs swap in next — same frames, real film.

More frames coming

Trail summits, snow days, and Pablo's official portrait session are on the shoot list.

The story behind the site