Synopses & Reviews
Faces of Sunset Boulevard: A Portrait of Los Angeles is a collection of photographs of the people who live, work, and play in Los Angeles. Some are making fortunes along the route; others are just trying to survive to see another day. Patrick Ecclesine captures the citys dreams, dreamers, and, at times, nightmares using the most famous boulevard in the world as the setting for his photographs.
The individuals featured range from the famous (Governor Schwarzenegger, Larry King, Fernando Valenzuela) to the unknown (a street vendor, an undocumented worker, a bus driver) to the unwanted (a homeless man, a single mother on welfare, a drug addict).
Other archetypal Angeleno figuresfrom a television weather-girl sensation to a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon to surfers in Pacific Palisades to the eccentric and outlandish denizens of the Sunset Stripstand side by side in these pages, capturing the eclectic nature of the City of Angels and its most colorful thoroughfare, Sunset Boulevard.
Review
"The top photography book of 2008." Shutterbug
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"Ecclesine's emphasis is on the people, not the street. And he's got an eye for a magazine-like, flattering beauty: Everyone glows." Los Angeles Times
Synopsis
A stunning collection of portraits, this book showcases Los Angeles’ amazing cultural diversity through iconic Angeleno figures who live and work along Sunset Boulevard. The subjects range from the city’s power brokers and celebrities—Governor Schwarzenegger, Mayor Villaraigosa, Larry King, and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers—to anonymous figures, such as street vendors, construction workers, street performers, and poets. The figures stand side by side in a parade of images that tell the story of life in Los Angeles and capture the eclectic essence of La-La Land; each photograph is accompanied by a revealing quote from the subject bringing further depth and insight to the image. From the barrio to the beach and from the poorest neighborhoods in the city to the wealthiest neighborhoods in the world, this beautiful collection presents an intriguing and candid look at contemporary culture in Los Angeles.
About the Author
Patrick Ecclesine is a commercial photographer whose images for DreamWorks, Fox, Warner Brothers, TNT, TBS, CNN, CBS, and CW have appeared in newspapers, magazines, and on billboards and bus benches around the world. He currently lives in his hometown, Hollywood, just around the corner from the street on which he was bornSunset Boulevard.