This guide will help you find resources on photographic activity in the Los Angeles area.
Please note that this is a selective guide designed to assist with research on Los Angeles area photography and photographers. Use the catalogs and databases on this page to search for photographers and organizations that are of interest to you. Do likewise in the library's archival and digital collections.
Created and published by Raphael Sasayama, June 2017
Use these catalogs to search for library and archival materials.
Use the UCLA Library Catalog to find materials under these subject headings:
Photographers--California
Photography--California
Portrait photography--California
Street photography--California
Landscape photography--California
Outdoor photography--California
California, Southern--Pictorial works
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (Calif.)--Pictorial works
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Pictorial works
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--Pictorial works
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social life and customs--20th century--Pictorial works
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Pictorial works
Hollywood Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Pictorial works
Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Pictorial works
Photograph collections--California--Los Angeles
Photograph collections--California--Malibu
Photograph collections--California--Pasadena--Exhibitions
Photograph collections--California--San Diego--Periodicals
Photograph collections--California--San Marino
Photograph collections--California--Santa Barbara--Exhibitions
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