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They are every photographer’s nightmare (too tall to include in the shots, too many to be avoided). Their fronds are potentially dangerous (they can hurt people and animals, and damage cars when they fall). Some would like them gone forever, others want to keep and protect them. Love them or hate them, nothing is more L.A. than palm trees. I love them. They warm my heart…

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A photographic treat!

Today I saw a fabulous photography exhibit that left me in complete awe. The Getty Center is showing the works of 77-year-old Czech photographer, Josef Kouldelka, covering different phases of his photography. The exhibit, called Josef Kouldelka: Nationality Doubtfulincludes Early Works; a series of striking photos of Gypsies taken in Romania; very compelling photos of the 1968 Prague Invasion by military forces of the Warsaw Pact; a series on Exiles, from his phase as an exile himself (he became a French citizen in 1987); and a series called Panoramas, made for publication using panoramic cameras, with some of the most beautiful and haunting images I’ve ever seen. I had to buy the book of the exhibit because I needed to see those images again and again and again. Here I am sharing some photos I took from the book just for a taste of his work, but nothing compares to seeing the real thing. In case you’d like to see more of Kouldelka’s work, here is a link to his images.