Glendale Library, Arts & Culture and ReflectSpace present Projecting L.A. 2024, a unique photographic project that presents an intimate and kaleidoscopic view of Los Angeles, its diverse communities and unwieldy streets.

The brainchild of Julia Dean – photographer, educator, writer, and founder of the Los Angeles Center of Photography – Projecting L.A. brings together a vast spectrum of photographers to tell the story of Los Angeles through photojournalism, documentary and street photography. The project cuts across cultural, gender, socio-political, generational, community and physical boundaries and offers an often chaotic but colorful panorama of the city as seen through the lens of some of its best image makers.

The photographs in the project are as varied as they are compelling and span an incredible array of Los Angeles sites and stories: from the region’s fentanyl crisis to Hollywood behind-the-scenes to a doctor treating COVID-19 patients to the legacy of Marilyn Monroe to wild Venice Beach to underground wrestling, Latino street gangs, a midwife-led delivery unit and the joys of childhood.

Projecting L.A. 2024 was screened on April 27 in a one-of-a-kind outdoor projection screening in Chinatown on the side of a three-story building for over 2,000 spectators. The ReflectSpace iteration of Projecting L.A. will present a more intimate indoor experience.

“What better way is there to show off powerful street, documentary and news stories about Los Angeles and its people than on the street and through projection?” said Dean, director of Projecting L.A. “The work is outstanding. Prepare yourself to be inspired.”

The roster of photographers includes Pulitzer Prize winners and acclaimed photographers from the Associated Press, Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles Times and Reuters, in addition to war photographers, Emmy Award winners and other accomplished documentary and street photographers.

Projecting L.A. is co-curated by Julia Dean, Daniel Sackheim, and Ara & Anahid Oshagan. It will be on view from Oct. 5 to Dec. 8 at ReflectSpace, located inside Glendale Central Library at 222 E. Harvard St. in Glendale. An opening reception will be held on Friday, Oct. 4 from 7 – 9 p.m.