“Visitors
often think of LA as a glamorous place where people with big dreams,
big personalities, and big money live fabulous lives. Hagen’s
photographs show a less glitzy and more somber side to the city. The
black-and-white images contain the usual suspects—palm trees,
billboards, and bright lights cutting through the night sky—but his
decidedly un-slick aesthetic exchanges sparkle for grain, and blue skies
for grey horizons.”
Thanks again to Kat Kiernan
for writing this piece and including my work in Don’t Take Pictures
magazine. You can now read the full article online and find a link to
purchase a special edition print below.