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Trope Los Angeles, the seventh volume in the Trope City Edition series, celebrates the architecture and urban and natural landscapes of Los Angeles. The collection highlights the photographic images of emerging and independent photographers from LA and beyond, who through their passion for the craft, creative development, and social media smarts have attracted impressive followings on Instagram.
This carefully curated and bound collection of photographs offers a new and fresh perspective on Los Angeles. Each chapter is accompanied by a map, along with the locations where the photographs were taken. From the glamour of Beverly Hills and Hollywood to the idyllic beaches of Santa Monica and the urban revitalization of the downtown Arts District, these images command a strong point of view: digitally processed, filtered, toned, de-saturated, sharpened, for a very urban sensibility. Featuring a mix of urban architecture and natural landscapes surrounding Los Angeles, these new images reveal distinctive and dramatic visions of one of the world’s most exciting and dynamic cities.
Featured photographers include: Tiffany Bell, Kelvin Cheng, Daniel Feldman, Matthew Gillespie, David Gonzalez, Greg Goyo Vargas, Ian Kobylanski, Kris Kuganathan, Neal Kumar, Jack Landau, Josh Luten, Alex Pelayo, Alex Ramirez, Rosa Rodriguez, Selene Sarı, Andy Shigekawa, Bryce Way, Matt Weitz, and Jeffery Xin.
About the author
Sam Landers is the Publisher and Editor at Trope Publishing Co. and has edited
Chicago,
London,
Hong Kong,
Tokyo, and
Paris, all titles in Trope's City Edition series. Prior to launching Trope, Sam spent over two decades working in digital marketing. An avid photographer, Sam enjoys traveling, always taking his camera and notebook.
Michelle Fitzgerald is a fierce advocate for books and is passionate about sharing them with the widest audience possible. A veteran of the book publishing industry, she is the Associate Publisher at Trope Publishing Co. and served as editor on
New York and
Paris, part of Trope's City Edition series.
Summary
Trope Los Angeles, the seventh volume in the Trope City Edition series, celebrates the architecture and urban and natural landscapes of Los Angeles. The collection highlights the photographic images of emerging and independent photographers from LA and beyond, who through their passion for the craft, creative development, and social media smarts have attracted impressive followings on Instagram.
This carefully curated and bound collection of photographs offers a new and fresh perspective on Los Angeles. Each chapter is accompanied by a map, along with the locations where the photographs were taken. From the glamour of Beverly Hills and Hollywood to the idyllic beaches of Santa Monica and the urban revitalization of the downtown Arts District, these images command a strong point of view: digitally processed, filtered, toned, de-saturated, sharpened, for a very urban sensibility. Featuring a mix of urban architecture and natural landscapes surrounding Los Angeles, these new images reveal distinctive and dramatic visions of one of the world’s most exciting and dynamic cities.
Foreword
- Targeted organic and paid social media, including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
- Social med promotion by individual photographers
- Pitch to trade publications for review coverage, including Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Library Journal, and Kirkus
- Pitch to major review media, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Travel + Leisure
- Targeted outreach to travel and photography media and blogs
- E-newsletter promotion
- Gallery launch event (Chicago, IL)
