Downtown

Photo by Mark Peacock

“Alleys are the back door to the places where we live and work, the façade and mask of the front can’t hide the bowels of where things are discarded and where the least among us in society search for sustenance ………….” Mark Peacock, via Flickr

Palms

Photo by Mark Hulbert via Flickr

“I took this shot during a brief walk around my neighborhood after a mid-afternoon rainstorm. I waited for a while to see if a person would walk through to add a human element, but, in retrospect, I like the emptiness and feel of the image. This was shot on Delta 400 film with a Leica M7 and 50mm Summicron lens and it was developed in Ilfotec DDX.”–Mark Hulbert, on his photo that was taken on Motor Avenue, just north of Venice Boulevard via Flickr.

Chinatown

Photo by Marcus Hildum, via Flickr:

Westlake

Photo by Eric Rios

“The alley on this morning looked particularly clean and peaceful. That however changed at night. I believe the alley was a hangout for drug users and dealers and not to mention the gangs in the area as well.” — Eric Rios, via Flickr

Van Nuys

By Vin

“As for the why, I am just attracted to the utilitarian aspect of things, including cities. If that makes any sense.” — Vincent, via Flickr

Downtown #3

By Jorge Vismara

“Walking around in down, very down downtown Los Angeles.” — Jorge Vismara

East L.A.

By Amayzun

“I visit this alley quite often, because of the graffiti that is usually on the walls. When I went this particular time and saw this roll of film, it kind of bummed me out because I had just started shooting film and thought that the person who dropped it had to be bummed when they dropped this. I wanted to get on my knees to take this photo but with the not so good aroma of the alley and the questionable puddles on the ground, I got as close as I could and was quite satisfied with the shot.” — Amayzun, via Flickr

Echo Park

By Thomas Jensen

“I passed this alley walking down Douglas towards Sunset in Echo Park and I liked the way it looked; with the lonely old couch against a cinder block wall with some graffiti and a few very LA palm trees off in the distance. I also like the way colors came out on this old roll of cross-processed expired slide film.” — Thomas Jensen

Pasadena

By Marco Recuay

“The alley sits between a recording studio and some sort of office. It is oddly clean, like the rest of Old Town Pasadena, which gives it an uncanny appearance at night, especially in the fog.” — Marco Recuay via Flickr.

Santa Monica

By Sandy L.

“I was walking my dogs early one morning. It was the American Flag that caught my eye originally. Rarely do we get stunning sunrises in West LA because of the marine layer. The fires in and around LA and Malibu contributed to a lovely sky. The alley, the poles and wires amongst the green trees and apartment buildings is common in LA.” — Sandy L. via Flickr