Los Angeles has a rich nocturnal existence, from endless headlights and streetlights, to signs above quieted businesses – still lit, always lit – to cityscapes that shimmer from a distance, to darkly winding streets and alleys. Visually cluttered during the day, at night the city becomes a glowing blanket of lights and tree canopies. Multihued and multidirectional, the light at night can be strange and surprising. It’s a time when darkness hides the clutter, rendering trees and buildings isolated and pronounced. 

Trees blanket this city, yet we pass them with barely a thought. They tower overhead, silently reminding that they were here long before our construction, and they’ll be here long after we’re gone. The lights and storefronts catch our eye, but step back for a moment, and it’s the trees that truly dominate. Night Trees uses light, time and composition to illuminate what we pass every day in a new way. 

Photographed entirely at night, by streetlight, on large-format film. Exposures range from four minutes to one hour.