What’s unique or exceptional about the spaces you’ve shot in L.A.?

I think they are all fairly typical places except for the two interiors taken in my friend Tom Consilvio’s kitchen and dining room. He was a very exacting person, a photographer and black-and-white printer who worked with Garry Winogrand. I was very fortunate to spend time with Garry as well, driving around, going to the Farmer’s Market, and so on. These friendships were sustaining, as L.A. was overwhelming to a newcomer. When many people think of L.A., they think of movie stars and freeways. Your photos depict a much more familiar existence. How did you find this more relatable and ordinary Los Angeles? For obvious reasons, the film industry dominates the received view of L.A. If you live there and aren’t in the film business, it’s not a big part of daily life. Like everyone who doesn’t live in L.A., I had all sorts of images of it in my mind put there by film and television. In fact, the mythic L.A. was probably closer to me than the real one, and definitely affected my choice of ...  more