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From moving pictures to an established industry, film and media have the power to capture our most powerful stories. Learn more about how it has evolved and helped tell diverse stories.

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William 'Burro' Schmidt Cabin (at left) and Abandoned Caretaker's House, Infrared Exposure, 2011 | Photo: Osceola Refetoff
High & Dry explores prospector William "Burro" Schmidt's half-mile long tunnel in Last Chance Canyon in the Mojave Desert. Schmidt spent thirty-two years single-handedly drilling his tunnel through solid granite.
Mr. Bonzai, quot;Fireplace/Grapelliquot; 1989, Pencil and Watercolor on Paper
The couple Mr. Bonzai and Keiko Kasai have been inspiring each other for thirty years. They both have an exhibit opening on June 15 at the Salomon Huerta Studio Gallery.
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These snapshots of grocery stores in the last century are a great look into Southern California history.
Carolyn Kozo Cole & Kathy Kobayashi at LAPL, 1996 | Photo: Mel Melcon.
The L.A. Library's Shades of L.A. photo archive contains more than 10,000 photographs drawn from family albums from communities across Greater Los Angeles.
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L.A.'s always boasted a unique dining scene, but novelty restaurants were once a particular specialty of our fair city.
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A partnership of writing and photography, "High & Dry" surveyes the legacy of human enterprise in the California desert.
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If you're thinking about getting rid of your streaming due to a price hike, make sure to watch these documentaries first.
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LACMA9 Art+Film Lab's continues its oral history collaboration with Self Help Graphics and L.A. photographer Rafael Cardenas in the city of Montebello.
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These photos from L.A. over the years show restaurant workers sporting some serious finery -- the headgear tends to be particularly amazing.
Here are ten photos that show the state's agricultural life in evolution, from the flower farms of old Los Feliz to the UFW protests of the eighties.
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Artisanal LA's spring show was this weekend, and the two-day event drew all manner of local food creators, and the Angelenos who love them and their products.
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Sempelfest covers more than three decades of German director Peter Sempel's "personal portraits" of some of the most challenging musicians and artists.
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