L.A. PHOTO CURATOR RESULTS

THEME: Neighborhood Stories

JUROR: Laurie Freitag 
Founder L.A. Photo Curator 11+ years, named one of the "10 Incredible Women Photographers to Follow" (Phoblographer 2026) and with recent sales at Duncan Miller Gallery.

FIRST PLACE:  Mark Kalan/ Abuelitas

HONORABLE MENTIONS: 
Igal Stulbach/Scooter
Jane Gottlieb/Blue Car & Home
Leanne Trivett/10-Vroom
Martha Clarkson/At the Shop
Martha Clarkson/Interlude
Miguel Perez/Bearing Witness DTLA


BEST SERIES: Mark Kalan
 
NOTE FROM JUROR:

Thank you to everyone who entered L.A. Photo Curator’s Neighborhood Stories competition. It was a pleasure to see the many different ways photographers interpreted the idea of neighborhood, capturing the people, places, and everyday moments that give communities their character. I appreciate your participation and the opportunity to spend time with your work. Your photographs remind me that every neighborhood has a story worth telling, and that photography has the power to make those stories visible.
—Laurie Freitag

5% of entry fees goes to the charity of the juror. Laurie Freitag has chosen No Kid Hungry. 

www.nokidhungry.org
 
An additional 5% will go to the first-place winner’s organization of choice.
Mark Kalan has chosen The People Concern.The People Concern is a Los Angeles nonprofit dedicated to helping people experiencing homelessness and poverty through housing, healthcare, and supportive services, empowering individuals to rebuild their lives with dignity and hope.

www.thepeopleconcern.org
  
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